A shocking all-round performance meant that they were well beaten 5-0 by their old boss Alan Pardew.
Missing his top goalscorer Andy Carroll, Pardew decided to give young striker Leon Best a game and he duly delivered with a well taken hat-trick. The Hammers were 3-0 down at half time effectively throwing the game away with a thoroughly inept defensive display.
The second half was no improvement and another series of errors led to two more goals to heap the pressure back onto Avram Grant and his side.