Hammers lose opener

Last updated : 31 August 2014 By Plymouth_hammer

Spurs defender Eric Dier hit the winner in the 3rd minute of injury time after both teams were down to 10-men.

Big Sam was asked by West Ham TV to sum up the game, “The length of time it went on, watching the game from sat upstairs or down on the touchline, you know that this game will sometimes bite you when you don’t finish off the opposition when you’ve created so many chances.

“We paid the ultimate price in the last minute because we didn’t secure the victory well before Tottenham got their goal.  When Tottenham did get their goal, it was with their last chance and probably their only clear-cut chance in the whole game.

“You’ve got to be two goals up because then we could have got away with it and still taken the three points. But because we’ve not scored the penalty, because we’ve had 20 attempts at goal and haven’t scored and because we allowed the opposition to equal it up to ten against ten, they were the three most important factors in why we have lost this game.

“It’s a real shame based on the overall game and the efforts the players have given.”