West Ham United boss Gianfranco Zola is reluctant to consider January signing plans until he is through the festive programme.

The Hammers tackle Portsmouth, the only side below them in the league, on Boxing Day followed by high-flying Tottenham on December 28 and Arsenal in the FA Cup on January 3.

West Ham may be in 19th place but they head into the Portsmouth game on the back of a 1-1 home draw with league leaders Chelsea.

"The first step is get through this game on Saturday which is vital and let's do it all together and then we'll see what happens (in January)," Zola said.

"I can only focus on the game and make sure everything goes well on the pitch. If we keep the same spirit we have against Chelsea I think we are going to go through everything, that is my personal belief."