Fuller became embroiled in a heated exchange with Andy Griffin seconds after West Ham equalised early in the second half, and was red-carded for throwing a punch at the defender.

Carlton Cole had just cancelled out Abdoulaye Faye's early header and the Hammers capitalised on the numerical advantage by scoring a late winner through substitute Diego Tristan.

"There's no condoning what (Fuller's) done," said Pulis.

"He's walked up to Griff and clipped him on the chin and it's disappointing. I'll talk to them both and deal with it on Monday.

"Ric is a volatile player and a volatile person and what he's done will be dealt with. The pair get on well together but I've said to the lads we'll have a meeting on Monday to sort it out.

"There are always incidents on the pitch and in training. The game is passionate and it's nothing I haven't seen before.

"Ric was already on the bus when we came in and he's very disappointed with what he did and his reaction."

Pulis criticised the fact West Ham's 86th-minute was allowed to stand, claiming Diego Tristan was offside as he deflected in Cole's shot.

"I've seen it on TV and the lad's offside for the second goal so it's disappointing," he added.

"I don't think (Thomas) Sorensen had a save to make in the second half. "We are also disappointed with the two challenges from Luis Boa Morte in the first half. The second one particularly was very poor and he didn't get booked.

"There were challenges today that our players have got booked for and their players haven't. I'm just asking for fairness, nothing more."

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West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola was delighted to see his team take maximum points from two games in three days over Christmas.

It was the Hammers' first league victory at home since September, with the six home matches since the defeat of Newcastle yielding just one point.

"I think it tells you a lot about the attitude of the players and the willingness to succeed," he said. "It was a well-deserved victory.

"It was very difficult because confidence here at our ground was low and we went down after a few minutes against a team notoriously difficult to break down.

"This is a big, big turning point for us. The crowd was a bit nervous but after the early goal they reacted perfectly.

"We had six or seven chances to score and at half-time I told them we were going to win if we kept playing like this."

Zola paid tribute to striker Cole for scoring one goal and setting up another and is pleased his extra one-to-one tuition on finishing is paying off.

"It's not down to me, it's all him," Zola added. "He kept working and having belief and he's getting the rewards he deserves.

"Even if he doesn't score he gives something important to the team."