Leicester City

Leicester boss Gary Rowett spoke to BBC Sport following their 1-1 draw with Millwall.

"It was always going to be a tough evening knowing that we sealed our fate on Tuesday. There was a little bit of me wondering how we would respond and how we would perform.

"We spoke candidly about the need to be professional and the need to make sure that we did out jobs at the very least.

"The first half was probably an indication of Millwall just wanted the game a little bit more – they had more energy and ran with more intensity at times.

"In the second half we had a bit more energy and a bit more fight about our performance and the goal sums it up. I've spoken about wanting a bit more nastiness and a little more bloody-mindedness to score some scruffier goals in one box and to defend the other better.

"And Harry Souttar summed it up tonight, he headed everything out of our box and had real desire, along with Jannik [Vestergaard] and the one opportunity he gets in the other box, he attacks it like there is only one person that is going to score.

"We have missed that, and for someone to give us that after being out for 450-odd days is quite incredible."

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Former Wales striker Iwan Roberts says Christian Fuchs could be a contender to join a new-look Leicester City coaching staff this summer.

Fuchs' immediate focus is on trying to save Newport County from relegation to the National League.

Whatever happens to the Exiles, Roberts believes fellow former Leicester player Fuchs – a Premier League title winner in 2016 - could be on the Foxes' radar following their relegation from the Championship.

Current Leicester boss Gary Rowett was appointed in February on a short-term deal running until the end of this season.

And after relegation was confirmed in midweek, there has been speculation about who might be in charge at the King Power Stadium come the start of the 2026-27 season.

"Christian Fuchs was a massive part of what they achieved in 2016 - he is so well regarded at the football club," Roberts told this week's Feast of Football podcast.

"I have seen him mentioned going back with Wes Morgan, the captain of that [Premier League title-winning] year.

"Maybe it takes something like that, two players who are really well liked and know the club, to sort things out."

For the moment, Fuchs is concentrating on trying to save Newport from the drop.

The Exiles are one place above the League Two relegation places with two games remaining this season, the first of which is against mid-table Oldham Athletic at Rodney Parade on Saturday (15:00 BST).

A win over Oldham could be enough to ensure Newport's survival depending on results elsewhere.

"I was there when they beat Notts County [to stay up in 2017]," Roberts added.

"The scenes when the final whistle went were quite incredible. Hopefully it will be the same on Saturday."

Leicester City play their final home game in the Championship this season, after relegation to League One was confirmed with their 2-2 draw against Hull City on Tuesday.

Millwall visit on Friday (20:00 BST) and will need at least a point to move back into second position, above Ipswich who visit West Bromwich Albion on Saturday lunchtime.

• Leicester City have won both of their past two home league games against Millwall, scoring three goals in each: a 3-0 win in November 2013, and 3-2 in December 2023.

• Millwall have won both of their past two Championship matches against Leicester City (both 1-0), and are looking to complete their fourth league double over the Foxes, after 1990-91, 2011-12, and 2012-13.

• Leicester City have been relegated to League One, 10 years after they were crowned Premier League champions. It is the second-shortest gap between a side being English champions and then being relegated to the third tier, after Derby County's nine years from 1975 to 1984.

• Leicester have lost their final home game in five of their past eight Championship seasons (W3), including three of their past four.

• Millwall have won 40 points from 22 Championship away games this season (W11 D7 L4); it is the Lions' joint-most away points (assuming 3 points for a win) in a league campaign, along with the 2000-01 campaign.

Watch what Leicester City fans told BBC East Midlands Today immediately after the Foxes' relegation to League One was confirmed.

Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Hull City consigned the East Midlands club to successive relegations, meaning they will be playing in the third tier just 10 years on from their remarkable 5,000-1 Premier League title win.

Supporters reflected on the club's famous 2016 title and the 2021 FA Cup triumph, as well as years of European football along the way, when talking about just how far the club has fallen.

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BBC Sport asked Leicester City supporters what they would like to see happen at the club to stop the rot after they suffered back-to-back relegations to drop into League One.

Fans gathered outside the ground to demand change immediately after the draw with Hull City that sealed the Foxes' fate.

Below is a selection of what fans had to say.

Hardy: A full clear-out is needed, starting with the board and coaching staff. The focus now should be on building a younger, hungrier squad with a long-term vision, not short-term fixes. Rebuild properly and come back stronger.

Wes: Depressed. The club needs a complete overhaul. Too many uninformed decisions were made. The firing of a ridiculous amount of mangers solely based on the 'new manager bounce'. My advice to the King Power Group: take a deep breath, take a step back and hire competent staff members who know how to run a club, based upon a clear direction and plan. If not, just sell the club because the KPG is haemorrhaging money on its 'plan' and it is not making sense from a business perspective.

Stephen: I had been resigned to League One football for quite some time if I'm being honest. It's been a woeful season - from getting the basics right to showing any fight or passion, it's all been missing. I got to the point where I didn't even get angry any more, just accepted it, even sort of expected it - says it all really. Massive clear out, Top (no pun intended) to bottom, is definitely needed.

David: Having been a supporter since 1959, I've seen all the ups and downs. When King Power took over, these have been the greatest years we have known. We need to stick with and support the owners and the good years will return.

Chris: I was taken to my first Leicester City game by my grandfather at the age of eight. As a lifelong supporter, now a grandfather myself, I watched us lose three FA Cup finals in the 1960s and never thought I would see the club become one of only seven clubs to win the Premier League and to finally break our FA Cup hoodoo.

Of course, relegation to League One feels like a disaster but frankly I wouldn't swap the highs of the last 10 years for a mid-table Championship finish this year. The reasons for our decline are many and mostly off the field. Contrast the inspired recruitment and managerial appointments of the 'glory years' (think Vardy, Kante and Mahrez among others) with the recent lack of quality players and the embarrassing merry-go-round of poor managerial choices. I will always be a fan and cannot support any other team. Let's get back to a 'Foxes never quit' mentality and better times will return.

Pete: The next two months are vital and there's so much to do. First, we need to appoint a manager in May or by June at the latest. I'd go for Rowett simply as he's got a head start. We've got to clear out as many high-wage earners as possible, retain only those who will work hard and play with pride and passion, then recruit a mix of experienced battlers and those with hunger to prove themselves. I can't see anyone buying out King Power right now so they need to be decisive and pragmatic - abandon their fantasies of a playing style 'identity' and get back the club's authentic identity of shrewd recruitment, hard work to raise standards and pragmatic, winning football played with passion and urgency.

Luke: Every single capillary of Leicester City Football Club has been infiltrated by a culture of complacency over the last few years. It is very difficult to see this being rectified under the current leadership. King Power's position as owners is, and has been for some time now, untenable.

Tom: Anxious now to see how spending rules will be applied to us in League One and how they will impact our future. No doubt we have been run terribly but it is a very bitter pill to swallow while clubs like us watch Chelsea and Manchester City continue to escape punishment.

Leicester City manager Gary Rowett spoke to BBC Radio Leicester following the 2-2 draw with Hull City that condemned the Foxes to relegation to League One.

"I'm incredibly frustrated. In the first half, our energy and drive didn't match the importance of the game," he said.

"We still created some good moments and chances, but the fact that 18-year-old Divine Mukasa was trying to do everything himself showed that some of the others needed to step up a little bit more.

"Second half was much better and if we had that same drive and energy and passion in some of the other games, maybe things would be different.

"We should have won the game - we created lots of good chances. The game was symptomatic of a lot of games - we created a lot of chances and we don't take them and give away silly goals at the other end to give the opposition a lift.

"We are all disappointed and the fans, who have paid their hard-earned money, will be incredibly disappointed to see their football club that 10 years ago won the Premier League [get relegated].

"I know it's a rollercoaster being a fan at times, but I probably wouldn't expect that rollercoaster to be quite so extreme."

A decade after lifting the Premier League title, Leicester City's 2-2 draw against Hull City has confirmed a second successive relegation to League One.

What do the Foxes need to do to return to their glory days of 10 years ago?

Will the club continue to decline in League One?

Could this be the turning point the club needs?

Let us know your thoughts and feelings here and check back Wednesday for a handful of your responses.

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Leicester City must win to stand any chance of avoiding relegation to League One when they host play-off chasing Hull City on Tuesday night (kick-off 19:45 BST).

The Foxes are eight points adrift of safety with three games remaining after a run of just one win in their past 17 matches (D7 L9).

Even victory will not be enough for Gary Rowett's side to stay up if Charlton Athletic avoid defeat and both West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers win in midweek.

The Tigers are sixth, two points ahead of seventh-placed Wrexham, and need a win to guarantee they keep their play-off hopes in their own hands, though Sergej Jakirovic's side have gone four games without victory (D3 L1).

• Leicester have lost just one of their past six home league games against Hull (W3 D2), though it was the last time they hosted them in September 2023 (0-1).

• Hull are looking to complete the league double over Leicester for the first time since 2007-08, when the Tigers were promoted to the top-flight for the first time.

• Only Sheffield Wednesday have collected fewer points at home in the Championship in 2026 than Leicester City (7 – W2 D1 L6); indeed, their six defeats in their past eight are as many as in their previous 28 home matches in the second tier (W17 D5).

• Hull have lost three of their past five away league games (W1 D1), as many as in their previous 14 matches on their travels (W9 D2).

• Hull's Oliver McBurnie has four goal involvements across his previous eight away league starts (2 goals, 2 assists), netting most recently at former side Sheffield United.

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Despite the result, it was a gritty performance, at least in the first half, by the majority of the Leicester players in a game that lacked quality and started with both sides looking quite nervous.

Towards the end, as desperation increased, there were moments that turned unsavoury, with Hamza Choudhury clashing with officials and the home fans, while some of the players were also involved in a verbal altercation with opposition players towards the end.

Midfielder Harry Winks was also seen shouting at a fan after the game as he was boarding the team coach.

On the pitch, Leicester had some chances to score and on another day could have taken an early lead when Patson Daka went down from Conor Shaughnessy's challenge that had the away fans calling for a spot-kick.

Daka also had a great chance in the second half when Regan Poole underhit a backpass and if he could have knocked it past Nicolas Schmid then they could have been leaving the south coast with a point.

Despite winning only two league games in 2026 and losing 18 times all season, the Foxes will need to win their remaining three games and hope other results go their way to stand any chance of staying up.

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Leicester City boss Gary Rowett expressed his frustration at the way his side conceded in their defeat at Portsmouth.

They went behind in the second half and ended up losing the game from a corner, scored by defender Ibane Bowat.

That result leaves the Foxes in real danger of being relegated from the Championship and coupled with West Brom's victory at Preston they are now eight points from safety, with only three games remaining.

"I'm disappointed with the way we conceded the goal to lose the game," Rowett told BBC Radio Leicester

"If you played my last four interviews it would sound very similar to this one, which is deeply frustrating.

"We've made it pretty clear to the players the importance of where we are in the season and what it means to a lot of people at this football club.

"We got into some really good positions but without finding that final third quality, we have to show that and we can't keep not showing it in those moments.

"We tweaked a few things after the break and the frustration is that we've conceded a soft set-piece goal. We chased the game reasonably well and we created some good moments but didn't take them.

"That's been the story of this last 10-11 games for us."

The Foxes host Hull City on Tuesday night at the King Power.

BBC East Midlands Today previews Leicester City's crucial trip to Championship relegation rivals Portsmouth.

It is a must win game for a side that famously won the Premier League title 10 years ago, with defeat at Fratton Park putting the Foxes in danger of dropping into League One by Tuesday.

Leicester boss Gary Rowett said his side "has to fight and have pride" as they attempt to prolong their battle for survival.

Leicester City fans, as well as The Athletic's Rob Tanner, also share their thoughts on the club's astonishing fall in recent years.

You can read more from Rowett and the club's battle to beat the drop here.