Revelation shows West Ham are well on course for Championship title glory

West Ham United have scored 22 goals in their opening eight Championship matches under manager Nuno Espirito Santo, collecting 15 points. According to Opta Stats, six of the last seven second-tier teams to score at least 22 goals at this stage have gone on to win the league title.

While the club's current pace projects to 86 points—short of the 95-point mark that historically guarantees automatic promotion—the scoring output matches West Ham's highest tally at this stage of a league campaign since 1933-34.