Sunday 6 November 2016 14:51, UK
Mark Noble believes West Ham are moving in the right direction, despite revealing the Hammers' frustration at having squandered the chance to pick up a win against Stoke.
A second-half own goal from Glenn Whelan had put West Ham on course for a third consecutive victory at London Stadium, but an error from Adrian allowed Bojan Krkic to bring Stoke level and earn the away side a point.
The draw left Slaven Bilic's side in 16th place in the Premier League, with 11 points from 11 matches, ahead of a tough set of fixtures.
West Ham travel to Tottenham after the international break before matches away at Manchester United and Liverpool, which come either side of a home match with Arsenal.
Noble refused to blame the normally-competent Adrian, but discussing the result on West Ham's official website, the club captain said: "We are a little frustrated.
"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."
