West Ham boss David Moyes says he hopes Michail Antonio can "make it difficult for anyone to catch him" as the club's record Premier League goalscorer.
Antonio will surpass Paolo Di Canio's 47-goal haul for the Hammers if he scores against Leicester on Monday.
The 31-year-old drew level with the Italian with his strike at Newcastle.
"I think Mick will see it as a big deal and so he should do because West Ham, if you look through the eras, have had so many great players," said Moyes.
"So I think that for Micky to have the chance to do it, having started as a winger and then full-back and wing-back, for this period in his career he is a centre-forward so I hope he gets in front by about 20 or 30 goals ahead of Paolo Di Canio.