Goals Galore? It Could Be A BT Sport Treat On Saturday

Full throttle football, a little light at the back but going forward? Get the popcorn out, sit back, watch and enjoy.

But not many performers could offer the type of thrill-a-minute displays Dagenham & Redbridge are dishing out right now.

Let’s go back five weeks, when they beat Bromley 4-1. Just a few days later, Notts County brought them down to earth with a bump with a 5-0 home defeat.

That was followed by another five goal game as Wrexham handed out a lesson.

Then came two home games in a week - thrashing Altrincham 5-1 and beating Barnet 5-4 in a breathless derby game.

The drama wasn’t done. They were beaten 5-1 at Dorking before, you guessed it, another high scoring match on Tuesday at Chesterfield where they held on for a 3-2 victory.

Still with us? Well to summarise, it’s just the 40 goals in their last seven matches.

The BT Sport cameras are pitching up for the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday with Southend United making the short trip.

All we ask is that they don’t pick this moment to pack up the entertainment!

But the Blues have a score to settle. They were beaten three times by the Daggers last season, including a 3-0 defeat during manager Kevin Maher's first game in charge last October.

The Roots Hall boss told the Echo: "When you reflect over the year a lot of change has gone on and it's a credit to everyone at the football club who has worked so hard behind the scenes to get it on the right track.

"We still have a long way to go and we know that but if you look at the squad we think we're in a better place now in terms of age and energy.

"I remember the first day walking in here, it wasn't a great place to be. But now I see the players around the place and they all want to be here and work hard.”

The Shrimpers fans know their team will overtake the East Londoners with a win and the manager added: "They're a good side and I fully expect them to be up there come the end of the season.”

Daggers boss Daryl McMahon is having sleepless nights.

Not only are his team making getting off at night harder than ever before, but he has just become a dad again.

But he was thrilled by what he saw on Tuesday night at Chesterfield.

“I thought we were terrific tonight from start to finish,” McMahon said after the 3-2 win.

“We should have made it four-nil at the start of the second-half and then that would have been game over.

"We knew we could hit them on the break and I thought we did that two or three times in the first five or 10 minutes in the second-half.”

Don’t miss the live BT Sport game - coverage gets underway at midday on Saturday