Source: PA
Hammers prove point for Grant
Avram Grant claimed West Ham proved their limp performance against Newcastle was a one-off after watching them come from behind to seal an extra-time victory over Stoke and a place in the Carling Cup quarter-finals.
Saturday saw the Hammers throw away an early lead that would have seen them haul themselves off the foot of the Barclays Premier League.
The defeat piled the pressure on manager Grant and Stoke looked to have cranked it up even further this evening when they led 1-0 with four minutes remaining at Upton Park.
But a late equaliser in normal time and two further goals turned the tie around.
Asked about the owners' unhappiness with Saturday's second-half half performance, Grant said: "And you think that I was happy with the second half? I must say that the second half Saturday, it was not good.
"But if you see all our games - the last six, seven games - it was the exception. You want to show that it's the exception."
