West Brom relegated from Premier League

West Brom were relegated from the Premier League on Tuesday following Southampton ’ s 1 -0 win over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium, joining Stoke in the Championship next season .Darren Moore’ s side needed a draw between the Saints and Swans in south Wales to take West Brom’ s fight to avoid relegation into the final day of the season on Sunday .

After more than 70 minutes of frenetic action , substitute Manolo Gabbiadini provided the decisive moment for Southampton when he reacted quickest to Charlie Austin ’ s parried shot in a crowded goalmouth .

Gabbiadini had only been on the pitch for four minutes and it was only his fifth goal of a difficult season for the Italian.

The result means Southampton move up to 16 th in the table , three points clear of 18 th -place Swansea, who are favourites to be the third side relegated .

Southampton ’ s win confirmed West Brom’ s return to the Championship after eight seasons in the top flight , with an eighth -place finish the best the Baggies managed during the 2012 / 13 season with Steve Clarke in charge .

West Brom’ s season started well , with six points taken from a possible six after successive 1 – 0 wins at home to Bournemouth and away to Burnley .

However , after picking up just four points from a possible 30 , Tony Pulis was sacked two days after losing 4 – 0 at home to Chelsea and was replaced by Gary Megson , who temporarily took charge of two games .

Alan Pardew was named permanent manager but his arrival failed to deliver the improvement needed to guide the side away from relegation .

Pardew , who led the Baggies to an FA Cup fourth -round victory at Liverpool , only had a 2 – 0 home win against Brighton to show for his efforts in the Premier League.

Problems off the pitch added to the disappointment on it when a mid – season trip to Barcelona made the headlines for the wrong reasons .

Four senior players , including captain Jonny Evans and England midfielder Jake Livermore , were forced to apologise after a taxi was stolen from outside a fast – food restaurant.

On April 2 , Pardew ’ s time was up and he was replaced by Moore until the end of the season , becoming West Brom’ s fourth manager of the campaign .

Since Moore’ s appointment , West Brom have taken 11 points from a possible 15 to keep alive the hope of a great escape.

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