Leicester City have lost their appeal against a six-point deduction for breaching English Football League financial rules, leaving the club in a perilous position in the Championship.
The points deduction, imposed in February by an independent commission, saw Leicester drop from 17th to 20th, and the team has since fallen into the relegation zone, just one point from safety with five matches left in the season.
The club had been charged by the Premier League in May 2025 for breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) during the 2023-24 season. After their relegation, the EFL took over the case and confirmed that Leicester had overspent by £20.8m above the permitted £83m limit over 36 months.
Leicester had argued the review period should have been 36 months, not 37, due to a delay in submitting their accounts, but the commission rejected the appeal.
A club statement said: "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. We know this has been a challenging period, and we thank our supporters for the backing they continue to give the team."
Since the deduction, Leicester have struggled on the field, winning only one of their last 12 games across all competitions. The club appointed Gary Rowett as interim head coach until the season’s end, but a second successive relegation now looms.
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