West Ham United co-owner David Gold says manager Gianfranco Zola has the board's support.

Gold and David Sullivan are now pondering their next move, although it is believed they will not pull the trigger before the Stoke match.

Speaking to TalkSPORT, Gold backed Zola despite the latest setback. He said: "I had a chat with Franco after the game. He's disappointed, we're all disappointed.

"People are going to question the manager because people look for someone to blame. Every West Ham fan will be asking 'who can we blame?'

"They start off by blaming the players, then the manager and if that doesn't make them feel good blame the owners. The fans are entitled to be disgruntled when a team loses 3-1 at home, it's the way of things but we can't carry that negativity into the next game.

"Such things go with the territory. You have to take it. We enjoy the good times but have to suffer the bad times too. I sympathise with the supporters because expectations when you are at home to Wolves are so high. It was a must-not-lose game and unfortunately we did.

"The players gave their all. Everything Wolves tried came off, nothing we tried did."