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title: "OTD: West Ham beat Wigan Athletic 4-0 at Upton Park"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2021-11-29T19:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-11-29T19:00:00Z"
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# OTD: West Ham beat Wigan Athletic 4-0 at Upton Park

On this day (November 29) in 2003, [West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/11/29/pundits-upbeat-over-exciting-west-ham-despite-defeat/) thrashed Wigan Athletic 4-0 at Upton Park.

The Hammers were competing in the second flight of English football having been [relegated from the Premier League](https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/too-good-to-go-down-how-a-talented-west-ham-were-relegated-in-2003/) six months earlier.

Following a strong start to the season the Hammers were in seventh place as a side under [newly appointed manager Alan Pardew](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/sep/19/newsstory.sport4) destroyed the Latics in East London.

Kevin Horlock [opened the scoring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvs93cz94vs) for the Irons before a Jason Jarrett own goal doubled the lead.

However, it was a Marlon Harewood double that sealed the victory in a game [fondly remembered](https://twitter.com/cxlcapone/status/898302656812167168) by one West Ham fan in particular.

> Saturday 29th November 2003. West Ham 4-0 Wigan. Pardews first win with West Ham and a Marlon Harewood brace👌🏼 [https://t.co/gyPk1tjRNT](https://t.co/gyPk1tjRNT)
>
> — Cal (@cxlcapone) [August 17, 2017](https://twitter.com/cxlcapone/status/898302656812167168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

A star-studded lineup featuring David James, Michael Carrick, Hayden Mullins and Anton Ferdinand were [all involved](https://www.skysports.com/football/west-ham-united-vs-wigan-athletic/teams/41379) on the day as West Ham asserted their dominance over the visitors.

Ultimately the Hammers [missed out on automatic promotion](https://www.flashscore.co.uk/football/england/championship-2003-2004/standings/) back to the top-flight and were beaten by Crystal Palace at the Millenium Stadium in the playoff final.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

How times have changed.

From attempting to regain Premier League status, 18 years on Hammers fans are left wondering what might’ve been following a [narrow defeat](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/november/28-november/it-happened-manchester-city-2-1-west-ham-united) at the hands of champions Manchester City.

Still inside the [top four](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) and with genuine Champions League qualification hopes growing all the time, these are the halcyon days.