Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Saturday, April 18, 2026, 5:32 p.m. / Updated Saturday, April 18, 2026, 5:40 p.m.
Leicester lost 1-0 at Portsmouth on Saturday, a setback that takes the team further towards relegation to League One, the third tier of English football.
The Foxes' disastrous run of form comes exactly 10 years since they won the Premier League title.
Leicester, ever closer to relegation
The home team won 1-0 thanks to Ibane Bowat's 63rd-minute strike. Leicester's relegation worries are running high after this result.
The Foxes have failed to win any of their last 6 games and have won just 11 league games all season.
Portsmouth are now 7 points above relegation with three games to play, and can no longer be caught in the table by Leicester, who are in penultimate place.
The former English champions are 8 points off the last place that guarantees them to stay in the top flight with only 3 stages left to play. Leicester will be relegated if they lose one more game.
The last 3 matches that Leicester will play:
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Hull 6th (home)
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Millwall 2nd place (away)
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Blackburn 21st (home)
It should also be noted that Leicester suffered a 6-point drop during this season.
Championship standings
In 2016 Leicester won the Premier League title
The 2015-2016 season produced a historic surprise in the Premier League when Leicester City managed to become the champions of England. The previous season, the “foxes” managed an incredible rescue from relegation, having collected just 10 points in the first 17 stages.
With 23 wins, 12 draws and only 3 defeats, Leicester was crowned the “queen” of the Premier League, finishing the season with 81 points.
Leicester, champions in 2016
