West Ham manager Sam Allardyce could not believe his side had left the Villa Park pitch empty-handed after losing 2-1 to Aston Villa.
The Hammers more than held their own but were undone by two quickfire late goals, with Christian Benteke netting from the penalty spot and Charles N'Zogbia scoring a fine free-kick, before Ashley Westwood's own-goal gave them false hope at the death.
Allardyce said: "I think anybody who watched that performance - apart from the Aston Villa fans - knew that we deserved something out of the game.
"The sad thing is after dominating the match for so long - particularly in the second half - and not converting the chances into goals, we paid a heavy price for that.
"We gave a free-kick away and Charles N'Zogbia scored from it and we gave a penalty away and they scored from it.
"Apart from Jussi Jaaskelainen spilling the early shot, Aston Villa, in terms of chances created, have contributed nothing. In terms of our chances we were really just waiting to see what Villa had to throw at us.
"We knew they'd come out of the blocks in the first half. We contained that really well and in the second half we knew we were going to go and go at them.
"We got at them and created chance after chance after chance and when you create that many chances and don't put the ball in the back of the net you can pay a heavy price in this league. We dominated the second half and ended up losing 2-1.
"Even right at the very end their goalkeeper was the hero for them. He was the man that saved them and got them the win and we are bitterly disappointed that we haven't got at least a point out of the game."
Defender Joey Brien will miss West Ham's warm weather break in Dubai this week after suffering a thigh injury.
However, John McKeown says there are no fears for the life of the 45-year-old, who is being treated for alcohol addiction.
Capped 57 times by England in his playing days, Gascoigne flew out to the United States last week and was admitted to the Cottonwood rehabilitation centre in Arizona so he could be treated for his addiction.
But reports emerged this weekend stating that the former Newcastle, Spurs, Lazio and Rangers man's health had deteriorated and that he had been taken to intensive care.
The clinic could not comment due to patient confidentiality but McKeown, a therapist who has been working with Gascoigne for over 10 years, has now released a statement.
He said: "Following reports today, I feel it's appropriate to bring people up to date on Paul Gascoigne's condition.
"Paul has experienced severe complications with his detoxification. This is not unusual for someone who has been drinking as heavily as he has.
"Paul was transferred from the US Clinic Cottonwood to a local hospital to be monitored, so as to be completely satisfied that there are no other complications to his health.
"He is still receiving that care but the hospital has reassured me that he is up and about and walking around. There are no fears for his life. We will aim to keep everyone updated."
Blackpool are believed to have held talks with Coyle and his representatives on Friday - but having already rebuffed them once, he again decided not to take up the offer.
Blackpool currently have caretaker Steve Thompson in charge following Michael Appleton's departure to Blackburn, and they had thought Billy Davies was ready to take charge before he returned to Nottingham Forest.
Now the Tangerines hierarchy are looking again at Robins who, like Coyle, snubbed them in January.
It is believed Robins - who has also been strongly linked with the Huddersfield Town vacancy - is unlikely to take the job at Blackpool.
A source close to the club confirmed to us: "Blackpool have long been keen on Robins, but it seems there is interest from elsewhere - but he is also happy at Coventry and has done a good job there since taking charge.
"Coyle turned them down on Friday as he could not agree a deal - he knows he needs to make the right decision with his next role."
It remains to be seen if Blackpool will make a fresh approach to Coventry to speak with Robins, after previously expressing an interest.
Birmingham's Lee Clark has also been linked with the post, whilst out of work Steve Staunton and Paul Dickov are reported to have applied for the job in recent weeks.
