'Club football is back!' expectation ahead of West Ham vs QPR

West Ham United host Queens Park Rangers tonight as both sets of fans are due to pay their respects to Luděk Miklosko, a hero between the sticks at both clubs. We're all expecting a great atmosphere down in Stratford tonight, both out of respect for the Czech keeper, and because of the happiness to be back after that long-winded three-week international break.

This is a huge game for us; Nuno has said how crucial it is for us. After a shaky start to the season for the Hammers, we really clicked into gear going into the international break.

With us sitting second in the league, we must keep up this momentum despite the break, and continue to chase that Championship title that, realistically, we are expected to win. The only players missing tonight will be the suspended Mohamadou Kante, and the injured Keiber Lamadrid.

So Nuno has pretty much a whole squad to choose from, while the R's are expected to be without seven players. This is a game we should be winning; it's a chance for us to win four home matches in a row.

It would be the first time we've done that at the London Stadium; in fact, it will be the first time since 2012. It would be great to see the pre-game atmosphere continue into the match, but to do that, the Hammers need to get off to a fast start, and I believe we could see a similar game to the Wrexham one.