West Brom boss Bryan Robson had no complaints about his players despite yesterday's 1-0 defeat by West Ham.
Relegated West Brom should have taken something from the game but were undone by some indecisive forward play.
Strikers Nathan Ellington and Kanu missed a catalogue of chances, though the Nigerian had a couple of reasonable second-half penalty claims turned down.
Just before the interval Nigel Reo-Coker punished West Brom's woeful finishing with a thumping shot.
The win for West Ham moved them up to ninth in the Premiership, though the FA Cup finalists suffered a blow when striker Dean Ashton limped off in the first-half.
Robson said afterwards: "Over the last 10 games we've had about eight penalties not given and it has cost us big style. "Those two in this game you can't get any more blatant.
"The way the players kept at it and the fans kept behind them was a credit to everyone associated with West Brom."
West Ham manger Alan Pardew: "Dean's a real honest boy and I think he'll be sweating right up to the game.
"It's not a pull, he just felt it, and we have to protect ourselves.
"I had wanted to play the cup final team against Arsenal on Sunday but I'm losing bodies left right and centre at the moment."
Relegated West Brom should have taken something from the game but were undone by some indecisive forward play.
Strikers Nathan Ellington and Kanu missed a catalogue of chances, though the Nigerian had a couple of reasonable second-half penalty claims turned down.
Just before the interval Nigel Reo-Coker punished West Brom's woeful finishing with a thumping shot.
The win for West Ham moved them up to ninth in the Premiership, though the FA Cup finalists suffered a blow when striker Dean Ashton limped off in the first-half.
Robson said afterwards: "Over the last 10 games we've had about eight penalties not given and it has cost us big style. "Those two in this game you can't get any more blatant.
"The way the players kept at it and the fans kept behind them was a credit to everyone associated with West Brom."
West Ham manger Alan Pardew: "Dean's a real honest boy and I think he'll be sweating right up to the game.
"It's not a pull, he just felt it, and we have to protect ourselves.
"I had wanted to play the cup final team against Arsenal on Sunday but I'm losing bodies left right and centre at the moment."
