West Ham goalkeeper Areola: We must keep fighting as a group

West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola urged unity after their 2-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.

Areola concedes they're in a slump.

"We're having a tough time at the moment, but we need keep fighting as a group," he said. We share the frustration that everyone around the Club is feeling - we're here to win, and we don't want to let the fans down.

A season is long, and there are always periods of ups and downs. We started well, we're over halfway now and we're finding things hard.

But we'll keep fighting, and we'll give everything to get through this spell. We have to stick together, keep our heads up and move forward, because there's still a lot of football to play and a lot to play for."