The Hammers have not won in six matches and Zola has only recorded two victories since being appointed as Alan Curbishley's successor.

But Collison, the 20-year-old who scored in the 3-1 defeat by Everton at the weekend, told official website whufc.com: "All the boys have complete faith in what the manager is getting us to do and if we can keep performing like we have been, the results will come, we are confident of that."

Midfielder Lee Bowyer agrees and believes the performances West Ham have been putting in will soon translate into results.

"No-one likes losing and we know we need to get the results, but the confidence is not low at all," he said.

"There is no team outplaying us, in fact, if you look at the Everton game, we outplayed them and yet somehow still lost."