West Ham United kept alive their extremely slim chances of achieving automatic promotion this evening with a hard fought 2-1 victory at Leicester. The result also extends a newly set club record of 13 away wins in a season beating the old record of 11 stretching back to the early 1900's.
Jermain Beckford had given the home side the lead 11 minutes before the break before Winston Reid stabbed home 5 minutes later to send the hammers in level at the break.
Beckford headed home after some good work out wide from Ben Marshall along with poor marking from the otherwise terrific homegrown hammer James Tomkins.
The hammers came flying out of the traps early in the second half pegging back the foxes for most of the opening exchanges and it paid off when a blocked shot fell kindly for Jack Collison who rifled the ball expertly into the bottom corner, despite Kasper Schmeichel getting a touch.
With 10 minutes remaining it seemed obvious that Big Sam was holding out for the win when he replaced Carlton Cole - who had worked his socks off for the hammers' cause - with centre back Danny Collins.
Nolan could've secured the points and made West Ham's life a bit easier in terms of goal difference late on had he found Lansbury who would've had the easiest of tap ins but instead opted to go it alone only to be thwarted by the Leicester stopper.
All in all it was a very good night for the hammers who could yet go up in second spot along with Reading should Southampton slip up against the already doomed Coventry City.
COME ON YOU IRONS!
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