West Ham 1 Wolves 3

Super Wolves produced arguably their best Premier League performance as they moved seven points clear of the drop zone with this remarkable win.

Kevin Doyle's seventh goal of the season on 28, plus Ronald Zubar's first Premier League strike and one from Matt Jarvis in the space of three minutes either side of the hour mark made top flight football a near certainty at Molineux next season.

Substitute Guillermo Franco lobbed an injury-time reply but it was n more than a consolation, as the visitors deservedly controlled the show.

Wolves also clinched a slice of history with their biggest ever Premier League win, as they went three matches unbeaten.

Mick McCarthy's side gave everything they had and did everything right, never allowing the Hammers a moment's peace as they silenced the Upton Park crowd, who were left demanding the head of boss Gianfranco Zola after a fifth successive defeat.

There were any number of Man of the Match contenders for Wolves, but no one played better than Doyle or David Jones, who split the Hammers defence for the second and third goals.

Victory was also a huge triumph for McCarthy, who made the big news prior to kick off by making his first changes for seven games.

McCarthy recalled George Elokobi for Stephen Ward at left-back and Michael Mancienne for Adlene Guedioura in midfield, while West Ham predictably recalled Parker and Carlton Cole.

But it was three more familiar names who combined to give Wolves the first chance of the game in the eighth minute.

Doyle flicked on goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann's long goal kick into the path of Foley, whose half volley hit the underside of the bar after allowing the ball to come across his body to tighten the angle.

Then Doyle struck in clinical fashion in the 28th minute, latching onto James Tomkins' mistake to race clear before slotting superbly across goalkeeper Robert Green to give Wolves the lead.

Mancienne made the most of his recall on his return to the capital in an industrious showing in front of the back four for Wolves. But his booking for a late tackle on 29 left him watching his step.

Cole should have done better for the home side three minutes later, curling a first-time effort straight at Hahnemann after Benni McCarthy jostled trying to elude Christophe Berra and the busy Mancienne.

But with Wolves suddenly in the ascendancy and playing all the football, the Hammers were unlucky not to concede a penalty 10 minutes before half-time when Radoslav Kovac dragged down Jones on the edge of the area.

If that was a let-off for the Hammers, the home fans let the team know exactly what they thought of them when Jones' drive was deflected wide in the 37th minute as a chorus of boos descended on Upton Park.

The home side responded with a superb run by Parker, who sidefooted against the inside of the post, Hahnemann smothering his rebound on the line before Zubar cleared.

Zubar, who was booked for catching Valon Behrami late, suddenly found himself at the other end after racing onto Jones' slide rule pass to fire an angled drive past Green to make it 2-0 on 58.

And Wolves were in dreamland three minutes later, when Jarvis rifled home the third to end the game as a contest.

Hahnemann made a superb reflex save to deny Franco on 78, then a more routine diving stop to foil Alessandro Diamanti eight minutes later.

But there was no denying Wolves a rich night of glory.