West Brom won just two of their last 21 league games under Pulis

Tony Pulis has this morning been sacked as West Bromwich Albion head coach.

Large sections of the home support called for his exit during the 4-0 defeat by Chelsea at The Hawthorns on Saturday, which was played out in front of empty seats while Lai Guochuan, the Premier League club’s Chinese owner, looked on.

Video highlights: West Bromwich Albion 0 Chelsea 4

Pulis spoke to John Williams, the West Brom chairman, in the dressing room after a fourth straight defeat and the club’s hierarchy had talks yesterday and have acted swiftly to remove Pulis from his position.

In a statement, Williams said: “These decisions are never taken lightly but always in the interests of the club. We are in a results business and over the back end of last season and this season