Fulham and Cardiff relegated from Premier League
Sunderland take giant step to survival with battling 1-0 win over United
Fulham and Cardiff City were both relegated from the Premier League on Saturday after losing their penultimate games of the season.
Fulham slipped into the Championship after 13 years in the top flight after losing 4-1 at Stoke City, while Cardiff City's 3-0 defeat at Newcastle United saw them relegated a year after securing promotion.
"I feel very sad. I have to apologise for not managing the situation," Fulham manager Felix Magath told BBC Sport. "There was no reason for that performance - it's the worst game since I've been here. I didn't expect it. I told the team, today was a great chance but we never took the chance."
I feel very sad. I have to apologise for not managing the situation. There was no reason for that performance - it's the worst game since I've been here
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was hired in January to replace the fired Malky Mackay at Cardiff, but failed to turn things around and they never looked likely to beat a struggling Newcastle side.
Sunderland's 1-0 victory at Manchester United condemned Fulham and Cardiff to relegation.
Gus Poyet's Sunderland are four points above Fulham and five points clear of bottom club Cardiff. Third-bottom Norwich City, who trail Sunderland by three points, visit Chelsea on Sunday.
"I said a long time ago that we would fight to the end, and what a game of football we played," said Poyet. "We have been down there all season but if we win and stay up it's an incredible season."