Grant sacked

Avram Grant shouldered responsibility for West Ham's relegation from the Premier League as he paid for the London club's demotion to the Championship with his job.

The Hammers had still to leave the DW Stadium when the club announced Grant had been sacked after his team squandered a 2-0 lead as Wigan, which could yet be relegated itself, fought back to win 3-2.

"I'm very sad," said Grant, who dodged questions about what he'd do next after overseeing a second successive relegation from the Premier League following Portsmouth's drop into the Championship last season. "When I go out from the room I will think about my future," he said.