Dimitri Payet ensured Slaven Bilic enjoyed another memorable evening at Steve McClaren’s expense as West Ham cruised to a 2-0 win over struggling Newcastle on Monday.

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Almost eight years after Bilic’s Croatia earned a 3-2 win at Wembley that ended McClaren’s hopes of leading England to Euro 2008, the two coaches faced off again at Upton Park with Premier League points the prize.

Mark Noble was able to captain the Hammers after winning an appeal following his red card at Liverpool and the midfielder made the most of his reprieve to set up Payet’s ninth minute opener.

Noble squared the ball to Payet and, from the edge of the penalty area, the former Marseille midfielder slotted a superb side-footed curler into the top corner.

Newcastle almost drew level midway through the half when Georginio Wijnaldum bundled past two defenders and fed Daryl Janmaat in the penalty area.

However, with just Darren Randolph to beat, Dutch defender Janmaat lost his bearings and shot straight at the Hammers goalkeeper.

Victor Moses, on loan from Chelsea, should have marked his West Ham debut with a goal before half-time, but the winger shot wide after Payet’s pass sent him clean through.

But the hosts didn’t have to wait long for the decisive second goal as Payet finished off a devastating counter three minutes after the interval.

Making it all the more galling for Newcastle, it was from their own attack that West Ham struck as a long ball was punted clear and Moses surged away from the under-manned Magpies defence before firing his shot against the crossbar.

The rebound fell kindly for Payet, leaving him with the relatively simple task of burying the rebound and giving McClaren another night to forget.