Coventry 1 - 2 West Ham United

Cash-strapped Coventry had their Carling Cup dreams cruelly ended as Carlton Cole's injury-time winner for West Ham gave the Premier League side a 2-1 win.

Beset by financial problems and takeover talk, Coventry needed a win to maintain some kind of feelgood factor generated by their stunning success at Manchester United last month.And it appeared they would get it too when Jay Tabb exposed some woeful West Ham defending to nod Iain Dowie's men into a second-half lead.

But, after Luis Boa Morte's deflected effort had pulled West Ham level, the visitors continued to push forward and with referee Rob Styles about to confirm extra-time, Cole held off Arjen de Zeeuw on the edge of the Coventry box, then kept his nerve to stroke home the winner.