Michael Dawson, Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon all rattled the woodwork and Jermain Defoe was guilty of missing several good opportunities to break the deadlock, but Tottenham could not score, meaning they now trail Chelsea by two points, while West Ham moved out of the relegation zone. Robert Green also pulled off a couple of fine saves - including a superb tip onto the bar from a Bale free-kick late on - as West Ham showed some of the resolve that they will need if they are to beat the drop. Wayne Bridge put in a man-of-the-match performance as he successfully shackled the threat of both Lennon and Bale, with Spurs' dangerous wingers switching flanks, and Upson hailed the contribution of the full-back to the result. "We defended well as a team. The back four had to do its job. Rob Green made a couple of outstanding saves and kept us in it. It's a good result for us," Upson told Sky Sports 2. On Bridge's display, he added: "It was massive. The cover he gave, a couple of last-ditch tackles. He did a great job keeping Aaron Lennon quiet in the game." Bridge added: "Up against Aaron he was really quick, and I tried not to give him too much room, but Matty was always helping me out, making sure I was staying close and not giving him too much room to play." Spurs boss Harry Redknapp felt bad luck rather than defensive heroics on the part of the West Ham backline was the main reason for the stalemate. "I was really pleased with the way we played. Passing was great, we made loads of chances, we just couldn't get the break in front of goal," Redknapp told Sky Sports 2. "It was one of those matches. But I was well pleased with how we played the game. "They [West Ham] defended well but we kept hitting the woodwork today, and you need a bit of luck in front of goal." Spurs midfielder Rafael van der Vaart appeared to react angrily to being substituted after 71 minutes, the Dutchman heading straight down the tunnel, and Redknapp admitted he was unhappy to see the player's reaction. "I don't like that," said Redknapp. "I'll talk to him about that. If you're part of a team, you should stay and watch the game. "He's a good lad and I just made a substitution. I thought he'd given everything today and I just went for a change."
