Alan Pardew admits West Brom's owners may want to sack him as he seeks showdown talks, but insists he will not quit as manager.
The Baggies went down 4-1 at home to Leicester City to leave them eight points from the safety line and rooted to the bottom of the Premier League with eight games left.
It was a seventh straight defeat in all competitions - Albion's worst run in 15 years - and Pardew has won just once in 16 top-flight games.
They are staring at relegation following a second-half no-show where Riyad Mahrez, Kelechi Iheanacho and Vicente Iborra scored after Jamie Vardy's stunning first-half volley.