West Bromwich Albion sack chairman John Williams and chief executive Martin Goodman

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West Bromwich Albion sack chairman John Williams and chief executive Martin Goodman ( February 13th 2018)

Chairman John Williams and chief executive Martin Goodman have been sacked by West Brom.

The pair have been given notice of termination of their contracts and placed on gardening leave with immediate effect.

Albion are making changes due to their struggles in the Premier League with the Baggies seven points from safety after Monday's 3-0 defeat at Chelsea, with the club citing poor results as a catalyst for change.

Following his recent appointment as a director of WBA Holdings, the club's controlling company, Mark Jenkins will return as chief executive.

A club spokesman said: "We would like to thank John and Martin for all their efforts since their appointments and wish them well for the future."

Boss Alan Pardew has won just one of his 13 league games in charge since he replaced Tony Pulis in November.

The Baggies have beaten just Bournemouth, Burnley and Brighton this season and went on a 20-game winless run between August and January.

To make matters worse, new signing Daniel Sturridge, on loan from Liverpool, limped off after just three minutes at Stamford Bridge with a hamstring injury.

The club kept Jonny Evans in January despite a late bid from Arsenal which would have risen to £12million - well below the midlands club's asking price of over £20million.

But skipper Evans has a release clause in his contract which would allow him to leave for £3million if Albion were relegated.

Owner Guochuan Lai bought the club from Jeremy Peace in 2016 and appointed former Blackburn chairman Williams, but has acted with Albion, who were last relegated in 2009, in danger of the drop.

Jenkins, who was previously chief executive at the club for 14 years, added: "There is much to do but for now the focus must solely be on the remaining games of this season."