Gianfranco Zola believes West Ham's first Barclays Premier League home win of the season could be the turning point for his side as they lifted themselves out of the bottom three with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa.
A penalty from Mark Noble and an injury time winner from substitute Zavon Hines gave Zola's side a massive lift.
But they also had England goalkeeper Robert Green to thank for the win after he saved a 49th minute penalty from Ashley Young.
Young atoned for his blunder with an equaliser two minutes later but Zola was delighted with win that takes them up to 16th position.
"The team is playing better and this may well be the turning point," said Zola.
"We demonstrated desire and belief and that's what we wanted. Everything else is there. It was a fantastic game to win tonight.
"We got the reward we wanted in the end. I believed and so did the players.
"Every time I play Hines he's been very good. He just needs to keep working the way he is doing. I am very pleased for him and for us."
