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West Ham goalkeeper Adrian admitted a change of system, and a change of mindset, was responsible for their 1-0 win at Crystal Palace. The under-pressure Hammers travelled to south London lying second from bottom, without a win in five matches and with one of the worst defensive records in the Premier League but a switch to a three-man defence paid dividends. "It's very important to keep a clean sheet because if you score one goal, like we did, you win three points," Adrian told the club's official website. "It is a change of our mind. We need to start winning games and getting points because we want to climb the table. "This system worked for us. Every game is different and we went with this one, and luckily for us it worked. "We fought until the end with one player less, which was very difficult because they pushed and their fans pushed a lot. "We defended so well until the last minute and finally we got the win, and it's a massive three points for us. "It would have probably changed the game if he'd scored the penalty, but he missed and we continued fighting in the second half, and I think we deserved the win." For Palace it was a first defeat in six matches and manager Alan Pardew was not happy with their sluggish start. "Maybe we thought it would be an afternoon for us where it all went well, that can happen when you've been winning," he said. "Forget about shapes and systems, we missed the boat in that first 20 minutes and it was difficult from there."
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