STANLEY boss John Coleman says his side will travel to West Ham aiming to upset the odds – even if it means getting turned over 7-0 by a Premier League side.

The Reds face Slaven Bilic’s men on the back of two league wins which has seen their stuttering season spark to life.

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Take out the victories over Bradford and neighbours Burnley that have carried them to the fourth round clash with the Hammers, and things were not too rosy at the Wham Stadium.

But following up the 2-0 win at Notts County with a 1-0 home win over high-flying Portsmouth means they arrive in East London buoyant.

Coleman said: “The players have earned the right to enjoy this with good wins against Bradford and Burnley.

“And I will be saying to the players that the best way to enjoy it is to try and win.

“We won’t try to park the bus, it won’t be damage limitation.

“We know they’ll be a good side, whatever team they put out, but we’ll go and try to win the game.

“If that means we get beaten 7-0 because we’ve opened up and tried to score goals, so be it.”

West Ham boss Bilic is under pressure after his side, still finding their feet at the former Olympic Stadium after leaving their beloved Upton Park at the end of last season, lost their last four games - conceding four times in the last two top flight matches.

But Coleman doesn’t think recent form will play a part.

He added: “They are on a bad run, but that has to change sometime. If the boot was on the other foot, I’d be looking to springboard our season.

“It’s a one-off game and whatever changes they do make they’ll be good players, so we’ve got to be at our best if we’re going to get anything out of the game.”

Coleman says the 600-strong travelling support will make plenty of noise, and wants his side to give them a night to remember.

And he also thinks his players will thrive in that environment.

“Whatever the crowd is, it will be a lot bigger than ours, so they’ve got to go and play as well as they can and enjoy it,” he said. “It’s not every day you play against a Premier League team.” It will also be a big occasion for the Coleman family, with the Stanley manager’s daughter married to a West Ham fan, although he admitted his grandson had yet to declare an allegiance.

“On the West Ham side, my grandson is three so he’s still malleable,” he joked.

“It will be a good occasion for them. My son-in-law is a West Ham fan, but he wants Accrington to win!”