Jarrod Bowen admits West Ham United were far from their best against Kidderminster Harriers.
Bowen scored in extra-time to help West Ham eliminate the sixth-tier from the FA Cup.
"We were disappointed with ourselves and were nowhere near at it," Bowen told the club's official website. "We know with the levels and the spirit in this group, the character, the desire, we stuck at it and got the goals to come away with the win in the end.
"I thought Kidderminster were excellent. Their crowd gave the perfect atmosphere for them and that's what it means to play against a Premier League team.
"I've never played against a Premier League team [for a lower league side] but I know what it is to be a non-league player and putting yourself out there so to speak. Massive credit to them, they were really good but at the end of the day we're happy to have gone through.
"We don't want to make excuses for ourselves, we're professional players playing at a high level and we need to get to our standards, where we want to be.
"Before we scored the second goal, and it was close to penalties which we know is a lottery, it started to feel like it might not come. We had to keep plugging away and maybe get that one chance. Thankfully we did. Let's get back to it and get our levels back up for Watford."
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