Joelinton says that there is still plenty of work to do for Newcastle United if they are to grab a place in the Champions League.
The Brazilian netted twice at the London Stadium in a 5-1 victory that swept West Ham aside. It leaves Newcastle in third spot and closing in on Europe's top table next season.
Speaking after the game Joelinton said: "Massive win. Well played by the whole team. We started the game really well. We stopped playing a bit and let them come back into it.
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"But we came to the second half better. I'm very happy to win today, five goals is great."
Joelinton's craftiness in the first half saw him play on and round the keeper when he looked offside. But VAR allowed the goal and showed he was marginally in a legal position.
He complimented that with a strike at the end of the rousing win. Joelinton said: "Thank you God it wasn't [offside]. "Over the moon.
"I am very pleased with two goals to help the team. We knew it would be a difficult game. We had to keep going with the three points.
"It's very important to score goals. We kept going. Most important was the three points. "Now it's rest and then the next game. To the end we have to try to win every game if we want the Champions League. Hope at the end we finish in the top four."
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