LEICESTER: Leicester City were relegated to the third tier of English football on Tuesday, a decade on from their astonishing run to the Premier League title, while Coventry City made sure they will go up to the top flight as champions.

Relegated to the second-tier Championship last season, the Foxes suffered a humiliating second successive drop after drawing 2-2 at home to promotion-chasing Hull City at a King Power Stadium with plenty of empty seats.

Their promotion already in the bag, Frank Lampard’s Coventry thrashed Portsmouth 5-1 to go an unassailable 10 points clear at the top with two games to spare.

It was also a good night for Wrexham who moved back into the promotion playoff places, ahead of Hull on goal difference, after winning 1-0 at relegation-threatened Oxford United thanks to a Josh Windass goal.

Leicester had to beat the Tigers to stave off relegation for at least another day but were already a goal down after 18 minutes when Liam Miller cashed in on an error by goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.

They had the fans dreaming the impossible dream in the second half, though, when Jordan James equalised from the penalty spot in the 52nd and Luke Thomas put them ahead two minutes later. Any joy was short-lived, with Oli McBurnie equalising in the 63rd.

The result left the Foxes 23rd in the standings on 42 points from 44 games and seven away from safety with only two games remaining.

Thai-owned Leicester delighted neutral fans in 2015-16 when, as 5,000-1 outsiders managed by Italian Claudio Ranieri, they took the top-tier title by storm as the world watched in amazement.

Published in Dawn, April 23rd, 2026