Alan Pardew will hold crisis talks with West Bromwich Albion on Monday, with his future once again under fierce scrutiny.

Pardew is to meet with Mark Jenkins, the chief executive, and will discuss the Premier League strugglers’s plans for the remainder of the season, following their seventh successive defeat.

The 56-year-old admitted he would understand if Albion ended his tenure after the 4-1 defeat to Leicester, while he is also facing a huge battle to motivate his squad amid growing tension in the dressing room.

Pardew has only survived due to a lack of available replacements, with Albion’s perilous position making managers reluctant to take on what appears a futile survival mission. They are eight points adrift of safety with eight games left, but have secured only three league victories all season.

Albion are ready to “reboot” the club in the summer, with many players poised to leave and an innovative new head coach expected to lead their recovery in the Championship.