Bolton made the most of an under par West Ham with a comfortable 3-0 win over the Hammers at the Reebok Stadium. West Ham paid the price for a dismal first half and remain in the bottom three whilst Bolton will be in good heart for their FA Cup semi-final next weekend.
Chung Yong Lee scored his first goal since September to open proceedings followed by a Daniel Sturridge effort to send the home side in at the interval two goals to the good in a one-sided first-half.
The Hammers improved after the break but any thoughts of a revival were quickly dispelled as Sturridge took advantage of a retreating visitor's defence to shoot home.
Referee: Lee Probert
Venue: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,857
Bolton scorers: Sturridge 14, 51, Lee 20 West Ham scorers:
BOLTON 22 Jaaskelainen 02 Steinsson 05 Cahill (yellow card) 12 Knight 25 Alonso 06 Muamba 10 Petrov (Moreno 79) 27 Lee (Taylor 78) 09 Elmander 14 Davies (Klasnic 82) 15 Sturridge
Substitutes 01 Bogdan, 04 Robinson, 07 Taylor, 21 Cohen, 17 Klasnic, 19 Moreno, 20 Blake
WEST HAM 01 Green 05 Tomkins 15 Upson (Jacobsen 46) 22 Da Costa 36 Bridge 08 Parker (Spector 76) 11 Hitzlsperger 16 Noble 21 Ba 30 Piquionne (Cole 46) 34 Keane
Substitutes 31 Boffin, 04 Gabbidon, 18 Spector, 37 Jacobsen, 32 O'Neil, 09 Cole, 33 Obinna
