West Ham boss Sam Allardyce lamented his side's inability to make the most of their goal scoring opportunities in Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Leicester.
Despite appearing safe from the dangers of relegation, the Hammers have now won only once in nine league games.
"It was swings and roundabouts," Allardyce said after the game. "Our failure to take our chances was why we lost the game in the end.
"I think [Leicester manager] Nigel [Pearson] will have been delighted with his team's start and then absolutely distraught when they missed the penalty, especially with us then taking control of the game.
"By half-time we really should have been leading.
"But we made it an open game, didn't take enough of our chances and ended up losing at the end."