Sam Allardyce targets victory over Fulham

West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has said that his team are focused on beating Fulham in their Premier League meeting this weekend.

The Hammers were beaten 3-0 by Chelsea in their last outing and Allardyce has challenged his players to rediscover their confidence with a win against the Cottagers on Saturday.

"I've got to keep instilling the confidence in the players," he told the club's official website. "I saw a little ebb of a lack of confidence when the first goal went in against Chelsea, which I haven't seen this season. We've always been very positive and always given our all even though we've failed to turn lots of good performances into wins.

"It's my job to pick the players up and remind them of the previous performances we've had home and away and make sure we get to that level and stop those fears creeping in against a Fulham side, which will offer us the chance to get three points.

"We must keep a clear head and focus on playing on how I know they can play. I'm in charge and my results aren't going well at the moment and so I am going to what I can do to put it right."

West Ham are 17th in the Premier League table.