Slaven Bilic suffered surely the worst defeat of his spell as West Ham boss as they were thrashed 3-0 at home to Brighton.
Two goals from Glenn Murray and a first Seagulls strike for Jose Izquierdo put the Croatian's future firmly back in the spotlight.
Joint-owner David Sullivan even backed his manager before kick-off, saying he would be given the opportunity to at least see out his contract until the end of the season.
But a clueless and shambolic performance, probably their most inept to date at the London Stadium, can only have set the alarm bells ringing.
A win would have catapulted West Ham into the top 10 - but instead they could be in the bottom three by the end of the weekend.
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