But he admits he has been surprised by his team’s start to the season declaring: “”I think it’d be unrealistic for me to say that I knew that [start to the season] would happen, because I didn’t.
And asked about the difference between the start his side had made as opposed to the Irons he said: “There’s maybe an added element of expectation at clubs like West Ham that there isn’t for ourselves.
Burnley’s Icelandic star Johann Berg Gudmundsson is hoping the Clarets can overcome a home record which has seen the club win only once in 10 games since 1978.
He said: “Our focus is on delivering performances and we’ve done that well so far. It’s (West Ham) a tough game. Our away form has been unbelievable.
Probably we should have taken a bit more at home, so hopefully that will start again on Saturday.”