text: Sam Allardyce has outlined his ambitions to qualify for the Europa League next season by ensuring that West Ham finish first in the Premier League Fair Play Table. The top three nations in UEFA's rankings qualify for the competition, with England currently sitting third behind the Republic of Ireland and Netherlands. At present, the Hammers sit first in the Premier League rankings with 999 points - eight ahead of second-placed Burnley. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has outlined his ambition to qualify for the Europa League next season . The 60-year-old wants his side to do so via Fair Play - with the club currently first in the Premier League . P: Games played, R/Y: Red & yellow cards, P/P: Positive play, R/O: Respect towards opponent, R/R: Respect towards referee, B/O: Behaviour of officials, PTS: Points, AVG: Average. How the Premier League Fair Play Table looks up to March 31 . And the lure of hosting European games in the club's final season at Upton Park, before their move to the Olympic Stadium, is an opportunity that Allardyce believes shouldn't be sniffed at. 'Based on what we’re being told, we have a really good chance of qualifying for the Europa League by finishing top of the Fair Play League,' the 60-year-old told the Evening Stanard. 'I believe Burnley are our nearest rivals but we’ve apparently been top all season. 'The criteria includes your disciplinary record but that’s not all. Crowd behaviour, respect to match officials and your team’s approach to games - the type of football you play, chances you create, how entertaining you are - also play a part as well. 'Things can change in the last few games but the experience of European competition should be everyone’s dream, particularly in what should be a momentous final season at the Boleyn Ground. 'Whether you enter via the front or back door doesn’t matter. The record books will say you qualified for Europe in 2015-16.' Hammers will be playing at Upton Park for the last time next season before they move to the Olympic Stadium . A computer generated image of how the Olympic Stadium will look once West Ham move there in 2016 . Teams are judged on the following criteria: . Yellow and red cards . If no cards are shown the score will be 10. Every yellow card will deduct this total by one. A red card will cost a team three points in the ranking. If the red card is the result of a second yellow card the deductions of the second yellow card will be ignored. But if a player gets a direct red card after he got a yellow card earlier, the yellow card will be counted as a deduction. This score could become negative. Positive play . E.g. attacking tactics, acceleration of the game, efforts to gain time, and continued pursuit of goals. A team can score a maximum of 10 points and a minimum of 1 point. Respect to the opponent . E.g. returning the ball to the opponent at a throw-in, helping an injured opponent: maximum five points, minimum one point. Respect to the referee . Maximum five points, minimum one point. Behaviour of the team officials . Maximum five points, minimum one point. Behaviour of the fans . Maximum five points, minimum one point.
target: England sit third in UEFA's Respect Fair Play ranking at present .
  West Ham sit first in the Premier League rankings with 999 points .
  Hammers are eight points ahead of second-placed Burnley as of March 31 .