Football can be a cruel sport at times and never more so than for West Ham United fans as when Tottenham Hotspur were awarded a penalty in the sixth minute of injury time to draw level on Sunday.

It was painful to watch as a comfortable 2-0 lead evaporated and what was going to be a deserved and much-needed victory at White Hart Lane ended up being a disappointing draw.

Of course, there were positives to take from the performance but in all honesty I still find it difficult to look back on the match without feeling sick in the pit of my stomach.

I have not even been able to muster a sense of injustice as of yet because I still feel a little sore about only coming away from the home of the Hammers' London rival with just a point to show for our efforts.

And debating whether or not it was a soft penalty and if once Adrian had saved the penalty from Harry Kane, referee Jon Moss should have blown his whistle to end the game before Kane put the rebound in does nothing to help ease my frustration.

All you can do is look forward and next is another London derby on Saturday, this time at home to Alan Pardew's resurgent Crystal Palace side.

West Ham's home form this season has been excellent and a victory will still see Sam Allardyce's side take a strong position in the Premier League table going into the final couple of months of the season.

When you look at the remaining home games there are still plenty of points that can be won and certainly the team which started against Spurs is capable of winning a few more games.

For me, it is the strongest possible line up Allardyce can put out at this stage of the season.

It has been an odd couple of weeks at West Ham. It doesn't seem long ago the fans were full of confidence after a top-class performance against Manchester United, yet just six days later a 4-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion and the subsequent end to our FA Cup campaign saw abuse thrown at owner David Sullivan and questions about the future of boss Allardyce.

I am not entirely sure what frame of mind this performance against Tottenham puts the majority of supporters. There were positives but I get the feeling the negative opinions seem to be constantly outweighing any potential good feeling towards the Hammers.

There is a fine line between confidence and utter despondency at Upton Park at the moment and the result against Crystal Palace is sure to determine the general mood until the following game, such is the short-termism of football.