West Ham United fullback Herita Ilunga admits they need to shake-off their poor form quickly.

"Looking forward, we need to show a lot of character because this is a difficult period for us," he told whufc.com. "But last year we had a difficult spell too and we need to put a good run together and I hope it starts on Sunday against Fulham.

"We're a team that plays very good football. You see it in training - we work a lot, the coaches insist on us playing football, keeping the ball, good possession. But we need to play and win at the same time - it's not enough to just play. We need results too.

"It is a state of mind. We need to get back our winning mentality. We have to defend together, first of all, and then keep hold of he ball and get forward at the opposition. It is very important we get ourselves right mentally, recover our calm. We need to find the right spirit together and I hope it will happen at the weekend in front of our own fans. It's very important."