Hammers fans happy after crowd
West Ham’s first-half blitz of Southampton netted them a vital three points after a comfortable 3-0 win.
Mark Hughes’ side are now in the deep end of the relegation battle after sinking into the drop zone.
New Southampton boss Hughes had a mountain to climb after Joao Mario netted after 13 minutes.
Marko Arnautovic made it 2-0 just four minutes later as the troubles of West Ham’s last home game were quickly forgotten.
And the Austrian hitman visibly celebrated in front of his old Stoke boss before bagging his second just before half-time.
Arnautovic admitted his side needed to bounce back quickly.
He said: “We have to stick together as a team, that was 100 percent the best response possible.”
A disappointed Hughes said: “We didn’t give West Ham a game today, we had three catastrophic errors.”
West Brom fell flat against Burnley and need a miracle to survive after a dreary 2-1 defeat at home.
Alan Pardew’s men are rock bottom of the Premier League as Championship football looms.
Ashley Barnes fired home an outstanding acrobatic finish after 22 minutes for the opener.
Chris Wood’s header after 73 minutes doubled the lead for his side.
Salomon Rondon’s tidy finish before the end meant nothing as the Baggies fall ten points adrift.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche said: “It’s another big win, I’m very proud of what the players are achieving.”
Pardew said: “We looked so tentative in the first half,