ALAN CURBISHLEY has called on his players to recreate West Ham's storming end-of-season surge of last year - but this time to grab a place in Europe.

Twelve months ago the Carlos Tevez-inspired team won seven of their last 10 games to avoid relegation on the final day.

The Hammers are currently 10th in the Premier League but only five points behind sixth-placed Aston Villa and with a game in hand.

Curbishley, whose team play host to Birmingham today, said: "We've 14 games to go and must win the majority of them to stand a chance.

"We have looked at it and said if we can do it right we should be looking above us, looking to catch one or two of those teams and see where it takes us."

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