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Rowett admitted he “expected more” than the one win and six draws he has overseen in his 10 games at the Foxes’ helm, and went as far as describing it as “probably the toughest” relegation rescue mission he has taken on – having previously pulled struggling sides away from trouble as Oxford United, Millwall and Birmingham City boss.
The team he is in charge of will go on to rank
Rowett certainly lived up to his reputation for straight-talking when confessing to how bad a situation Leicester are in with four games remaining.
There has been a chorus of agreement from former players, media pundits and Foxes supporters in the days since – with some of the most prominent voices pointing out that the the grim situation the club finds itself should not come as a surprise.
Since winning promotion
Ipswich Town have opened up a lead over Millwall and Middlesbrough in the race for the Championship’s second automatic promotion place, and Kieran McKenna’s Tractor Boys have games in hand.
McLean: “I must say I believed Ipswich would finish second. I think in terms of who was going to win it, it was always going to come down to the head-to-head between Coventry and Middlesbrough, and Coventry winning in such
Leicester were “disappointed” when it was announced they were docked six points on 5 February and described the punishment as “disproportionate”.
Under PSR, Premier League clubs cannot lose more than £105m over three years but the figure is reduced by £22m for every season a club spends outside the top flight.
Despite being charged by the Premier League, the EFL took on the case following their relegation last year and
Striker Yates got the hosts off to the perfect start when he poked in from close range with just two minutes on the clock after Leicester had failed to clear a corner.
Minutes later, Abdul Fatawu should have drawn the Foxes level when Divine Mukasa’s corner fell to him unmarked, but his first-time effort sailed wide.
The Foxes went on to create several chances to equalise in the first half,
Championship clubs spent just over £69.5m on agents fees over the past 12 months according to figures released by the Football Association,, external an increase of £6m on the previous year.
The figures cover the period from February 2025 with Ipswich Town the top spenders, paying £11.7m having spent the first three months of the accounting period in the Premier League.
Southampton (£8.3m) and Leicester (£5.8m), who were relegated
There is clearly going to be concern, from any business, when it makes a pre-tax operating loss of over £71m.
Leicester City fans are also within their rights to feel concern around a football club that earlier this season received their first ever points deduction.
However, I think it’s fair to point in the direction of significant investment from the owners as the main reason behind these losses – in
The pre-tax loss of £71.1m, which was an increase of almost £52m on the previous 12 months, is the inescapable headline in a financial report that shows the club’s revenues also increased to £186.5m from the £105.3m generated the previous year.
Money brought in from broadcasters more than doubled to £117.4m, there was a £15.8m rise in sponsorship income and gate receipts totalled £20.3m, up from £18.4m.
Leicester brought in
Leicester City boss Gary Rowett told BBC Radio Leicester:
“I’m incredibly disappointed. If you see the balance of chances, if you look at the stats, I think we have dominated the big moments in the game.
“We get the penalty, and in my opinion I’m absolutely baffled as to why it is not a yellow card at the very least. Abdul [Fatawu] cuts inside, is in a goalscoring position.
“It
Leicester City’s difficult season in the Championship continues after a disappointing 3-1 defeat by QPR at home on Saturday.
QPR came from behind to end their run of Championship defeats, with the Foxes falling deeper into the relegation zone, leaving them 23rd in the table.
EFL pundit Jobi McAnuff criticised Leicester’s “absolutely shocking” defending and questioned the mentality of the players in the dressing room.
Speaking on the BBC’s EFL