Life gets no easier for Slaven Bilic at West Ham United, following a 3-0 loss to Southampton at home today.

In truth, little about the Hammers looked remotely threatening all afternoon as the Saints strolled through the East London outfit with relative ease.

Problems on and off the pitch continue to plague the Irons and their move to the London Stadium is looking increasingly poorly planned.

The nature of their performance today hinted at a far more deep-rooted issue than merely teething problems, with some of their most solid players in a constant state of disarray.

Meanwhile, the visitors were not at their best though little their hosts offered up meant they had to be.

It's the fourth win in a row for Claude Puel, who has settled in at the club after a relatively rocky start.

Pictures are worth a thousand words, so here are five images that summed up yet another West Ham loss.

Crossroad

As bad as things have been on the pitch for the club, there appears to be far more going wrong with the Hammers than merely a few bad results.

Problems within their own fans at the London Stadium are perhaps indicative of the different directions the paying support and those who own the club wish to go in.

Clearly, these are still early days but soothing a pretty poisonous atmosphere has to be a priority.

So it began

In a good patch of form right now, Charlie Austin marked his return to the starting lineup with a typically well-taken goal to put the Saints ahead.

The 27-year-old was once a target for the Irons and left egg on the faces of top brass in East London, who had questioned his durability.

Bubble burst

Life at the London Stadium continues to be an unhappy one for Slaven Bilic, who has seen the bubble burst after a strong first season in charge of West Ham.

Is under real pressure right now.

Claude 9

As bad as the opposition were, the victory in East London was the most convincing in the Premier League under Puel's tutelage so far for Southampton.

It remains too early to say if the Frenchman will prove to be another masterstroke for the South Coast outfit, but their recent run of good form certainly suggests it could be the case.

Hammered

Issues with their stadium move may be the talk of the town right now, but the Irons were simply just not good enough.

Too many sloppy passes and rash defensive decisions were in play all afternoon and none of their players ever looked a real threat for Southampton.