West Ham manager Sam Allardyce sets sights on 40 points

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce feels another three points would be enough to secure his side's Premier League status for another year.

Talks

West Ham are in talks with Allardyce over a new contract, with his current deal set to expire at the end of the season. The manager and the club's owners have previously said an extension will only be agreed once Premier League safety has been secured. West Ham defender James Collins, who re-joined his old club last summer from Aston Villa, hopes Allardyce will commit to the Hammers sooner rather than later. The Welshman said: "He's been great. He's been one of the main reasons I came back, to work with the gaffer. "Everyone obviously speaks very highly of him and he showed it again, his tactics at Anfield were spot on and they have been all season. So fingers crossed that he can get the contract sorted."