Black Cats relegated after narrow home loss to Cherries

Sunderland have been relegated from the Premier League after losing 1-0 at home to Bournemouth while Hull drew 0-0 at Southampton.

David Moyes’ side headed into their game knowing their fate would be sealed if they failed to match the Tigers’ result at St Mary’s.

Both games were goalless heading into the final few minutes, but in the 88th minute Josh King netted the winner for the Cherries at the Stadium of Light.

The Black Cats nearly had a reprieve when Southampton were awarded a penalty for Alfred N’Diaye’s foul on Maya Yoshida, but Dusan Tadic’s stoppage-time spot-kick was saved by Eldin Jakupovic.

The results left Sunderland 13 points behind fourth-bottom Hull with four games left.

Captain John O’Shea, who celebrated his 36th birthday yesterday, is urging his teammates to go down with their heads held high by throwing off the shackles in the final four games of a soul-destroying campaign.

He said: “Look, it’s very raw at the minute. We all have to make sure we have that respect first and foremost for the Premier League, for everyone associated with Sunderland, that we finish the league strongly and positively as possible and we get as many points as we can.

“Obviously, there will be some very serious situations, other things that haven’t been resolved for other teams and we have to have that responsibility to make sure we perform like we have been doing.”

England striker Jamie Vardy’s fine goal two minutes before half time earned Leicester a 1-0 win at West Brom as the champions’ revival under Craig Shakespeare continued.

The match between Stoke and West Ham at the bet365 Stadium finished 0-0.

In the late kick-off, Burnley registered their first success on the road this season and eased their relegation fears as goals from Ashley Barnes and Andre Gray secured a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace.

David Moyes saw his Sunderland side go down after home loss.