Curbishley's Hammers anguish - crushing defeat to former club Charlton was 'low point of my career' - Sport

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Curbishley, who celebrates his first anniversary at Upton Park tomorrow, found himself unable to halt a 12-match winless streak which left the club flirting with relegation.

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Horror show: Curbishley reveals low point

But after the loss at The Valley and a 4-3 home defeat to Spurs, his players won seven of their final nine matches to save themselves and possibly their manager.

"Losing 4-0 at Charlton was the lowest point," he said. "I never thought I would go back to The Valley with my team bottom of the table in a relegation battle against Charlton."

Tonight's home Carling Cup quarter-final against Everton gives them hope of lifting their first trophy since 1980 but Curbishley had nothing but praise for David Moyes's side, saying: "What Everton have done over the past couple of seasons has been admirable."

Everton are equally determined to progress and Moyes believes his side — who are in their first quarter-final for six years — are due a good run in a cup competition.

He said: "The League will always be the priority for me, but I have to say cup competitions are something we have not had a great record in. Hopefully we're due one."