There were yet more Upton Park blues as wind-swept West Ham were blown away by Lee Carsley's 70th minute header for Everton.
That now means the Eastenders have failed to win any of their six home games so far this season.
“I thought we would put on a display today,” grimaced disappointed Glenn Roeder. “But we didn't do that until we found ourselves trying to salvage something late on.
“After our wins at Sunderland and Fulham this week, it was a very flat performance, we now need a home win and we need it quickly.” Having won the last three matches on their travels, the Hammers were desperate to replicate that away day form in front of their home supporters.
After training at Upton Park all week the early omens looked good as Trevor Sinclair forced Richard Wright to spectacularly tip aside his volley. But it was to prove a false dawn for Roeder's men as two ordinary looking teams toiled fruitlessly in the blustery conditions.
Indeed, on the half hour David James thwarted Kevin Campbell's point-blank shot with his rib cage before holding Tony Hibbert's sizzling 18-yarder.
Right on half time, though, the Hammers' keeper almost undid all that good work when he failed to claim from Li Tie, who sliced his angled shot across the face of an empty goal, and then just after the break the red-faced James again missed Mark Pembridge's cross as Campbell bravely headed just past the angle.
Although Ian Pearce glanced into the sidenetting, West Ham were clearly struggling to bury their home hoodoo and the arrival of Wayne Rooney did little to help.
Indeed, seconds after stepping off the bench, the Toffees' teenage terror slipped his markers before lifting his shot over both the advancing James and his crossbar.
With just 20 minutes left, West Ham's fate was confirmed when David Unsworth's deep cross to the far post was met by Carsley, who outjumped Scott Minto to powerfully nod home the winner.
“It was a good solid performance and even though we did have to weather the storm a little bit towards the end we fully deserved the three points" commented Blues boss David Moyes