EPL: Slaven Bilic on brink after dire Hammers performance

LONDON: West Ham manager

Slaven Bilic

appeared resigned to his fate on Friday following his side's woeful performance in a 3-0 home defeat by

Brighton

.

Bilic, who just survived a tough period last season, said he assumed full responsibility for the hapless display which had home fans heading for the exits midway through the first-half.

"It's very hard for me to say anything clever now. I take full responsibility for it. I don't want to hide," the 49-year-old Croatian told Sky Sports.

"It is not a good situation and the board will do what they are going to do. It's their decision."

Bilic's fate rests with, amongst others, West Ham co-owner David Sullivan who had said before the match the former Croatian national coach would be at the club till the end of the season unless things were judged to be desperate.

A double from

Glenn Murray

had given Bilic's opposite number

Chris Hughton

plenty to smile about in his 100th Premier League match as a manager.

"I thought we were outstanding," Hughton told Sky Sports.

Murray's brace -- taking his tally to five in seven meetings with the Hammers -- and a delightful effort by Colombian international Jose Izquierdo gave Brighton their first away win of the season and the 'Seagulls' first in the top flight since 1983.

Murray silenced the home fans in the 10th minute heading home German playmaker Pascal Gross's perfectly delivered free-kick after the veteran striker easily shrugged off the attention of Pedro Obiang.