Anton Ferdinand says he and Matthew Upson are developing a strong partnership at the heart of West Ham's defence.

Ferdinand told whufc.com: "Matty is a very good player and it was very frustrating for him to be out last season, he was just getting back into playing competitive games for ninety minutes for the first couple of games but he is really settling into the team now and we seem to be creating a good partnership together but we both know there are some very good other centre-backs at this Club also desperate to play so we have to keep playing well week in week out to stay in the team."