Rob Green says West Ham United gave him some of the best days of his career - but the QPR keeper will be trying to shut them out on Sunday.

The 34-year-old goalkeeper spent six years with the Hammers between 2006 and 2012 and was named voted their player of the year for the 2007-08 season.

Green’s last game for West Ham came in May 2012 as he helped them secure promotion from the Championship by beating Blackpool 2-1 in the play-off final.

Champagne spray party: Rob Green was part of the West Ham team that was promoted in 2012

A year earlier he was relegated with the Hammers, something he repeated with the Hoops in 2013, but he hopes it will be third time lucky in the Premier League with QPR this season.

“They’re all big games and I’m looking forward to it,” Green said ahead of a trip back to Upton Park this weekend.

“It’s nice to go back to somewhere that was my club for six years. I loved it and everyone there was good to me. I played there for six years and then I felt it was time to move on and took on a new challenge with QPR.

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Highlight: West Ham secured Premier League survival after this goal from Carlos Tevez

“Winning at Old Trafford in my first season to stay up on the last day has got to be up there as one of my best moments. My last game, which was winning in the play-off final, was a great day for me and for everybody at the club.”

Green admits he can see a few similarities between the R’s and the Hammers, who are situated at opposite sides of the capital, but when you examine things closer they are worlds apart.

“West Ham are moving to a new ground and QPR are looking to do the same,” he explained.

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Blast from the past: Rob Green in his West Ham days

“There’s similarities in ownership and ambition of looking to move on but they feel like very different clubs. They’ve both got fantastic attributes but in very different ways.

“You look at West Ham and it has a fan base which starts in east London and spreads out through Essex.

“QPR are competing with Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford for fans and there’s lots of derby games. On the other side of London you either support West Ham or Spurs, perhaps or even Orient but you wouldn’t put them in the same bracket.”

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