West Ham United travel to Fulham on Saturday and Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson is backing them to make history.
West Ham go into the game off the back of three consecutive wins.
The Cottagers meanwhile are struggling at the bottom of the table having conceded the second most goals in Premier League history at this stage of a season.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side have turned a corner with a 3-0 victory at Newcastle followed by a 3-1 home win over Cardiff and a 3-2 triumph over Crystal Palace last time out.
The Hammers go into the game at Craven Cottage as favourites.
Pellegrini written off too soon
It marks some turnaround for Pellegrini after starting with four straight league defeats.
That disastrous early season form saw the Chilean made second favourite for the sack.
Many pundits wrote him and West Ham off. He was accused of being out of touch with the modern game after two years in China.
Some even questioned whether Pellegrini could work with a lower calibre of player after managing elite clubs.
But West Ham’s form and attacking style has forced an apology from Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson.
Merson backtracks over Pellegrini’s West Ham
The Arsenal legend admitted he was too quick to judge and even went as far as to back the Hammers to make history in Saturday’s game at Fulham.
“West Ham have turned the corner. They’re on a roll,” Merson told Sky Sports.
“They’ve had a lot of hard games this season, and we judged them quite early on, but they’ve bounced back.
“They have good individual players who can win football matches… I’ve got to go West Ham here.
“I don’t fancy Fulham one bit, I just think they’re going to concede too many goals. I’d be shocked if they stayed up; they have to score two or three goals every week to win a football match. West Ham to win 3-1.”
At least Merson is honest enough to admit he may have been too hasty in his assessment of Pellegrini’s West Ham.
Prediction realised would see Hammers make history
And should the Hammers pull off the 3-1 win he has predicted they will make a little bit of history.
It will be the first time the club has won four in a row since 2014 under Sam Allardyce.
But to win another game by scoring three goals as Merson predicts is new territory.
Even during their record winning sequence of nine games in 1985 the Hammers only struck three or more goals twice.
Pellegrini’s sides are famous for setting goalscoring records having achieved the feat at Villareal, Malaga, Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Hammers fans will be hoping they can surpass their Premier League club record 65 goals scored in the final season at Upton Park.
They are on course to get close.
But will have to go some to set a new top flight club record which stands at 86 goals in three separate seasons, the latest being the 1929/30 campaign.
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