Sam Allardyce's reign at West Bromwich Albion got off to a horrible start after Sunday's 3-0 loss to Aston Villa at the Hawthorns.
Anwar El Ghazi gave Villa the lead after five minutes with an improvised finish past Sam Johnstone.
Things went from bad to worse from Allardyce and Albion when captain Jake Livermore was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Jack Grealish.
The Baggies were within touching distance for most of the game until Bertrand Traore doubled Villa's lead with six minutes remaining.
El Ghazi then converted from the penalty spot to get his second of the game after Traore was fouled in the box.
Speaking after the game, manager Dean Smith said: "A very good performance again, following on from Burnley and West Ham when we came away with nothing. To win three games away form home 3-0 shows we are in a good place.
"We started really well and expected that against a side with a new manager bounce. Our energy levels were there to see we controlled it form start to finish.
"You cannot lunge and Jake Livermore is frustrated he has been fouled and lunges in. He catches Jack Grealish on the calf and by the letter of the law it is a red. It was a bit of red mist, you cannot tackle like that.
"Jack was fantastic and he looks like he is playing on the playground with his mates. His balance is incredible, he is so hard to knock off the ball.
"There were times last season when the opposition went down to 10 men and we tried to force it but we were patient. We missed a number of chance to make it 2-0. The offside call for Ollie Watkins was very marginal. I don't think they has a shot on goal against us all game.
"Anwar El Ghazi's performance levels were good against Burnley and did well tonight and scored two goals."
