Fulham have been relegated to the championship after a devastating 2-0 home loss to Burnley on Monday night.
In a night where they needed at least a draw to survive, Scott Parker's Fulham failed to use their massive possession especially in the first half to tame the Clarets who have otherwise confirmed Premier League status for yet another season.
Cameroonian Andre-Frank Anguissa and Ivan Cabaleiro both had early chances to give Fulham the lead but each of their shots were saved by Nick Pope. They were punished in the 35th minute of the game when Ashley Westwood steered home past Alphonse Areola to give Burnley the lead. Chris Wood then lashed in the second a minute to halftime to consign Fulham to the drop.
The home side looked more dangerous in the second half as they finally started to get some crosses into the box for Aleksandar Mitrovic, and the Serbian striker went close with two headers before the hour mark.
Fulham's French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola was lucky to stay on the field when he seemed to handle the ball well outside the penalty area, but neither the on-field referee nor the VAR deemed the incident worthy of a red card.
Fulham striker Alexander Mitrovic was short of words admitting that they had failed this season.
"It's a tough time. We failed tonight, we failed this season. It's hard to find the words," Mitrovic told Sky Sports.
"We didn't deserve it, and I've played football long enough to know that football is a really honest game, sometimes you get it in the season, sometimes you don't. In the end, you always finish where you deserve to be," he added.
Fulham now join West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United who have already been relegated.