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Stoke 1-2 Crystal Palace: Stoke suffer Premier League relegation after defeat to Palace
Stoke's ten-year stay in the Premier League ended on Saturday as a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace saw them relegated down to the Championship.
In a game Stoke knew they needed to win to stand a chance of remaining in the Premier League, Xherdan Shaqiri had given them hope when he scored his eighth goal of the season with a first-half free kick.
Paul Lambert's side could not build on that advantage though, and in the second half Palace drew level when James McArthur slotted him in the 68th minute.
With Stoke knowing a draw would also not be enough, they went forward in search of a second goal, but left big gaps at the back and Patrick van Aanholt took advantage with the winner four minutes from time.
The defeat meant that Stoke became the first team to be relegated from the Premier League this season, with bottom side West Brom possibly joining them later on Saturday.
Stoke fans had their head in their hands at the final whistle as it was confirmed the club's 10-year stay in the division was coming to an end, Lambert having failed to rescue them after replacing the sacked Mark Hughes as manager in January.
The Potters are three points behind 17th-placed Swansea with one game remaining, but the Swans' midweek fixture against third-bottom Southampton means Lambert's side cannot escape the drop zone.
Palace, meanwhile, are now mathematically safe to complete the considerable upturn in their fortunes after Roy Hodgson succeeded Frank De Boer early in the campaign.
Reaction
Ryan Shawcross told Sky Sports: "It's difficult. Obviously it doesn't happen in one game, it's over the whole season.
"There are a lot of things we need to change and do better. Ultimately it's down to the players. We've not been good enough all season.
"Since the gaffer has come in we've had a right go in every game. For whatever reason we've not got the goals we've needed and ultimately that's cost us.
"We've had another right go today but they were very lively on the break and we got hit a couple of times.
"It's massively disappointing but it's a great club and we'll be back.
"The club have got a lot of big decisions to make. If we can keep our better players that'd be brilliant and we'd have a great chance (of promotion).
"Hopefully we can do it. It's going to be difficult but at the moment we've got to let it sink in and come back strong."
Palace, meanwhile, are now mathematically safe to complete the considerable upturn in their fortunes after Hodgson succeeded Frank De Boer early in the campaign.
Hodgson said: "I'm really proud of our team's performance, not just today but over the whole season.
"But I feel a lot of empathy for Stoke. It's a very tough day for them so any joy I feel is measured by looking at the faces of the Stoke City players who really gave everything today.
"Unfortunately they came across a team that wasn't prepared to lie down and as a result we could profit from the fact they had to win the game and take chances."
Match Stats
- Stoke City have been relegated from the Premier League, ending their 10-season stay in the top-flight.
- This is their first relegation from any division since the 1997-98 campaign, when they were relegated from the second tier alongside Reading and Manchester City.
- Crystal Palace are mathematically safe from relegation, and are therefore the first top-flight team since Liverpool in the 1899-1900 season to avoid relegation despite losing their first seven matches of the season.
- Since beating Huddersfield in his first Premier League match in charge, the Potters have collected just seven points from 13 games under Paul Lambert (W0 D7 L6).
- Crystal Palace haven’t lost any of their last 13 Premier League games against sides starting the day in the bottom half of the division (W5 D8).
- Of players with at least 15 Premier League goals, no player has scored a higher percentage from outside the box than Xherdan Shaqiri (67%, level with David Ginola’s 14/21).
- Stoke have failed to win any of the four Premier League matches they’ve gone in at half-time ahead under Paul Lambert (D2 L2).
- By contrast, Crystal Palace have won three of their last seven Premier League games in which they’ve gone in at half-time trailing (D1 L3).