22.04.2018 21:14 h

Las Palmas relegated from La Liga after Alaves hammering

Las Palmas had their relegation from La Liga confirmed on Sunday following an emphatic 4-0 defeat at home to Alaves.

The club from Gran Canaria needed a win to keep alive their slim hopes of staying in Spain's top flight for a fourth straight season.

However, they suffered a fifth successive defeat in front of a sparse crowd on a wet Sunday in the Canary Islands, with Barcelona loanee Munir El Haddadi's second-half brace having Alaves in control before Alvaro Medran and Ruben Sobrino added late goals.

The appointment of Paco Jemez as coach midway through the season failed to improve the fortunes of the struggling side, who have now gone 12 games without a win.

They are the second team to be relegated from La Liga after bottom club Malaga's fate was sealed in midweek.