Sub Stanislas saves Hammers' blushes

FT West Ham 2 Fulham 2

Junior Stanislas came off the bench to save West Ham’s blushes with an equaliser two minutes into injury time against 10-man Fulham.

The Hammers had been cruising at the interval after Carlton Cole’s header earned them a deserved lead and Fulham had South African midfielder Kagisho Digikao sent off on his full debut.

Fulham hit back immediately after the interval with a penalty from Danny Murphy before Zoltan Gera’s 57th-minute volley put them ahead.

West Ham had lost all composure and appeared set for their fourth consecutive defeat before Stanislas worked space in the Fulham box and his shot deflected in off Aaron Hughes.

Behrami brought urgency to West Ham but authority and control which graced their game in the first half had evaporated.

Diamanti resorted to shooting on sight and Stanislas opted for a speculative drive from distance which flew over the bar.

But two minutes into added time and Stanislas went from zero to hero by working space inside the Fulham box to fire home the equaliser.

After a patient build-up, Stanislas slipped his marker and saw his shot deflected past Schwarzer to earn West Ham a share of the spoils.