The birthday boy cut a reserved figure. He pumped his fists a little and shook hands with those in close proximity but that was about it.
To look at Manuel Pellegrini, you would not have detected that he had got the gift he wanted for turning 65. Elsewhere, it was a different story. High-fives were exchanged; those who had run themselves to a standstill were wrapped in bear hugs.
West Ham, after what seemed an eternity, had finally registered their first Premier League success of the season and they did it with some style, too, capitalising on Everton's wretched afternoon to shred their hosts and lift themselves off the bottom.
Marko Arnautovic put West Ham 3-1 ahead after finishing off a fine move in the 60th minute at Goodison Park
The Austrian international celebrates West Ham's third goal of the afternoon against an open Everton outfit
Arnautovic is mobbed by his team-mates on the hour mark as they edged closer to picking up their first points of season
The West Ham players celebrate in front of the jubilant travelling support on Sunday as finally got off the mark in the league
Manuel Pellegrini enjoyed the perfect birthday after his side picked up their first points of the 2018-19 league campaign
PLAYER RATINGS, LEAGUE TABLE AND MATCH ZONE
Everton: Pickford, Kenny, Holgate, Zouma, Digne, Gueye, Schneiderlin (Bernard 44, Walcott (Lookman 77), Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin, Tosun (Niasse 69).
Subs: Baines, Stekelenburg, Davies, Dowell.
Scorers: Sigurdsson 45+2
West Ham: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku, Noble (Sanchez 71), Rice, Obiang, Yarmolenko (Snodgrass 82), Arnautovic (Antonio 64), Felipe Anderson.
Subs: Cresswell, Adrian, Ogbonna, Lucas Perez.
Scorers: Yarmolenko 11, 31, Arnautovic 60
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Season at a glance
- Premier League
- Premier League
- Championship
- League One
- League Two
- Scottish Premiership
- Scottish Div 1
- Scottish Div 2
- Scottish Div 3
- Ligue 1
- Serie A
- La Liga
- Bundesliga
This is how Andriy Yarmolenko gave West Ham the lead in the 11th minute. Click here to find out more from our MATCH ZONE.
Andriy Yarmolenko was the star of the show, scoring two super goals, but for Pellegrini this was not about revelling in one individual's performance. This, simply, was a chance to breath out and take delight in seeing some order restored.
The publication of the teams gave no indication of what would follow. Pellegrini's decision to make six changes – and include 11 different nationalities – hardly filled the travelling supporters with confidence. If anything, it made them wonder whether the manager knew what he was doing.
But, for the first time this season, the formula Pellegrini concocted reaped dividends. They were busy immediately, the midfield of Mark Noble, Declan Rice and Pedro Obiang scuttling and scurrying to stop Everton setting the tone.
The intensity was most noticeable in Felipe Anderson. His last visit to Merseyside on the opening weekend was a calamity and came as a culture shock for the Brazilian, who was left chasing shadows as Liverpool ran amok. Here, though, it was different and he had clearly toughened.
Such industry ensured West Ham plundered the vital first goal. Conceding the opener would surely have shattered their brittle confidence but they got an 11th minute shot-in-the-arm, as Obiang and Arnautovic exchanged passes before the latter squared to Yarmolenko to do the rest. Lift-off.
Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled a goal back for the Toffees on the stroke of half-time after powerfully heading the ball home
The Icelandic midfielder headed the ball into the corner of the net, leaving Lukasz Fabianksi with absolutely no chance
Sigurdsson wheels away in celebration after giving the hosts a lifeline so late in the opening period on Sunday afternoon
Morgan Schneiderlin was replaced by Everton new boy Bernard in just the 44th minute as Marco Silva changed things up
Theo Walcott was fortunate not to have suffered a serious injury after Arthur Masuaku's left foot struck him on his head
Walcott holds his head in agony after Masuaku's trailing left foot struck the Everton forward late on in first half
If there was glee for those in claret-and-blue, the irony of Yarmolenko scoring was not lost on Evertonians. Twice the club tried to sign the Ukrainian – Roberto Martinez even got as far as having his agent at Goodison Park for talks – but twice he escaped their clutches.
It was something he would do again in the 31st minute. When Noble pounced to win back Jordan Pickford's clearance, he set Yarmolenko away and the result was spectacular. He cut in from West Ham's right, jinking past Lucas Digne and Kurt Zouma, before bending a drive in from 20 yards.
Here was the stardust that West Ham's owners hoped their £17.5million investment would bring. . When he departed in the 81st minute, his job done, all three tiers of the Bullens Road away section rose to give him acclaim. There can be no looking back from here.
Those sentiments apply to the team as a whole. While there was much to like about the way they attacked, not least through the indefatigable Arnuatovic, West Ham needed spirit to weather a period of pressure from Everton that lifted the emotional home crowd.
Andriy Yarmolenko then doubled West Ham's lead in the 31st minute after firing home a brilliant curling effort
Jordan Pickford desperately dives to his right but can't do anything about Yarmolenko's strike after giving the ball away
Yarmolenko celebrates scoring his second goal for the Hammers on his first start for the club since his arrival this summer
The 28-year-old winger does the Irons celebration following his fine second goal on Sunday afternoon on Merseyside
Cenk Tosun could have levelled for Everton after going 1-0 behind but his header was directed straight at Fabianski
Fabianski does well to palm the ball away from danger following the Everton striker's header in the opening period
Silva made the unusal call of making a tactical substitution in the 44th minute, withdrawing holiding Morgan Schneiderlin in favour of the Brazil winger Bernard and putting two men up front, and it paid instant dividends as Gylfi Sigurdsson planted a header past Lukas Fabianski in first half injury time.
Everton had other chances. Cenk Tosun will have difficulty sleeping for the next couple of days after seeing a glorious headed opening palmed away by Fabianski, while another shot from the Turkey forward forced West Ham's keeper into sprawling action.
Scoring in that moment changed the atmosphere around the stadium and Everton returned with renewed enthusiasm that they could turn the situation around but, on the hour, West Ham managed to land the counterpunch to end the contest.
Once again, Everton had a role in their own downfall. Silva maybe missing several defenders but his teams remain worryingly open and they will continue to be exposed if they keep playing in this manner. Clean sheets, more than anything, are the route to success.
Yarmolenko gave the visitors the lead in just the 11th minute after finishing off a rapid counter-attack on the weekend
Yarmolenko wheels off to celebrate after opening his account for West Ham following his move from Borussia Dortmund
The Ukraine international is congratulated by Arnautovic after breaking the deadlock at Goodison Park
They were stripped bare by a simple give and go, Arnuatovic passing to Obiang, who returned the pass in a flash, and the Austrian did the rest, thumping a shot low under Pickford's body to leave those who had traipsed north jumping around in glee.
Everton kept going but there was no real conviction, not even when substitute Oumar Niasse rattled the bar from close range. They left the field to muted boos, the realisation that they much work to do. West Ham, on the other hand, left the field to chants of 'we're gonna win the league'.
Fanciful, of course. But when there has been such disappointment and frustration, the chance for escapism is gleefully received.
Lucas Digne tries to escape the pressure put on him by Yarmolenko with Everton searching for an equaliser at 1-0
Morgan Schneiderlin fouls West Ham right back Pablo Zabaleta during the early stages at Goodison Park on Sunday
Everton fans proudly display a Neville Southall banner before kick-off to celebrate the former goalkeeper's 60th birthday
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Main photo article The birthday boy cut a reserved figure. He pumped his fists a little and shook hands with those in close proximity but that was about it.
To look at Manuel Pellegrini, you would not have detected that he had got the gift he wanted for turning 65. Elsewhere, it was a different story. High-fives...
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