Allardyce's proud record at risk after 'damaging' West Brom defeat

Allardyce’s capability to maintain golf equipment within the Premier League led West Brom to name on him to switch Slaven Bilic in mid-December.

Nonetheless, with only one level from their final 12 they’re 9 factors adrift of security — having performed a sport greater than fourth-from-bottom Brighton.

Much more disappointing for Allardyce they’ve taken only a level off the opposite two groups within the relegation zone, Fulham and United, of their final two video games.

“It’s totally damaging,” mentioned Allardyce. “We should always have had not less than 4 factors from two video games however we have now only one.

“We play soccer to not lose and we preserve dropping far too many.

“We have been in entrance in opposition to Fulham on the weekend and draw and we have been in entrance right here and have misplaced the sport.”

The 66-year-old former England supervisor conceded that the problem to remain up is getting ever larger.

“It leaves us with a fantastic hole to fill,” mentioned Allardyce.

“It is easy maths. We all know what number of factors it takes to remain on this league.

“What different folks do and what different golf equipment do, we won’t have an effect on. We have now to concentrate on getting 38 factors (they’ve 12 with 16 matches remaining).”

Allardyce mentioned it was crucial his defence, which has conceded 52 targets already this season, was not so beneficiant.

“I preserve saying ‘do not present the opposition targets,'” he mentioned.

“The overwhelming majority of our defending was glorious however we have to rating three targets to win a sport on the minute.”

His Sheffield United counterpart Chris Wilder was delighted as his aspect recorded their third win in 5 league video games together with a shock 1-Zero victory at Manchester United final week.

The Blades are nonetheless backside however solely a degree adrift of West Brom.

“It is a large win however there’s nonetheless a protracted solution to go and we’re not getting carried away in any respect, there’s a large problem in entrance of us,” Wilder mentioned.

“However we’re alive and combating and that is all we are able to do and we are going to carry that on in opposition to Chelsea on the weekend.”

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