It wouldn’t be unreasonable to say that Leicester City’s season hasn’t gone to plan.
We’re at the halfway point of the season and the Foxes are 19th in the Premier League, two points adrift of safety.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 17 |  WolvesWolves | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 16 |
| 18 |  IpswichIpswich | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 15 |
| 19 |  LeicesterLeicester | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 14 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 39 | -27 | 6 |
Ruud van Nistelrooy has replaced Steve Cooper as Leicester manager but hasn’t turned the poor form around, losing his last four games in a row.
The Dutchman’s side are facing a crisis at the back and leaking goals for fun.
Aside from Wolves, no top flight side has conceded more goals than Van Nistelrooy’s men, which is 42 at the time of writing.
That in itself is a problem but it also emphasises an even more worrying stat that must be addressed quickly.
Leicester’s terrible clean sheet record is costing them
Not winning games is one thing, but conceding goals left, right and centre is another.
Leicester’s constant shipping of goals was their downfall in their relegation to the Championship at the end of the 2022/23 campaign and it’s the same again.
Including their last top flight outing, the Foxes have managed to keep just two clean sheets from their last 42 games.
Mads Hermansen may be outperforming every Premier League goalkeeper but he can’t do it all on his own and his recent injury has hit Leicester hard.
His replacement Danny Ward was booed by Leicester fans and dropped for Jakub Stolarczyk, who has done well but faced Liverpool and Manchester City in his two appearances.
The defence in front of whichever ‘keeper is inbetween the sticks has been a problem, with James Justin struggling for form and none of the current central defensive options setting the world alight.
Leicester City can solve clean sheet crisis in January transfer window
Clean sheets equal points and right now, that’s what Leicester need.
It’s clear that this needs to change quickly and thankfully, the January transfer window is just about to open.
Centre-backs are the priority and it is imperative that the Foxes get this right.
Several names have been linked with Leicester and all could significantly bolster their team.
The last time Leicester recruited in January was a disaster as five months later they were relegated from the top flight.
This can’t happen again and the Foxes must act swiftly and quickly to stop the rot.