Grant relieved after deserved win

Avram Grant was pleased that his side finally have something to show for their efforts after victory over Wigan on Saturday.

The Hammers were comfortable 3-1 victors at Upton Park as goals from Valon Behrami, Victor Obinna and Scott Parker secured their first win since the end of September.

And Grant believes the result was the culmination of recent strong performances which saw them draw three consecutive games before last weekend’s defeat at Liverpool.

“I think, if you look at the performances before the Liverpool game it was the same kind of display like today, but we were more efficient,” he told Sky Sports.

“We defended well except for their goal and the penalty, but for me it was the same performance. We are playing well for most of the games.”

“Everybody feels that we deserve more, but we need to do our job. When we do the right things, the points will start coming.”

Parker was given special praise from the Hammers’ boss, who applauded the midfielder’s strong return after being sidelined with illness.

“Scotty has been unbelievable for us this season. He is doing everything. He wins balls, he wins tackles, he takes on shots and he scores goals,” Grant said.

“We weren’t sure whether he was going to make it today but I would say he has a good old English mentality.”