Michail relegates Canaries

sixth since football restarted. Antonio proved lethal from two set-pieces before the break and claimed the matchball by charging through an ill-disciplined rearguard shortly after the break.

And when he grabbed his fourth in the 74th minute, he equalled his tally for the rest of the season.

Farke had all but waved the white flag before kick-off, saying it was “99 per cent” certain they would be demoted.

That kind of message, unintentionally or not, can have an effect on players.

And the Hammers, under severe pressure themselves to stay in the division, could not have wished for more compliant opponents.

They were two goals to the good just before the interval after poor defending from deadball situations.

And the third – with VAR not needed to check offside – only served to highlight how Farke’s campaign has been undermined.

The fourth was barely celebrated by the men in claret and blue, apart from to register satisfaction at their goalscoring foward’s prolific afternoon.

The victory was a triumph for Moyes, however, who has pulled off the same trick with Antonio as he did with Marko Arnautovic during his previous spell in the hot seat at the London Stadium.

Two years ago, the Austrian found himself on the fringes. Devastating on his day – but all too often left sulking on the sidelines. Moyes put an arm around the enigmatic striker, gave him a more central role and the ex-Inter Milan forward repaid his boss by making decisive interventions.

He has done likewise with Antonio. This victory and the one over Chelsea had the 30-year-old at its heart.

Antonio could have guessed it was his day when he finished off a classic near-post corner routine.

Jarrod Bowen’s right-wing corner was flicked on at the near post by Issa Diop and the striker thumped home on the volley from inside the six-yard box. His second