Mark Noble admitted to a feeling of frustration after seeing a one-goal lead slip in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Stoke City.
The Hammers looked set for a third straight home win when Michail Antonio’s header deflected past Potters goalkeeper Lee Grant off his teammate Glenn Whelan.
However, Bojan Krcic pounced to net after Adrian couldn’t prevent Jonathan Walters from reaching a pass inside the box and it ended level.
A point took West Ham’s total to eight from their last five games and Noble says that base gives his team something to build on.
“We are a little frustrated,” the skipper said. “It was a goal that could have been avoided, and having managed to get ourselves in front, three points would have been massive but we didn’t come away with them.
“I’ve always said in this league that you respect the point. Obviously we’re not happy that we got a point on Saturday, but at the end of the season it could be a massive point for us.
“Adrian knows he probably should have stayed on his line, but he’s bailed us out of trouble a lot of times over the last couple of years.
“The small margins didn’t go our way on Saturday, but we’re four games unbeaten at home and we’re looking forward.”