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West Ham midfielder Kieron Dyer has pinpointed a lack of confidence as the reason for the team's poor start to the Premier League season.

Last Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Manchester United was the Irons third league loss in a row, and left them rock bottom of the table, without a point. Dyer, 31, said they need to be stronger mentally if things are to improve.

Fit again West Ham star Kieron Dyer has defended his injury-blighted spell at the club.

The 31-year-old midfielder has been plagued by injury since joining from Newcastle for £6million in August 2007. He broke his leg soon after and has made just 20 appearance in that time, the latest as a substitute in the 2-1 defeat by Bolton last Saturday.

A dismal defensive display condemned West Ham to defeat against relegation rivals Bolton.

Gianfranco Zola's men could have no complaints after the visitors left Upton Park on Saturday with all three points, and the margin of defeat could have been a lot heavier.

West Ham's financial performance has again overshadowed its on-field activities.

The club's latest annual accounts, published yesterday, detailed how the Hammers' debts - put at around £110million by co-chairman David Sullivan - accrued under its Icelandic former owners and it makes grim reading.

West Ham's dreadful December continued as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Bolton last night.

Irons' goalkeeper Robert Green has to shoulder a large part of the blame for the loss, at fault for two of the home side's goals as the Hammers plunged into the relegation zone.

It's a battle of the basement at the Reebok tonight as third bottom West Ham take on second bottom Bolton.

Neither side can afford to lose the game with things getting tight at the wrong end of the Premier League but it's West Ham who have the bigger problems.

West Ham travel to Birmingham for tomorrow's crucial Premier League clash knowing the Dean Ashton era is officially over.

The big striker announced his retirement this morning after failing to recover from an ankle injury - a further blow to Gianfranco Zola's ailing squad.

West Ham head into tomorrow's home clash against Burnley without captain Matthew Upson.

The England defender has picked up a hamstring strain that could rule him out for several weeks, with Scott Parker set to take the captain's armband.

West Ham will be boosted by the return of midfielder Scott Parker for Sunday's Premier League clash with Arsenal.

The ex-England man missed last Saturday's defeat at Stoke and the Irons will need his influential leadership against the in-form Gunners.

West Ham earned another point in their quest for a Europa League place next season with a battling 1-1 draw at Ewood Park.

Mark Noble notched his fifth goal of the season, on his 100th appearance for the Hammers, while Kieron Dyer made a welcome return to action.

THE rain was pouring at West Ham’s training ground but Alan Curbishley was not letting the terrible weather dampen his enthusiasm for the new season.

The Wharf met up with the Hammers’ manager at Chadwell Heath as he prepared for Saturday’s big kick-off against Wigan and he laid out his vision for a team playing the way he’s always envisaged – injuries permitting.

He said: “I want to be quick. Quick in terms of our passing, getting to the halfway line and penning teams in, so the passing becomes shorter.

THE season hasn’t started yet but already the injury worries are starting for West Ham manager Alan Curbishley.

Craig Bellamy limped off during Monday’s friendly against Ipswich, with the full extent of the Welshman’s hamstring problem not yet known, but it means Curbishley’s first-choice strike force might not be ready for the season opener against Wigan on August 16.