Source: Daily_Mail
Premier League sack race: Roy Hodgson and Avram Grant suffer humiliating defeat
Roy Hodgson and Avram Grant are on the brink of being sacked after humiliating defeats for Liverpool and West Ham. [LNB]Hodgson's Reds lost 3-1 atBlackburn, with their own fans chanting 'You're getting sacked in themorning' and Steven Gerrard missing a penalty late on. [LNB]The Liverpool faithful did not takeup their full allocation at Ewood Park and Hodgson said later: 'My job?I'm not prepared to talk about that, I am depressed enough about theperformance.' [LNB] Time up: Roy Hodgson and Avram Grant both suffered humiliating defeats away from home[LNB]Asked about his feelings after the defeat Hodgson said: 'Dejection, bitter disappointment, frustration. I am very disappointed for the fans who gave us good support and saw the team concede the goals we did.[LNB]'I thought in the second half we did well to retrieve a seemingly hopeless situation and get back on track and had Steven's penalty gone in who knows, we may have made the last five minutes more exciting.[LNB] Another night of pain: Fernando Torres looks distraught during the defeat at Blackburn[LNB]'Unfortunately when you are Liverpool and you lose away to Blackburn there is nothing that can be said which will put a positive slant or make the situation look any brighter.[LNB]'As far as I am concerned it is a really bad day and there is not much more I can say other than, to the fans, that anything they are feeling tonight I can assure them the feeling is equally as bad and equally as depressed in the dressing room.'[LNB] [LNB] Grant's West Ham slumped to the bottom of the Barclays Premier League with a 5-0 hammering at Newcastle, managed by ex-Upton Park boss Alan Pardew. [LNB] Out of ideas: Carlo Ancelotti must arrest Chelsea's worrying slump, or likely lose his job[LNB]The Israeli insisted: 'We were in a worse position one month ago. It's where we are at the end of the season that matters.' [LNB]On a dramatic night which saw title-chasing Arsenal and Manchester City share a goalless draw at the Emirates, there were damaging defeats for Chelsea's Carlo Ancelotti, away to lowly Wolves, and Aston Villa's Gerard Houllier, at home to Sunderland. [LNB]Ancelotti insists he remains the right man to lead Chelsea out of their current slump.[LNB]'I don't fear (for my job). I'm worried because the team doesn'treach the result. I think it's obvious we are not good enough in thismoment.[LNB]'But the team has the skill, the ability, the character, thepersonality to move on. It's important to stay compact, to staytogether and to work hard for each other.'[LNB] Blackburn 3 Liverpool 1: Roy Hodgson is deep fried by the Venky boysWolves 1 Chelsea 0: Ancelotti future in grave doubt after Bosingwa own goal inflicts yet more damage to title defenceNewcastle 5 West Ham 0: Best leaves hammered Grant fighting for survivalAston Villa 0 Sunderland 1: Bard to worse for under-fire boss HoullierAll the latest West Ham news, features and opinionAll the latest Liverpool news, features and opinion Explore more:People: Roy Hodgson, Gerard Houllier, Carlo Ancelotti, Steven Gerrard Places: Newcastle, Liverpool
