West Ham's fine form under Gianfranco Zola continued after they brushed Hull City aside.
The 2-0 scoreline hardly flattered the Hammers who created numerous chances in an impressive display.
They could even afford a missed penalty by Mark Noble, who saw his first-half effort superbly saved by Matt Duke - a surprise replacement for regular keeper Boaz Myhill - before they took control with goals from David Di Michele and Carlton Cole.
Record signing Savio - who made a late substitute's appearance - would have been impressed by his new teammates who could easily have won by more as the Tigers' miserable run continued.
Their own new recruit, Jimmy Bullard, was introduced as a second-half substitute with his side already trailing but there was little the former Fulham man could do as the Tigers slumped to a sixth successive Premier League defeat.
After a cagey opening, the match burst into life on 15 minutes.
Noble's shot was deflected behind for a corner, which eventually dropped out to Jack Collison and his low strike was well saved at full stretch by Duke, making his first Premier League start of the season.
The City keeper was left a spectator moments later when Di Michele unleashed a superb curling effort from just outside the box which came back off the inside of the far post.
The Hammers were awarded a penalty in the 21st minute when Sam Ricketts was adjudged by referee Howard Webb to have bundled over Cole as the pair tussled in the six-yard box.
Noble - who spent a spell on loan at Hull in 2006 - drilled the ball towards the left corner, only for Duke to pull off a stunning save at full stretch.
The hosts were soon back on the offensive.
A quick punt up field suddenly released Di Michele ahead of the defence and into the left side of the Hull penalty area.
However, the Italian made a complete mess of his first-time shot, dragging the ball horribly across goal and wide.
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