James Collins has hailed the new found steel at West Ham after their draw with Arsenal on Saturday.

The Wales defender told whufc.com: "When you come to the Emirates you know you are not going to have an easy game but we are on a fantastic run. The lads knew that if we came here and defended well and kept playing like we have been doing, we would be able to get a result and that is what we did."

The team received praise from Arsene Wenger for their resolute approach and Collins welcomed the compliment.

"People are saying we are tough to break down and that is good," he said. "Since Mister has come in everyone can see the difference.

"Earlier on we were not getting the wins to go with the performances even though we were playing nice football. Now we have turned the corner in terms of results and hopefully that will continue."