West Ham fell to their second Premier League defeat in a row as a resurgent Everton secured a deserved 2-0 victory at Goodison Park in Saturday's early kick-off.
Bernard scored a fine individual goal and Gylfi Sigurdsson added a late second as Everton eased the pressure on manager Marco Silva - but the result will leave plenty of questions for Manuel Pellegrini to answer.
Brazilian Bernard netted after 17 minutes at Goodison Park and substitute Sigurdsson struck from distance in stoppage time as the Toffees ended a run of four successive League defeats.
It was a victory Silva's side, who had begun the game in the relegation zone, thoroughly deserved.
The hosts also hit the woodwork twice and Hammers goalkeeper Roberto made a number of good saves. Were it not for a lack of a cutting edge and some dogged West Ham defending, they could have won by a more convincing margin.
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Starting lineups
Everton: Pickford, Sidibe, Keane, Mina, Digne, Andre Gomes, Davies, Walcott, Iwobi, Bernard, Richarlison
Subs: Holgate, Baines, Calvert-Lewin, Sigurdsson, Kean, Lossl, Baningime
West Ham: Roberto, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Rice, Felipe Anderson, Noble, Lanzini, Fornals, Haller
Subs: Balbuena, Zabaleta, Yarmolenko, Snodgrass, Wilshere, Martin, Ajeti
Referee: Paul Tierney
Additional reporting by PA.
