Despite Sam Allardyce restoring his first team following the 5-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest, Manchester City were simply far too strong for the Hammers to compete with.
An Alvaro Negredo hat trick, a goal from midfield power-house Yaya Toure and a brace for Edin Dzeko were enough to extinguish any hope that West Ham will have had about taking the game to City in the return league at the Boleyn Ground.
