David Moyes suffered his worst day in football as Sunderland's 10-year stay in the Premier League drew to a painful conclusion.
Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by Bournemouth – who had not won away from home since December 31 – coupled with Hull's draw at Southampton condemned the Black Cats to the drop with four games remaining.
Moyes, who had admitted the club were in a relegation fight as early as August 21 after defeat by Middlesbrough in just the second game of the campaign, afterwards described the day as the most difficult yet of his managerial career.