Joe Hart not to blame for poor West Ham start - Mark Noble

Following Joe Hart's tough start to life at West Ham, Mark Noble has come out and said that the players in front of the England No 1 have to take some of the blame.

The 30-year-old midfielder wants his club to sort out their defensive problems ahead of their first home fixture of the season against Huddersfield Town.

Noble wants to make the London Stadium into a fortress and hopes Hart can enjoy wearing the West Ham shirt by getting his first win since joining the club this summer.

"Joe has had a tough start to his West Ham career, but that's down to the whole team," Noble told the 'Daily Mail'.

"He's England's No 1, he's a fantastic goalie and I think he'll stay No 1 for a while yet to come.

"He's a fantastic character. He's played in massive tournaments and won the Premier League so it's always nice to have that experience.

"We probably haven't protected him as well as we should have done in the first three games, but he's a leader, a great person and hopefully he can start his enjoyment of West Ham from next Monday night."

Slaven Bilic's side have lost their first three matches of the Premier League season, conceding 10 goals.

The Hammers have played all three of those games away from home, due to other commitments with the London Stadium, but they are ready to return to host a Premier League clash after the international break.

"I can't wait to play at home, we're really looking forward to it," Noble added. "Obviously it hasn't been an ideal start to the season for us with three defeats but I'm sure we'll turn it around and we need to make this place a bit of a fortress this year.

"In this league you always look to win and we obviously want the three points against Huddersfield. They've started really well, the adrenaline of being new to the Premier League is there – a lot of the players and the club haven't been here before – but we want three points from our first home game."