David Moyes lauds Pedro Obiang's 'brilliant strike' to earn West Ham a point away to Tottenham

West Ham are still only two points above the relegation zone - but only three points off the top half

Pedro Obiang opened the scoring with a stunning long-range strike (Getty)

David Moyes heaped praise on Pedro Obiang’s “brilliant strike” after West Ham United held their London rivals to a draw at Wembley Stadium.

West Ham defended with 10 men behind the ball for the vast majority of the contest but took the lead against the run of play when the Spanish midfielder beat Hugo Lloris with a sublime strike from 30-yards.

Spurs eventually scored an equaliser through Son Heung-min and finished the match having taken 31 shots on goal, but Moyes was delighted with his side’s performance and admitted confidence was high at the club following a successful festive period.

“It was disbelief. It was a brilliant strike,” Moyes said of Obiang’s goal. “He certainly pulled it out of the bag and it put us in a good position.

“I think we’ve shown fantastic resolve and resilience and I have to praise all of the players because really there were so many plusses for us. The confidence is good now and that’s all because of the results.

“We’ve started to look a lot stronger and we’re on a good run. The players are brimming with confidence and obviously we’re disappointed that we didn’t win in the end.”

West Ham sit 15th in the table following the draw — two points above the relegation zone but, crucially, just three points away from a place in the top-half of the table. And Moyes admitted that the next battle is to get his side playing more attractive football.

Against Spurs, his side enjoyed just 29 per cent possession and 28 shots fewer than their rivals.

“Look, I didn’t want to come here and get beaten by four or five,” Moyes explained. “Tottenham beat Real Madrid 3-1 here the other day. We have to put things in perspective.

“I would love to have the players that Spurs have but at the moment we don’t. We want to play better and play in a different way at times, but there is a huge gulf between the top clubs and the middle clubs at the moment. Football is played in different ways and sometimes that’s just the way it is.

“For where we need to go there is obviously still a long journey ahead of us. But you have to give the players credit.”