The Hammers were hoping to go a ninth straight league game unbeaten for the first time since the 1985/86 season - when they finished third - but having suffered defeat on the road for the first time in any competition this term, this was not so much a reality check as a reminder that any drop in standard in this division will undoubtedly get punished. platform all white vans "It actually proved tough to get after the ball. Jos Buttler went at a run a ball for the whole innings, so it didn't work out as well as we would have liked, but it definitely would have benefitted our run rate." platform all white vans Sub CJ Hamilton should have put the home side ahead in the 76th minute, but the ring-rusty midfielder snatched at his shot and fired horribly over from close-range. platform all white vans Midfielder Alex Mowatt combined well with Conor Townsend, but he blazed a left-foot shot high and wide from an acute angle. platform all white vans