West Ham's players are no longer surprised when Dimitri Payet produces free-kick magic, Michail Antonio says.

The France international scored a stoppage-time free-kick on Wednesday as Slaven Bilic's men edged to a 1-0 EFL Cup win at home to League Two side Accrington Stanley, ending a run of four straight defeats to book a last-16 tie against Chelsea.

Antonio has been one of West Ham's few bright notes in a difficult start to the 2016-17 season, scoring five times in as many Premier League games, but he says the whole squad turn to Payet when they need a moment of inspiration.

"We had a few opportunities in the first half against Accrington and we had a few in the second half, which we still didn't take," Antonio said to The Mirror ahead of the Hammers' home game against Southampton on Sunday.

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"But that boy Dimi turned up with a free-kick again. He's just special, isn't he?

"It's not just the fans who look to him as the go-to guy, we do as well. It's one of those things, especially with free-kicks, where he is probably up there with one of the best in the world at taking them.

"So when you get in that situation, you're thinking, 'Ah, he's got this' - before he kicks it, you're thinking, 'It's probably going to be a goal'.

"He's top of the assists and he has managed to get his first goal of the season now, so hopefully, he can keep going on."