Zola believes the Hammers were unlucky not to at least have come away with a point. "I feel like we could have got more than one point looking at the game that we played and the way we played," he told the official site.
"I didn't think we were going to come away with nothing. I am convinced that we could have won this game but this is football. Sometimes it's not very logical."
Despite the loss Zola will have been pleased to see Craig Bellamy make his first start for the Hammers this season. "I was pleased. Especially in the first half he played very well. He's been out for a long time so I didn't expect him to be at his best but I'm confident he will be back soon at his full level."