West Brom have been resigned to it for a while but an eighth successive defeat was further shattering evidence that the club will be playing Championship football in August. After failing to see out what would have been a rare win Pardew’s men are 10 points from safety with seven games remaining. The manner of this defeat, after a spirited if unspectacular performance, left the Albion manager deflated. When Craig Dawson felled Joshua King 25 yards from goal, Stanislas stepped up to sink Albion with a peach of a free-kick. “We had to dig very deep and it was the hardest way [to win] but I’ll take any way at this stage of the season,” said Eddie Howe.

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2018 17:12 UTC