Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe urged his players to focus on a big week in the capital within minutes of their victory over Manchester United.
Howe allowed Sky Sports' cameras into the dressing room for a post-game debrief in which the togetherness of his squad was there for all to see. Indeed, even those who hadn't made the bench, including Paul Dummett, Miguel Almiron and Mark Gillespie were seen huddled around Howe's inspiring debrief.
This was an interesting step from Howe on the back of a two week break in which he had kept things low key - despite a trip to Dubai on the back of two Premier League wins offering the temptation to show off slightly. But Howe, who has a big say in the club's public output as boss, opted to tone things down in the Middle East.
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As fans were offered a glimpse of things behind the scenes, Howe told players: "For me we got what we deserved today because of how we trained in the last two weeks.
"The last two weeks, our attitude and application has been top. I am very, very pleased with everybody in the room but we move on. We have another game very quickly so make sure we are very professional in the next couple of days and we try to get this feeling again.
"Three games in six days, big ask. But our confidence levels should be through the roof after that (beating Man United). "Build on it guys well done."
And so Newcastle will look to build on this success at the London Stadium just days after West Ham saw off Southampton in a narrow 1-0 win. Despite talk of Champions League football though Newcastle go into the game with the Hammers just six points off the same tally that David Moyes' side needed to secure a Europa Conference League slot.
It feels like one way or another that Newcastle will be in Europe next season now. If they can hold their nerve though it will be the Champions League, and notably, by hitting the 50-point barrier on 27 games, they did it for the first time since 2003 - when they last earned a place in the coveted European competition.
After the game though Howe was happy to play down such a prospect and said, when asked about the Champions League: "The what? "That is my sarcasm. I am just enjoying the games and looking forward to the next one."
