GIANFRANCO ZOLA arrived at Goodison Park is search of some divine inspiration and left with his prayers answered after West Ham finally demonstrated that they have a stomach for the fight they find themselves in at the bottom of the Premier League.

Everton 2 West Ham 2

Gianfranco Zola could have Jack Collison and James Tomkins back for Sunday’s crucial Premier League clash at Everton.

West Ham striker Mido insists the whole squad are behind under-fire manager Gianfranco Zola.

THINK Italian manager and the dapper Roberto Mancini springs to mind; an elegant fellow who can even tie a blue and white scarf round his neck with panache.

West Ham 0 Stoke 1

Frank Lampard’s first-half double nudged Chelsea back towards the top of the Barclays Premier League table in a hard-fought clash with Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.

West Ham will be without striker Guillermo Franco (Achilles) and defender James Tomkins (ankle) for tomorrow’s clash with Stoke at Upton Park.

West Ham hope to welcome back captain Scott Parker from a leg injury for tomorrow’s crucial Barclays Premier League clash against fellow strugglers Wolves.

ARSENE WENGER suggested after the victory over West Ham that Arsenal’s status as the least fancied of the three contenders in the Premier League title race would play into his side’s hands.

Arsenal 2 West Ham 0

A leg injury has ruled captain Scott Parker out of West Ham’s crucial Barclays Premier League clash against Arsenal tomorrow.

Chelsea 4 West Ham 1

Midfielder Mark Noble has been ruled out of West Ham’s Premier League home match against Bolton tomorrow with an arm injury.

WEMBLEY beckons but Manchester United last night demonstrated that winning an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title remains at the top of Alex Ferguson’s list of priorities as they warmed up for Sunday’s Carling Cup final by moving to within one point of leaders Chelsea in the table.

West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has doubts over striker Benni McCarthy for the trip to Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League tomorrow night.

West Ham 3 Hull 0

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola has made two changes for the visit of Hull in the Premier League at Upton Park.

West Ham will be without striker Benni McCarthy for the visit of Hull.

WEST HAM’s new owners were handed a timely reminder that Gianfranco Zola has all the credentials to lead the club to safety as they dispatched Birmingham 2-0 at Upton Park last night.

West Ham 2 Birmingham 0

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola has insisted he would not walk away from Upton Park despite the entire staff being asked to take a pay cut.

Striker Benni McCarthy misses West Ham’s home match with Birmingham with a knee injury picked up against Burnley on Saturday.

BRIAN LAWS cut through the celebrations after his first win as Burnley boss by warning his jubilant players that no one is safe as the Clarets bid to win their battle for Premier League survival.

Burnley 2 West Ham 1

West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola faces a selection headache ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League match with Burnley.

West Ham beat the transfer deadline to sign Middlesbrough striker Mido and free agent Brazilian forward Ilan until the end of the season.

Today’s transfer deadline day could yet have one more twist with Tottenham striker Robbie Keane locked in talks with Celtic over a loan move to Parkhead.

Middlesbrough have rejected an offer of around £3m for record signing Afonso Alves.

Middlesbrough were today conducting an inquiry into why several of their players failed to return for pre-season training.

Wigan winger Antonio Valencia is unlikely to get a farewell appearance against Portsmouth at the JJB Stadium on Sunday as he is struggling with a hamstring problem.

Wigan manager Steve Bruce has confirmed he will not be making striker Amr Zaki’s loan deal permanent after experiencing a number of problems with the Egypt international.

SURVIVAL is now old hat for Stoke.

Stoke 2 Wigan 0

Wigan manager Steve Bruce may opt to freshen up his side after their midweek exertions in the 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester United.

CHANTS of ‘Fergie, Fergie sign him up” rang around the JJB Stadium as Carlos Tevez inspired Manchester United to a victory that leaves them just a point from retaining their title.

Wayne Rooney returned to the Manchester United starting line-up but there was no place for Carlos Tevez as the Red Devils looked to move within a point of the Premier League title by beating Wigan.

Steve Bruce reckons his Manchester United heroes of ’94 would be a match for Alex Ferguson’s all-conquering side.

Wigan manager Steve Bruce is hopeful defenders Mario Melchiot and Paul Scharner will be fit for tomorrow’s trip to Barclays Premier League strugglers West Brom.

THIS drawn-out season might still have almost a month to run, but already Steve Bruce is turning his thoughts to the new campaign.

Wigan 0 Bolton 0

Wigan striker Mido is recovering well from a shoulder problem and should be fit for tomorrow’s visit of Bolton.

IF Sam Allardyce has cut a largely relaxed figure compared to his managerial peers in the relegation scrap, a glance at his team-sheet might explain why.

Blackburn 2 Wigan 0