West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce says they paid for not taking their chances in defeat at Leicester City.

Allardyce, whose mid-table side have now won only once in nine league games, lamented the Londoners' inability to make the most of their goalscoring opportunities.

"It was swings and roundabouts," Allardyce said.

"Our failure to take our chances was why we lost the game in the end.

"I think Nigel 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."