*Bolton have been relegated from the Championship following a home defeat by Aston Villa.* Second-half goals by Jack Grealish and Tammy Abraham gave Villa a club record-equalling ninth straight win and sent Bolton into League One. Villa had the early chances with Anwar El Ghazi firing wide from a Grealish cross before John McGinn had an effort cleared off the line by Harry Brockbank. Bolton then lost both captain David Wheater and veteran midfielder Gary O’Neil to injury before half-time. Villa claimed the lead just two minutes into the second half when Abraham crossed to the far post for Grealish to head home. Ten minutes later Grealish returned the favour, collecting a pass by McGinn and setting up Abraham to head home and become the first Villa player to score 25 league goals in a season since Andy Gray in 1976-77. Ahead of Monday’s home game with Millwall, victory also equalled Villa’s club record of nine successive wins, set in 1910. It leaves them in fifth, four points behind West Bromwich Albion and six points clear of seventh place in the race for play-off spots. To compound Bolton’s misery, they set a new club record of 27 league defeats in a season. *Aston Villa head coach Dean Smith:* “No living person will have seen the last run [Villa’s joint club record nine straight wins, from October to December 1910] so I am proud of the players. “Now we have to go all out and try and break the record against Millwall on Monday. We are very motivated to keep the run going. You could see that from the players. “We have three regular league games to go so hopefully we can have a winning end to the season.”