LONDON: Tomas Soucek scored in stoppage-time as West Ham United sneaked a 1-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday although the visitors missed a penalty with the last kick of the game.
The Czech had been largely anonymous in the London derby but popped up in space in the area to steer a shot past Fulham keeper Alphonse Areola.
West Ham’s Sebastien Haller and Aaron Cresswell had both been denied by the woodwork but Fulham were given a last-gasp lifeline when they were awarded a penalty in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
But Ademola Lookman chipped a dreadful spot kick straight into the arms of Lukasz Fabianski.
Victory lifted West Ham into 11th place while Fulham remain one place above the relegation zone.