West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce says they'll embrace Europa League qualification.

Allardyce wrote in the London Evening Standard: "Based on what we're being told, we have a really good chance of qualifying for the Europa League by finishing top of the Fair Play League.

"I believe Burnley are our nearest rivals but we've apparently been top all season.

"The criteria includes your disciplinary record but that's not all. Crowd behaviour, respect to match officials and your team's approach to games - the type of football you play, chances you create, how entertaining you are - also play a part as well.

"Things can change in the last few games but the experience of European competition should be everyone's dream, particularly in what should be a momentous final season at the Boleyn Ground.

"Whether you enter via the front or back door doesn't matter. The record books will say you qualified for Europe in 2015-16."