The Hammers boss explained, “There were three key moments in this game.
“The first was our goal, which was great, and then Kevin’s header which we all thought was a goal until the unbelievable save from Stockdale, which was a great shame for us.
“If we’d gone 2-0 up, we wouldn’t have seen Kevin Nolan sent-off from there, but we shouldn’t have seen Kevin Nolan sent-off anyway, but we did.
“For whatever reason, he’s had a rush of blood and the red mist has descended and he has acted irresponsibly and it’s something that has made life extremely difficult for us. He has let himself, his team-mates and the Club down by his actions and he has to shoulder that responsibility and accept what he has done was not right.
“The rest of the lads battled right until the very end trying to get something out of the game, all the way to the final whistle in very difficult conditions, to try to get the goal.
“Whatever happens at the moment, whether it’s a deflection or a knockdown or a break, it’s not seeming to go our way at the minute.”