Can Leicester City be relegated from the Championship today?

Leicester City could beryllium relegated from the Championship connected Tuesday, depending connected the effect of their crippled against Hull City.

The Foxes person endured a dismal run successful what is their archetypal twelvemonth since dropping retired of the Premier League.

As good arsenic winning conscionable 1 Championship fixture since January 6, a caller six-point deduction for breaching fiscal regulations has near Gary Rowett's broadside sitting successful 23rd spot successful the Championship table.

After losing 1-0 astatine relegation rivals Portsmouth connected Saturday, Leicester are present successful a presumption wherever they could beryllium confirmed arsenic a League One nine connected Tuesday evening.

How tin Leicester beryllium relegated from the Championship?

Prior to the adjacent batch of fixtures, Leicester are 8 points adrift of information with 3 matches remaining.

Therefore, nonaccomplishment to flooded Hull astatine the King Power Stadium would pb to their relegation being confirmed.

However, a script could play retired wherever adjacent a Leicester triumph whitethorn inactive spot them driblet down to the 3rd tier of English football.

For that to materialise, Blackburn Rovers would request to bushed Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion flooded Watford and Charlton Athletic debar decision to Ipswich Town.

That said, with 2 of those games taking spot connected Wednesday, Leicester cannot beryllium relegated connected Tuesday if they bushed Hull.

Why imaginable West Brom points deduction whitethorn not interaction Leicester

Teams scrapping for relegation person been boosted by the quality that West Brom could potentially beryllium docked points for breaching fiscal regulations.

With the Baggies sitting 5 points wide of the bottommost three, it feels imperative that they further widen their existent eight-match unbeaten streak.

Nevertheless, with 21st-placed Blackburn already 8 points wide of Leicester, the East Midlands outfit would request to triumph their concluding 3 games to person a accidental of overtaking Rovers.

Intriguingly, Leicester question to Blackburn connected the last time of the season, and 2 Leicester wins and Blackburn losing to Sheffield United would acceptable up a mammoth showdown astatine Ewood Park connected May 2.