Second-tier English football club Leicester City has lost its appeal ​against a six-point deduction, the club ‌and the Premier League said on ​Wednesday, in a blow to ⁠its fight against another relegation.

The Midlands club is 22nd in the Championship, one point ‌from safety in the relegation zone and facing a drop ‌to League One – the third ‌tier ⁠of English football – unless it ⁠can find form in its final five games of the season.

Leicester astounded the football world ​by winning the ‌Premier League against the odds a decade ago, but was relegated last season. It was docked six points ‌earlier this year for breaches ​of strict English Football League profitability and sustainability rules governing ⁠spending.

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“An independent Commission’s decision to recommend a six-point deduction on Leicester City Football ‌Club this season has been upheld by an independent Appeal Board,” the Premier League, which initiated the original investigation, said in a statement.

Leicester accepted the ruling.

“With the matter now ‌at an end and five games of ​the season remaining, everyone at the Club is fully focused on ⁠the matches in front of us and ⁠on shaping the outcome of our season through our results ‌on the pitch,” the club said.

Published on Apr 08, 2026