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Cardiff and Fulham are relegated from the Premier League

Malta Independent Saturday, 3 May 2014, 20:23 Last update: about 13 years ago
Fulham saw their 13-year stay in the Premier League end in abject fashion as the Stoke manager Mark Hughes saw his side torment his former club. The Welshman had criticised Fulham for a "lack of ambition" after leaving Craven Cottage in 2011 but the same cannot be said of his Stoke side who turned on the style in another impressive performance. Fulham looked far from a side that had real desire to stay in the top flight and goals from Peter Odemwingie, Marko Arnautovic, Oussama Assaidi and Jonathan Walters handed them exactly what they deserved."You're not fit to wear the shirts," the 3,000 travelling fans sang towards the end, after supporting their team with such gusto throughout, while big earners such as Darren Bent also came in for flak. Sadly for them their men looked disinterested as Stoke tore them apart from the start, the attacking trio of Odemwingie, Arnautovic and Assaidi causing constant problems for a side that have leaked goals all season. Felix Magath, the alleged hard taskmaster, failed to get his team playing anywhere near his demands. He was rarely seen on the touchline as Fulhamslipped towards their inevitable conclusion with barely a whimper. The German did take off the ineffectual Lewis Holtby, bringing on Ashkan Dejagah in his place, but such a change did little to turn the tide.
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