Luton have become only the fourth team to suffer back-to-back relegations from the Premier League all the way to League One after a 5-3 defeat at West Brom.
A three-match winning run had lifted the Hatters temporarily out of the Championship’s bottom three heading into Saturday’s trip to the Hawthorns, needing only to match or better Hull City’s result at Portsmouth to remain in the second tier.
But a punishing first-half collapse against West Brom – conceding three times before shipping another two in the second period – made the task virtually impossible for Matt Bloomfield’s side, despite scoring three themselves.
Hull stay up by the narrowest of margins having posted a superior goal difference to Luton after earning a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth to finish level on 49 points with a 14-goal advantage.
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Millenic Alli finds a vital equaliser for Luton at the Hawthorns after Tom Fellows gave the home side the lead.
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West Brom go 3-1 up against Luton – a nightmare scenario for the away side.