Andy Carroll believes West Ham have enough quality and confidence in their ranks to drag themselves out of a relegation dogfight and avoid the drop to the Championship this season.

The England international smashed two past West Brom on Tuesday night to come from behind and earn his side a vital three points at the London Stadium.

David Moyes's side have more than doubled their points tally in the last month to push themselves from 19th to 16th in the Premier League table.

Andy Carroll has insisted West Ham will avoid the drop after vital 2-1 victory over West Brom

The England international scored twice, including a vital injury-time winner, on Tuesday

Carroll, in wake of the win over the Baggies, hopes the their run of good form can continue to help them pull away from the bottom of the league.

'I think we know the quality in our dressing room and we’re confident that we will not be going down,' the striker said.

'We’ll be getting out of it. At the minute it is tough down there but we’ve still got the quality and the confidence in all the lads, coming in every day. We are on a decent run at the minute, so hopefully it continues.'

David Moyes's side have now doubled their league points tally for the season in the last month

Carroll believes there is a quality and confidence in the squad to pull away from the pack

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Carroll was determined to make an impact on his first start for the club since the 1-1 draw with Leicester at the end of November.

And the English frontman has staked his claim for another starting berth when West Ham travel to Wembley to face Tottenham on Thursday.

'It’s been very frustrating,' he said of his time out of the starting XI. 'I’ve been sitting on the bench – it’s been tough. I’ve been wanting to play. I’ve been wanting to get there and start.

'It’s hard when you’re coming on for the last 20 minutes. When I have been I have probably been making an impact but it’s not really what I want to do, I don’t want to be an impact player coming off the bench.

'(On Tuesday) when I was called upon, I felt like I needed to show what I was about and try and get back into the starting XI and push myself back into a starting place. And I think tonight scoring the two goals and getting the win for the lads was great.'

Moyes's men have a quick turnaround, playing Spurs just two days after the dramatic West Brom win. The 28-year-old is eager for another chance, but for a man with a history of injuries, the packed fixture schedule may well take its toll.

Carroll, however, is adamant he is fighting fit and raring to go and will accept with open arms if Moyes asks him to lead the line once again.

'The games are hard and there’s a lot of them. I think especially for the lads who’ve been playing every game, every two days.

'It’s been tough for them but I’m feeling good. I haven’t been playing many games so it’s nice to have another game in two days’ time.'