The Slaven Bilic effect has definitely kicked in at West Ham United.

Currently accumulating four wins, twp draws and two losses from the first eight games of the 2015/2016 campaign, the Hammers currently sit in an impressive sixth place.

Furthermore, Bilic has made some discreet, yet effective, changes at the East London club after the departure of newly appointed Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce.

Over the course of the season so far, there have been many surprises that have been created and inflicted on by the E13 club.

The term ‘the stats don’t lie’ in the world of football is extremely true and we have definitely had their fair share of surprising stats over the season so far and it is certain those surprising stats are not going to stop.

So, here are the top five surprising stats so far this season…

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Where have the goals come from?

After Big Sam’s three years at the helm at Upton Park, the main issue that sparked his departure was the lack of goal within the team, meaning a bottom half finish was the best the Hammers could eventually achieve.

However, this season under Bilic’s stewardship and coaching strategy has resulted in West Ham being the second highest goal scorers in the Premier League so far with 17 goals, behind only table toppers Manchester City who are on 19.
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The wonderkid Oxford

An opening day match against Arsenal at the Emirates stadium is daunting for even the most experienced Premier League players, considering most of the time the Gunners have most of the ball possession.

However, Bilic had no worries about including 16-year-old protege Reece Oxford in the starting XI. It was a massive gamble that paid off, as the teenager kept the likes of Santi Cazorla and Mesut Ozil quiet.

This meant Oxford became the second youngest player to start a Premier League game at 16 years and 236 days old.
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Strength in Depth

Undoubtedly, because of the early start to the season with Europa League qualification, the anticipation of the chance of getting to the group stages was in the minds of Bilic, David Gold and David Sullivan.

As a result, the owners splashed the cash on the players Bilic wanted.

So far in the early stages of this season, the East Londoners have used 24 different players in the Premier League, two more than any other side.
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September Sakho

West Ham’s main outlet for goals Diafra Sakho just loves playing his football in September.

The Senegalese forward has scored six goals in seven matches in September since joining last season for a bargain £3.5m from French outfit FC Metz.

The likes of Hull City, Manchester United, Manchester City, Norwich City and Liverpool on two occasions have been inflicted with Sakho’s goal scoring prowess in September.
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Away Days…

When the fixture list was first announced, many fans feared the first three away games for West Ham would result in early season struggle. However, the outcome has been quite the opposite.

Producing fine performances which merited the three wins, the Hammers became the first club to beat Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City away from home in the same season.
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