Angelo Ogbonna has admitted his disbelief that West Ham United left Selhurst Park with just one point after a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.
Goals from Chicharito and Andre Ayew had put Slaven Bilic’s side in control at half-time against Palace on Saturday but a 97th minute finish by WIlfried Zaha meant the game ended in a tie, after Luka Milivojevic scored from the penalty spot early in the second half.
The result leaves West Ham waiting for their first league away win of season but Ogbonna is still shocked the Irons did not claim it on Saturday.
And the defender believes vital lessons must be learned from the result.
The Italian said: “I cannot believe that we got just one point. It should be three but you know the game. We are focused for the next game.
“It’s a lesson. It’s a big lesson for us. We have to have to keep the ball.”
Ogbonna also revealed that the nature of Saturday’s result and the context of the draw meant the squad felt like they had suffered a loss against Palace.
“It’s a defeat for us,” Ogbonna added: “It’s a defeat because we played well and we stayed in the game until the last minute. Everybody saw then what happened.”
The 29-year-old nonetheless insists that the side are still completely committed to playing at their very best and must do so for themselves, for manager Bilic, and for the everybody else associated with the team.
“In the game anything can happen so we have to play not just for the manager but for ourselves. For our Club and for everybody.”