Saturday 21 March 2015 23:03, UK
West Ham captain Kevin Nolan conceded his side's 1-0 win over Sunderland was far from pretty, but was delighted to finally see the Hammers on the right end of a late goal for once.
Sam Allardyce's men have shipped several late goals in recent months, costing them the chance of at least two victories, but it was them celebrating at the death on Saturday thanks to Diafra Sakho's 88th-minute winner.
That earned West Ham their first win in nine league and cup games, and Nolan admitted it was much welcomed.
"Better late than never! We've had a few of them against us in the last five-six weeks. It's been a long time coming this win," Nolan told Sky Sports 1.
"We've been playing ever so well but probably not getting the points we deserved.
"We knew it wasn't going to be pretty but we won and that's the main thing.
"I'm just delighted to get the three points. I thought we deserved it overall. It wasn't our best performances of the season here, but it's three points and it's massive for us."
