Predicted XI for today's trip to London Stadium to face the title favourites West Ham

'We've made a good start and the feeling in the squad is that we can make the top eight for the play-offs - minimum,' said the USA international defender.

Promotion favourites West Ham have already lost twice at their London Stadium to Charlton and Southampto. But Nuno Santo's side have also walloped 17 goals in six home games so there's no doubting their firepower, even without defender Konstantinos Mavropanos, who has scored five of them.

James Morrison has two particular selection puzzles to solve. I think he'll go with Aune Heggebo today in place of Barney Stewart, with his Norwegian compatriot Felix Horn Myhre playing just behind him following his excellent performance at Preston.

Heggebo had his 'goal' at Deepdale taken off him by team-mate Jimmy-Jay Morgan in midweek but he may get the last laugh by getting the nod this afternoon.

Harry Whitwell was again underwhelming when given the chance last weekend on the right side of midfueld, where Morrison has yet to identify the ideal occupant.

'The problem is it's not the natural position for any of them,' he said at yesterday's presser, making reference to Whitwell, Isaac Price and Rabby N'zingoula who have played there so far.

The only option right now is Kareem Tunde, who made a brief cameo appearance from the bench at Preston. If Morrison wants to go bold, he'll give Tunde his first start since Charlton.

But more likely for me is N'zingoula, who could form a very energetic combination with Brayann Pereira up and down the right. .

My predicted XI: O'Leary, Pereira, Styles, Mepham, Campbell, N'zingoula, Molumby, Diakite, Price, Myhre, Heggebo.