West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has admitted he has doubt about whether he can save the Hammers from relegation going into Sunday’s crunch game with Aston Villa.

The east London outfit (13/2 to beat Villa in the 90 minute betting) travel to Villa Park imbedded in the relegation zone after a tough season for the little Italian.

Zola has had to endure a dreadful run of injuries at Upton Park this season and may struggle to fill his bench on Sunday with ten first team players currently sidelined.

The Hammers (1/5 to stay up this season) have won one of their last six matches and have picked up maximum points on the road just once so far in this campaign.

West Ham’s current plight has lead some to suggest that Zola could well get the chop soon as the club continues to search for a new owner.

While Zola does admit he may not have the managerial experience to save the Hammers he is determined to battle on until the end.

“I am going to fight,” the Italian vowed. “It is normal that when things are not going in the right direction you doubt what you are doing.

“No matter what comes against me, I am going to come through and bounce back. I have no doubt.”

Zola will need to instil that fighting spirits in what is left of his troops going into Sunday’s game with Villa (13/10 to beat West Ham with a minus one handicap).

Martin O’Neill’s side are likely to be on a high after beating Blackburn (6/4 to beat Fulham on Sunday’s coupon) one-nil in the Carling Cup semi-final first leg and could prove too tough a nut to crack for Zola’s men.