Wolverhampton Wanderers expected relegation from the English Premier League has been confirmed.
The basement club in the league was sent down to the English Championship after West Ham United held Crystal Palace to a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park, confirming Wolves as the first club to suffer relegation this season.
Wolves had lost to Leeds United 3-0 on Saturday, and a win for Tottenham or draw for West Ham would confirm their exit from the elite league in England, and the latter did nailed the Wolves’ coffin.
They leave the EPL after eight years, with 17 points from 33 matches not enough to catch up with the park, or retain their spot for next season.
Wolves are the first club in the 138-year history of top division football in England to collect only two points from their first 18 matches. They eventually set an EPL record of failing to win in their first 19 matches, and are the only club in EPL history to fail to win in their first ten matches in two consecutive seasons.
They have also lost 22 matches this season, and failed to keep a clean sheet in the first half of the season.
Wolves could still decide the fate of another relegation-threatened club Tottenham whom they meet at the Molineux stadium on Saturday. They will also face Sunderland, Brighton, Fulham, and the final day fixture will be at home to Burnley.