The former English champion Leicester was relegated to the third class of English football two rounds before the end of the Championship.
Leicester City and Hull City played 2:2 in an important match of the 44th round of the English Championship.
The team Sergej Jakirović with this point, it dropped from sixth to seventh place in the table and two rounds before the end of the competition, it is not in the place that leads to the playoffs for the Premier League.
Leicester, on the other hand, suffered a heavy blow and are two rounds before the end relegated to the third tier of English football. We remind you, the Foxes were the biggest miracle of the Premier League, when they In 2016, they became champions. They have now fallen from the Premier League to League One in just two seasons.
Jakirović blushed
Hull went into the break with a minimal advantage of 1:0 after the goal Liam Millar in the 18th minute of the match, but Leicester turned everything around with two quick goals. Jordan James realized a penalty kick in the 52nd minute, while two minutes later Luke Thomas scored for the lead.
After Leicester’s second goal, Jakirović turned red due to his second yellow card. In those moments, it seemed that the visiting team had completely disintegrated and that Leicester was on the verge of an important victory, but the Tigers managed to equalize. Oliver McBurnie scored in the 63rd minute for the final 2:2.
🏆 2016 – Leicester City win Premier League title
🏆 2021 – Leicester City win the FA Cup
🏆 2021 – Leicester City win the Community Shield
🔻 2026 – Leicester City RELEGATED to the 3rd division pic.twitter.com/SsCEeL3S6g
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) April 21, 2026
Hull thus went without a win for the fifth round in a row, putting their almost certain place in the playoffs for the Premier League into question. They are currently level on points with sixth-placed Wrexham, who are ahead due to a better goal difference.
Jakirović’s team until the end of the regular season guesting at Charloton’s and welcomes Norwich, while Wrexham will visit Coventry and welcome Middlesbrough.
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