Hull City are down.
A 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace, coupled with a victory for Swansea over already-relegated Sunderland on Saturday afternoon, confirmed that there will be no Premier League football played on Humberside next season.
Needing a win at Selhurst Park to keep their survival hopes alive, Hull made the worst imaginable start to the game when an error from Andrea Ranocchia allowed Wilfried Zaha to put the home side ahead. Christian Benteke doubled their advantage before half-time, with late goals from Luka Milivojevic, from the penalty spot, and substitute Patrick van Aanholt completing a miserable afternoon for those connected with Hull.
In contrast, Swansea’s players were delighted with the outcome. A video shared on Twitter by Gerhard Tremmel shows them gathered watching the final minutes of the game at Selhurst Park, cheering Milivojevic’s spot-kick which all but confirmed top flight football for the club next season.
— Gerhard Tremmel (@GerryTremmel) May 14, 2017
The 4-0 victory for Palace also secured their status as a Premier League club for next season.
“It’s always a relief,” manager Sam Allardyce said after the game. “The nervous tension was around the building today.
“For us to apply ourselves as we did, almost perfectly, was excellent. It’s four goals, a clean sheet and we were able to enjoy the last 15 minutes.
“It was a class performance. We completely nullified Hull’s possession.”
