West Ham waved goodbye to the Premier League with a typically awful display and 3-0 defeat to Sunderland at Upton Park.
Boudewijn Zenden, playing his final match for the Black Cats, saw his mistimed header sail over Robert Green to put his side in the driving seat.
Stephane Sessegnon, employed as a makeshift striker in recent weeks, made it 2-0 with a pinpoint effort from 20 yards.
Jordan Henderson who on a stoppage-time third, crossing for Christian Riveros, who lad all the time in the world to slot home and put the already relegated Hammers out of their misery,
Despite a woeful second half of the season, Sunderland moved into the top half of the table as a result of West Brom's late equaliser against Newcastle, leapfrogging their local rivals.