Leicester City know that time is running out to save their season.
As it stands, the Foxes are nine points adrift of safety with 10 games to play and unless they repeat the miracles of the great escape in the 2014/15 campaign, it will be Championship football next season.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is remaining hopeful that he can keep Leicester up but after relegation rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Southampton to extend their buffer to the bottom three, it’s looking more and more ominous.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 17 |  WolvesWolves | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 26 |
| 18 |  IpswichIpswich | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 62 | -34 | 17 |
| 19 |  LeicesterLeicester | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 62 | -37 | 17 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 29 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 70 | -49 | 9 |
Although it’s still mathematically possible to remain in the Premier League, conversation has turned to the earliest stage the Blues can be relegated.
When can Leicester City be relegated?
Leicester face Manchester United at the King Power Stadium with one goal in mind: win.
Failure to get three points in the final fixture before the international break would leave the worrying possibility of being relegated against not just anyone, but their biggest rivals, Nottingham Forest.
That game is scheduled to take place on 10 May, subject to change, and could mean that if the gap to Wolves remains like this, their biggest rivals could be the ones to seal their fate.
It would be added salt to the wounds given that Forest are currently competing for a Champions League spot and if they were to send the Foxes down at the City Ground, it would be a devastating blow to all.
Leicester City’s H2H record vs Nottingham Forest
Unfortunately for Leicester, previous results against their East Midlands counterparts suggest that the odds will be against them.
Leicester lost 3-1 to Forest earlier in the season during the Steve Cooper reign and looked miles off the pace.
Having said that, the Foxes did beat them once in the 2022/23 season, hammering them 4-0 at home.
| Leicester wins | 41 |
| Draws | 27 |
| Nottingham Forest wins | 42 |
Despite that though, it’s the Reds who hold the slightly better record, winning 42 times in comparison to Leicester’s 41 victories.
The remaining 27 games have ended in draws but Van Nistelrooy and co will know that won’t be enough to keep them in the top flight this time around.