Crewe kept alive their dreams of avoiding relegation to the Second Division with a demolition job on West Brom at The Hawthorns.

Jermaine Wright led the way with a double strike and there were further goals from David Wright, Seth Johnson and Mark Rivers.

It was always Crewe who held the upper hand and one frustrated Albion fan took off his club shirt and threw it at manager Denis Smith.

The Hawthorns fans, with Crewe holding the reins, called for Smith to sacked before booing their team off the field.

Crewe, with just one point in the bag from their three previous outings, began the rout in the 13th minute.

Teenage defender David Wright grabbed his first senior goal with a terrific right footer from 25 yards.

It was 2-0 in the 24th minute when Jermaine Wright latched onto a Danny Murphy pass and scored with a terrific angled drive.

After the break Crewe again wasted no time moving into top gear and they increased their lead in the 51st minute when Seth Johnson stroked the ball home after waltzing his way pass Matt Carbon.

It was 4-0 in the 54th minute when Jermaine Wright was on target for the second time after working a neat one-two with Murphy.

Richard Sneekes scored a consolation goal for Albion with a diving 63rd minute header.

But it was 5-1 in the 83rd minute when Mark Rivers struck to wrap up a miserable afternoon for Albion.

Teams:

West Brom: Whitehead, Holmes, Van Blerk, Bortolazzi (Quailey 60), Burgess, Carbon, Maresca, Sneekes, Angel (Potter 60), Hughes (Murphy 86), Kilbane.

Booked: Hughes.

Goals: Sneekes 63.

Crewe: Kearton, D. Wright, Smith, Lightfoot, Walton, Charnock (Street 60), J. Wright, Johnson, Jack, Murphy, Rivers.

Subs Not Used: Newell, Macauley.

Goals: D. Wright 13, J. Wright 24, Johnson 51, J. Wright 54, Rivers 83.

Att: 12,308

Ref: P Richards (Preston).