West Ham United held Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-1 draw thanks to an injury time penalty kick save by Robert Green in their Premier league match on Sunday.

West Ham had taken an early lead through Carlton Cole who latched on to a defensive mistake by Younes Kaboul but Spurs drew level midway through the second half with Michael Dawson header and looked set for all three points when they were awarded an injury time penalty. However Green kept his nerve and denied Jermaine Defoe to grab a point for his team.

Spurs dominated the opening minutes of the game as Jermaine Jenas saw his shot saved brilliantly by Green and Aaron Lennon pounced on the rebound but was flagged for offside. However it was West Ham that went into the lead as Boa Morte took control of a poor clearance by Kaboul before passing the ball for Cole who was left with a simple finish from close range.

Tottenham had a penalty appeal turned down after Robbie Keane was brought down in the area by Green but referee Mike Riley had nothing to do with it in spite of protests from the players. The visitors finally drew level in the 66th with as West ham made a defensive error of their own when Green raced forward to punch a free kick only to see Dawson head the ball into an empty net.

West Ham came close to taking the lead near the finish as Scott Parker and Dean Ashton both saw their shots saved brilliantly by Robinson while Jenas cleared a George McCartney header off the line. Defoe won a penalty for Spurs in the dying seconds of the match after he was fouled by Lucas Neill in the area but was unable to beat Green to dived the right way to palm the ball out of danger.