“These decisions are never taken lightly but always in the interests of the club,” chairman John Williams said on West Brom’s official website. “We are in a results business and over the back end of last season and this season to date, ours have been very disappointing. Pulis, 59 — the fifth Premier League manager to be sacked this season — replaced Alan Irvine when the Baggies were a point above the relegation zone in January 2015, eventually leading them to 13th. Pulis made a defence of his record before the Chelsea defeat, suggesting Albion would struggle to get a better replacement. The other bosses fired so far this season are Frank de Boer (Crystal Palace), Craig Shakespeare (Leicester), Ronald Koeman (Everton) and Slaven Bilic (West Ham).

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 11:26 UTC