James Collins eyes away improvement

West Ham United defender James Collins has urged his teammates to improve their away form this season.

The Hammers beat Cardiff City 2-0 at Upton Park on Saturday to start the new Premier League campaign with a win.

"We're looking to improve our away form," he told the club's official website. "I thought we played well away last year but didn't get the results - we only won three.

"We want to improve that, as we are everywhere - our home form, goals conceded and goals scored."

West Ham play their first away match of the season on Saturday when they travel to Newcastle United.