West Ham captain Mark Noble admits he didn't believe his side could come from behind to beat Tottenham and reach Carabao Cup quarter-finals but praises team-mates' belief and spirit
West Ham produced a stunning comeback to beat Tottenham at Wembley
Tottenham went two goals up before the Hammers came back to win 3-2
Captain Mark Noble said he didn't believe they could come back at 2-0 down
Noble added, though, that he does believes in his team-mates to fight hard
By Tom Farmery For Mailonline
Published: 17:32 EST, 25 October 2017 | Updated: 17:36 EST, 25 October 2017
West Ham captain Mark Noble has admitted he didn't believe his side could find a way through to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after going two goals behind to Tottenham.
The Hammers produced a superb second-half comeback to beat Mauricio Pochettino's side 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Asked after the game whether thought his side had a chance after Moussa Sissoko and Dele Alli had put Spurs 2-0 up, Noble admitted: 'In all honesty, no. Do I believe in this team? Yes. Do I believe in these players? Yes.
West Ham captain Mark Noble shows his respect to the 5,000 away fans at the end of the game
Noble said, however, that he didn't believe West Ham could come back at 2-0 down
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'But 2-0 down here against a fantastic Spurs side is, not just for us, for any team, a massive, massive mountain to climb.'
Andre Ayew struck twice in five minutes to level the game at 2-2 before Angelo Ogbonna scored the winner with 20 minutes left to play.
Noble added that he didn't think West Ham had been playing to their potential recently following the 3-0 home defeat by Brighton last week.
Angelo Ogbonna scored the winner as West Ham came from behind to beat Tottenham 3-2
Dele Alli doubled Tottenham's lead in the first half before West Ham launched their comeback
'We haven't been doing ourselves justice,' he said. 'We are accountable for performances and tonight in the second half… I said we needed to wear the shirt with pride and we did that.'
Ayew, who has scored four times for the Hammers this season, said he and his team-mates showed the 'character' required to win.
He added: 'I think the game started really tough as after five minutes Tottenham took the lead. But we stayed confident, the coach had words.
'I want to congratulate our team, it's a massive week but we need to stay calm we have a massive game on Saturday. We will enjoy this tonight, it's a derby win against Tottenham.
'We knew if we scored early in the second half we would have a chance but we knew they have a good squad, a great manager. But we showed we have quality and character.'
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