With both Burnley FC and West Ham United deep in the relegation mire, Clarets boss Brian Laws expects tomorrow’s clash to be a tight affair.
Laws does not believe there will be a repeat of the 5-3 result at Upton Park earlier in the season.
He said: "I looked at the DVD of the last game and it was played very open, both clubs played very open football and hence the score 5-3.
"But things have changed around and over the last few games in particular, West Ham have tightened up a wee bit and not been as open as they have been.
"I don't know how they are going to look at this game, but I think from the outside looking in, I'd say West Ham will be coming here not to get beat.
"But we know what's at stake. If we beat West Ham, we are out of the bottom three for sure and that will give everybody a lift.
"Three points are precious in this division. Now the transfer window has shut, hopefully we can kick on now and start producing the football to get us the wins because we desperately need one."
He added: "West Ham are a side that are struggling at the bottom end and it's a winnable game.
"That's how we have got to approach every game and play it like it is our last game. If you have that kind of attitude, you will max out all the time.
"The players have to understand that this game means a lot to everybody and particularly to ourselves to haul us out of that bottom three, give everybody a lift and (provide) a starting block for us."
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