THE accent is already on the positive as Wanderers reflect on a 1-0 defeat at Chelsea while looking forward to the massive Reebok clash with West Ham this coming Saturday.
Manager Sam Allardyce says: "West Ham is the biggest one of the season for us. It's like a Play-Off Final, but I think back to this time last season when we had exactly the same situation with Ipswich coming to our place.
"We were fantastic that day and scored four in the first-half. I don't think we'll be that lucky next week, but 1-0 will be enough and we have to make sure we don't lose."
On Saturday teenage sensation Carl Cole scored a decisive Chelsea goal for the second game in succession, following on his winner at Sunderland with the 58th minute run and chip that ended Wanderers' dreams of an unlikely result.
West Ham drew with Aston Villa to remain three points in arrears of fourth from bottom Wanderers, who have a superior goal difference. Sunderland are now definitely down while West Brom are that in all but name.
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