Chelsea turn up heat on Tony Pulis with four-goal rout at West Brom

Tony Pulis is on the brink of losing his job after the West Bromwich Albion supporters repeatedly called for him to be sacked during a humiliating defeat against Chelsea that was witnessed by Guochuan Lai, the club’s Chinese owner. “We want Pulis out‚“ was the message from a fanbase that is no longer willing to tolerate the sight of the Welshman in charge of a team in freefall.

Chelsea, who won the Premier League title at this stadium last season, brutally exposed the brittle confidence in a side that has now won only two of their last 21 Premier League matches and collected just 12 points in the process. It is relegation form and Pulis appears powerless to arrest the slide. “You’re getting sacked in the morning‚“ chanted the Chelsea fans, prompting some from Albion to join in as the mood darkened in these parts.

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