West Bromwich Albion Part Ways with Alan Pardew After Run of 8 Defeats

West Bromwich Albion announced they parted ways with manager Alan Pardew on Monday after a run of eight successive Premier League defeats, with assistant John Carver also departing.

The club's website said first-team coach Darren Moore would step into a caretaker role.

A statement read: "The club would like to thank Alan and John for their efforts and wish them well in their future endeavours."

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West Bromwich Albion and Alan Pardew have agreed to mutually part company following discussions between both parties.#WBAhttps://t.co/5nB4TJWdes

— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) April 2, 2018"

Pardew was brought in as manager in November as a replacement for Tony Pulis, but his attempts have been unsuccessful, as West Brom sit at the bottom of the Premier League, 10 points from safety.

Sky Sports Statto broke down Pardew's miserable record at the Hawthorns, with their best league result of his reign being a 2-0 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion:

In comparison, Pulis took 10 points from a possible 36 before he and the club separated on November 20, a few days after they'd suffered a 4-0 home defeat at the hands of Chelsea.

Matt Wilson of the Express and Star suggested the writing had been on the wall for Pardew, with West Brom seven points adrift of nearest relegation rivals Stoke City with only six games left to play:

The West Midlands side have kept one clean sheet in the Premier League in 2018, and it looks like Moore will lead them into Saturday's home visit of Carlos Carvalhal's improved Swansea City.

Pardew led the Baggies to a shock 3-2 win over Liverpool at Anfield in the FA Cup fourth round, but the 2-1 home loss to relegation rivals Southampton in the next round ended their cup run in glum fashion.

The club's future looks bleak, and Pardew's successor will face a daunting task in attempting to keep the club in the top flight.