West Ham boss David Moyes has praised Roy Hodgson for his work with Crystal Palace.
The Hammers meet Palace in the early kickoff today.
Moyes said, "I didn't know if I thought he was mad when he came back in but Roy Hodgson has an incredible passion for the game.
"He is so experienced. And I can understand why he is working and why people would want him to work for them because he is such a good manager and coach. And he has proved it in his early results with Crystal Palace.
"I think Roy has done a terrific job.
"It has proved to be a great thing for Crystal Palace and for Roy as well who loves the game and wants to be involved with the game. And rightly so, he should be. Because he has been such a good coach over so many years.
"I hope that we can win the game because it is so important for us.
"We are in a position in the league which we would rather not be in. But we have to keep picking up points and we have to try and climb up the table. Our aim is to get as high up the table as we possibly can.
"I think everybody targets 40 points because in history we see it as a number which usually gives you safety.
"We are searching for five or six wins between now and the end of the season.
"That's what we are doing, we are not just looking for one. We have got to give everything we can. And we have had some really good form away from home recently. We had a couple of good games away and if we can continue to build on that and keep our performance levels high, which they have been recently, it will give us every chance."