{"id":1441843,"date":"2026-04-07T17:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1441843"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:50:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:50:02","slug":"tactical-analysis-leicester-city-still-hope-despite-draw-2026","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/tactical-analysis-leicester-city-still-hope-despite-draw-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester analysis: Why Foxes should not lose hope despite devastating draw with Sheffield Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leicester City<\/a> find themselves struggling in the Championship<\/a> relegation zone, but there’s still reason to believe they will stay up.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only are the Foxes below fellow strugglers Portsmouth<\/a> in the league table, but Pompey also have a game in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position<\/th>Team<\/th>Games<\/th>W-D-L<\/th>Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
20<\/td>West Brom<\/td>41<\/td>11-12-18<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Portsmouth<\/td>40<\/td>10-12-18<\/td>42<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>Leicester<\/td>41<\/td>11-14-16<\/td>41<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Oxford<\/td>41<\/td>9-14-18<\/td>41<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>Sheff Wed<\/td>41<\/td>1-10-30<\/td>-5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To top it all off, Leicester had the chance to leave the bottom three last time out, but only managed to draw away at Sheffield Wednesday<\/a>. And yet, there is a decent chance they stay up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why can Leicester survive double relegation?<\/h2>