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Fulham Relegated With Loss to Watford, Joins Huddersfield in Going Down

Fulham's return to the Premier League was a short one.

The Cottagers have been relegated back to the Championship, securing the drop with a 4-1 loss to Watford on Tuesday and joining Huddersfield in going back down a tier. Relegation had been all but certain for weeks but became mathematically sealed with the result, which keeps Fulham 16 points behind 17th-place Cardiff with five matches left to play. With only 15 points left to potentially gain, there's no way Fulham can finish any higher than 18th in the table.

Fulham was promoted to the Premier League after last season, winning the promotion playoff vs.