In a game that the Hammers bossed for long periods yet still went down 1-2, there were at least encouraging signs for the manager.
“It is very difficult for me to comment about a game like that," Zola told the official site. "We had so many chances and they had only two. That is a big question mark for me because how can we lose a game like that?
"The players gave everything. Their attitude and their commitment was very good and I can't say anything about that. We have to find out why we didn't do better as it is not doing us any favours.”