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LEICESTER CITY RELEGATION DATE REVEALED
Relegation Countdown: LEICESTER CITY’S FATE could be sealed sooner than you think. Here’s when….
Premier League Relegation Watch: Leicester and Ipswich Running Out of Time
With the season nearing its end, we examine the tense battle at the bottom of the Premier League, as Leicester City and Ipswich Town scramble for survival while Southampton have already fallen through the trapdoor.
Southampton first to fall
Southampton became the first club to be relegated from the 2024/25 Premier League following their 3-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last Sunday. The result confirmed their return to the Championship after just one year in the top division. The next day, the club also parted ways with head coach Ivan Juric.
So who will follow them—and when?
Understanding relegation
At the end of each Premier League season, the teams finishing in 18th, 19th, and 20th are relegated to the Championship. They are replaced by three clubs from the second tier: the top two finishers and the winner of the playoff between teams finishing 3rd to 6th.
The current picture
Southampton are already confirmed to go down, as they sit 22 points behind 17th-placed Wolves with just 21 points still available. Even a perfect finish can’t save them now.
Leicester City, currently 19th, are in immediate danger of joining them. The Foxes have picked up only three points from their last 16 games and set an unwanted record in Matchweek 31—becoming the first English league side to lose eight consecutive home games without scoring.
Their relegation could be sealed as soon as Matchweek 33 (April 19-20). They sit on 17 points, 15 behind Wolves, with only 21 points left to play for. If they lose to Brighton in Matchweek 32 and Wolves beat Spurs, they’ll fall 18 points adrift with 18 remaining—essentially sealing their fate, especially given their much worse goal difference (-45 vs Wolves’ -16).
However, relegation won’t be mathematically confirmed until the points gap between Leicester and safety exceeds the number of points they can still win. That could happen in Matchweek 33 if Wolves avoid losing to Manchester United, which would push the gap to 16 with only 15 points left.
If the deficit stays at 15 or shrinks, Leicester’s showdown with Wolves in Matchweek 34 becomes critical—they will likely need a win to stay in the race.
How close is Ipswich to the drop?
Ipswich Town are slightly ahead of Leicester but still in serious trouble. With just three more points than the Foxes, they’re 12 points behind safety. If that gap grows to 16 over the next two rounds, and only 15 points remain on the table, they too will be relegated.
That said, Ipswich still have a theoretical chance of survival—they can reach 41 points, which could be enough to overtake Wolves, West Ham, Everton, Spurs, or Manchester United depending on how results unfold.
Who can secure safety soon?
The most any of the bottom three teams can finish with is 41 points. To guarantee safety, teams must surpass that total.
Manchester United need just four more points from their last seven matches, while Spurs—one place below in 14th—need five. Everton and West Ham, both sitting on 35 points, must collect seven more to ensure survival. Wolves are the closest, requiring only 10 points to confirm another season in the top flight.
However, these numbers will drop if Leicester or Ipswich continue to falter in their remaining fixtures.
What’s left for Southampton?
Although their relegation is already confirmed, Southampton still have something to fight for—they’ll be aiming to avoid setting a new low for Premier League points.
Derby County currently hold the record for the lowest-ever tally, finishing the 2007/08 season with 11 points. Southampton have 10, meaning even a single draw would spare them from matching or falling below that mark.
