Leicester Championship Challenges: Gary Rowett’s Mixed Results Still Enough To Be Safe

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In March, Gary Rowett was appointed manager at Leicester for a short-term, 14-game challenge to secure Championship safety. After 8 games, he has managed 8 points, one win (Bristol City), four draws (Stoke, Middlesbrough, Ipswich, Watford) and two defeats (Norwich, QPR).

The results are not bad considering the opponents played. The worries are that this Leicester team can fall against anyone. They manage good results randomly against top opposition, with the two defeats coming against lower positioned opponents. The players are at a good level individually. However, the team has failed heavily as a collective over the full season.

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March 29, 2026 0

Jordan Ayew Scores In Ghana Defeat, Patson Daka Scores in Zambia Win, Leicester Related Action in Recent Games

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Jordan Ayew captaining Ghana in their friendly today vs. Austria. Ayew scored after 77 minutes. However, the game was a flat disaster for the Leicester attacker and his team. It all ended in a 1-5 defeat. Abdul Fatawu was also in the starting line-up leavng the field after 77 minutes.

Two days ago, Patson Daka scoring the first of two goals for Zambia in their 2-1 friendly win vs. Malawi.

Hugo de Lisle was in the starting line-up for England U17 vs. Israel. England were outplayed as the afternoon ended with a 1-4 defeat.

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March 28, 2026 0

U18 and U21 Leicester City: Young Talent Shining in Latest Matches As Finals Prepared

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Leicester City U21 and U18 are well into their final games of the season, having campaigns with a number of positives. The U21 team did see a 2-3 loss in their latest outing vs. Aston Villa at home. Villa were 3-0 up before Leicester scored, goals from Logan Briggs and Ryan Donnelly.

In the last six games we have seen two wins, two draws and two defeats. A special of those was the 5-1 home win vs. Arsenal. A very strong result against a top quality opponent. Leicester also picked up all three from the game vs. Norwich.

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