| 2025–26 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Leicester City players getting into positions prior to their match againstCharlton Athletic on 23 August 2025. | |||
| Owner | King Power | ||
| Chairman | Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha | ||
| Manager | Martí Cifuentes (until 25 January)[1] Andy King (caretaker, from 25 January) | ||
| Stadium | King Power Stadium | ||
| Championship | 21st | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jordan James (9) All: Jordan James (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 31,354 (v.Derby County, 29 December 2025) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 27,130 (v.West Bromwich Albion, 5 January 2026) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 29,700 | ||
| Biggest win | 2–0 v.Birmingham City (H) (29 August 2025, EFL Championship) 3–1 v.Swansea City (A) (4 October 2025, EFL Championship) 3–1 v.Derby County (A) (6 December 2025, EFL Championship) 3–1 v.Ipswich Town (H) (13 December 2025, EFL Championship) 2–0 v.Cheltenham Town (A) (10 January 2026, FA Cup) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 v.Southampton (A) (25 November 2025, EFL Championship) 1–4 v.QPR (A) (20 December 2025, EFL Championship) | ||
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The2025–26 season is the 121st season in the existence ofLeicester City Football Club, and their 64th (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football. This season marked the club's return to theChampionship following relegation from thePremier League in theprevious season. In addition to thedomestic league, they also competed in theFA Cup and theEFL Cup. This season covers the latter period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
This is the first season since2011–12 not to feature the club's third-highest goalscorerJamie Vardy. He left the club after his contract expired, having scored 200 goals in 500 games for the Foxes during his 13 seasons at the club. Vardy's departure also meant Leicester City no longer had a player from the2015–16 title-winning squad at the club.
The 2024–25 campaign was a disastrous season for Leicester City, as they had been relegated from thePremier League, following a 0–1 home loss toLiverpool on 20 April 2025.[2]
They scored only 33 league goals all season, and conceded 80 goals, which is the highest number of goals they have conceded in a Premier League season in their history. They finished with a goal difference of −47, the worst in their history. Leicester failed to keep an away clean sheet, which was the worst away clean sheet record that season. They only kept three clean sheets at home in the Premier League, and went on a torrid spell of nine home games in a row without scoring, losing all of them. This run ended on 3 May 2025 with a 2–0 home win overSouthampton.[3][2][4] They also became the third team afterNorwich City in 2020 andWest Bromwich Albion in 2021 to suffer relegation at least five times.[5]
Leicester won six Premier League games in the 2024–25 season, drew seven, and lost 25. This was statistically their worst 38 game Premier League season on record, with 2001–02 being better with 28 points amassed, compared to only 25 in 2024–25.[6]
Prior to the season starting,Ruud van Nistelrooy mutually agreed with the club to step down as manager on 27 June 2025.[7] His replacement,Martí Cifuentes, was announced as manager on 15 July 2025, signing a three-year contract with the club.[8]
Leicester played their first pre-season friendly againstPeterborough United on 5 July 2025 on their training ground, which was won 3–1 by The Foxes afterLouis Page scored in the 63rd minute, beforeChris Conn-Clarke equalised for the visitors in the 74th minute, after which Page grabbed his brace in the 78th minute andSilko Thomas made it 3–1 to The Foxes, marking their first pre-season win.[9]
On 12 July 2025, Leicester hosted another friendly at their training ground, this time against their sister clubOud-Heverlee Leuven, also owned byKing Power. The game was played in four halves of 45 minutes, and Leicester won the game 2–1, after OHL defenderTakahiro Akimoto scored an own goal to give Leicester the lead, beforeJovan Mijatović equalised for the visitors. Then,Jordan Ayew scored a 119th-minute winner to win the game 2–1.[10]
Then, The Foxes travelled to Austria for their pre-season tour and had three games scheduled againstZalaegerszeg,Karpaty Lviv andKöln.[11]
The first of these games was played on 19 July 2025 against Zalaegerszeg, which Leicester won 1–0 thanks to a Jordan Ayew goal in the 70th minute. On 25 July, the squad was split into half to play two games on the same day, against Karpaty Lviv and Köln. The Foxes won against Karpaty Lviv 1–2 thanks to aPatson Daka brace after falling behind due to aYaroslav Karabin goal in the 48th minute. Then, Leicester took on Köln in their final game of their pre-season tour, which they lost 1–3, courtesy to goals fromSebastian Sebulonsen,Luca Waldschmidt andFlorian Kainz.Kasey McAteer scored the only Leicester goal in the 43rd minute.[12][13][14]
Leicester then finished off their pre-season with a home game againstFiorentina on 3 August 2025. Leicester won the game 2–0 thanks to first half goals from Jordan Ayew andAbdul Fatawu.[15]
On 9 August 2025, the squad numbers for the First Team were announced ahead of Leicester's openingChampionship clash againstSheffield Wednesday.[16]
The EFL Championship transfer window opened on 16 June 2025 and closed on 1 September 2025 at 19:00BST.[17]
On 27 May 2025, Leicester announced that 12 players were to be released, three of which were first team players, one of which was former club captainJamie Vardy.[18][19] This is the first season since2011–12 to not feature him. He had made exactly 500 appearances and had scored 200 goals at the time of his departure.[20] Vardy's departure also meant Leicester City no longer had a player from the2015–16 title-winning squad at the club.
On 29 July 2025, the club announced the free transfer of ex-Everton andQPR goalkeeperAsmir Begović on a one-year contract.[21]
On 1 August 2025, the club announced that defenderConor Coady had joined Championship rivalsWrexham on a permanent two-year contract, with the option to extend for another year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £2,000,000.[22]
A week later, on 8 August 2025, the club announced that midfielderWilfred Ndidi had joinedSüper Lig sideBeşiktaş on a permanent three-year contract, for a fee of £8,000,000.[23]
A day later, on 9 August 2025, the club announced that goalkeeperMads Hermansen had joined Premier League sideWest Ham United on a permanent five-year contract, with the option to extend for another year, for a fee of £20,000,000.[24]
On 22 August 2025, the club announced that wingerKasey McAteer had joined Championship rivalsIpswich Town on a permanent four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee reported to be £12,000,000.[25]
Three days later, on 25 August 2025, the club announced that defenderJames Justin had joined Premier League sideLeeds United on a permanent four-year contract, for an initial fee of £8,000,000, with Leeds United paying £2,000,000 in add-ons.[26]
On 1 September 2025 (deadline day), the club announced that midfielderWill Alves had joined EFL League One side Huddersfield Town on a one-year loan deal, for an undisclosed fee.[27] Later the same day, the club announced the loan departures and loan signings ofBilal El Khannouss toVfB Stuttgart,Woyo Coulibaly toUS Sassuolo Calcio, andJulián Carranza,Jordan James andAaron Ramsey to Leicester City respectively. All loan deals (departures and arrivals) are season long loans. All loan fees are undisclosed.[28][29][30][31][32]
On 6 September 2025, the club announced that ex-Real Betis goalkeeperFran Vieites had joined on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[33]
Cifuentes' side kicked off theirChampionship campaign with a 2–1 home win overSheffield Wednesday on 10 August 2025. Wednesday scored first, through a first half goal fromNathaniel Chalobah. However,Jannik Vestergaard andWout Faes both scored crucial goals in the second half to earn Leicester a 2–1 win.[34]
On 13 August, Leicester kicked off theirEFL Cup campaign with an away game againstEFL League One sideHuddersfield Town as their first-round tie.[35] Leicester drew the game 2–2 in normal regulation time, however lost 3–2 on penalties to Huddersfield, after Jordan Ayew,Bilal El Khannouss and Kasey McAteer missed their penalties.[36]
Then, on 16 August, Leicester played their second away game of the season againstPreston North End, where they had won 3–0 on 29 April 2024 to clinch the2023–24 EFL Championship title.[37] They lost the game 2–1, afterTottenham Hotspur loaneeAlfie Devine scored in the 7th minute to make it 1–0 to the hosts. Then, in the second half,Jeremy Monga scored an equaliser and become theChampionship's youngest goalscorer at 16 years and 37 days of age. However, the hosts found a late winner throughMilutin Osmajić and won the game 2–1.[38]
The following Saturday, on 23 August 2025, Leicester played their third consecutive and third away game of the season againstCharlton Athletic. They won the game 1–0 courtesy of a 2nd half Abdul Fatawu goal in the 48th minute.[39]
On 29 August 2025, Leicester returned to the King Power Stadium and welcomedBirmingham City for another Championship clash. Leicester won the game 2–0, thanks to an early first half Abdul Fatawu goal in the 8th minute, after which in the second half, substituteRicardo Pereira scored the 2nd goal in the 88th minute, which was provided by Jeremy Monga, to win the game 2–0.[40]
Leicester had played five games in August, winning three (against Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic and Birmingham City), drawing one (against Huddersfield Town in the EFL Cup but was subsequently knocked out in a penalty shootout), and losing one (against Preston North End).
By the end of August, Leicester had played four Championship games, won three, lost one, had nine points, and were 4th in the Championship table, one point off 2nd place, occupied byWest Bromwich Albion at the time.[41]
Following the end of the first international break of the season, Leicester began September travelling away toOxford United on 13 September 2025 for their first Championship game of September.
Oxford took the lead early on throughTottenham Hotspur loaneeWill Lankshear in the 9th minute to make it 1–0 to the hosts. Jordan Ayew then proceeded to score just four minutes later in the 13th minute, to level the score at 1–1, and also grabbed his first Championship goal of the season. Then,Burnley loaneeAaron Ramsey got sent off just 24 minutes into his debut, and Leicester were down to 10 men. Oxford capitalised on this and led 2–1 at half-time through aBoubakary Soumaré own goal in the 44th minute. Then, in the second half, substituteRicardo Pereira scored to level it at 2–2, which was the final score.[42]
Leicester then returned to the King Power for another Championship clash, for anM69 derby againstCoventry City on 20 September 2025. Leicester were held to a 0–0 draw by Coventry, withBrighton & Hove Albion loaneeCarl Rushworth denying Leicester several times, resulting in both teams settling for a point.[43]
Leicester then travelled away toThe Hawthorns for a Friday Night Championship clash againstWest Bromwich Albion on 26 September 2025. Leicester went down early in the first half asAston Villa loaneeSamuel Iling-Junior scored on his debut to make it 1–0 to West Brom. Then, after an uneventful game,Bobby De Cordova-Reid struck at goal in the 93rd minute, and scored a deflection off ofNat Phillips. The goal was credited as an own goal by the latter, and the game ended 1–1.[44]
To end September, Leicester welcomedWrexham to the King Power on Tuesday night for a Championship clash on 30 September 2025. Leicester took the lead in the first half, withStade Rennais loaneeJordan James scoring the goal to put Leicester 1–0 up by half time. However, in a flip of the scripts against West Brom, Wrexham equalised late in the 77th minute asNathan Broadhead scored for Wrexham to level the game at 1–1 at full time.[45]
Leicester had played four games in September, drawing all four against Oxford United, Coventry City, West Bromwich Albion and Wrexham.
By the end of September, Leicester had played eight Championship games, won three, drawn four and lost one, had 13 points and were 6th in the Championship table, five points behind then-league leadersMiddlesbrough.[41]
Leicester began October by travelling away toSwansea City on 4 October 2025 for their first Championship clash of the month.
Leicester took the lead early on through loaneeJordan James scoring the goal to put Leicester 1–0 up in the 13th minute, and at half-time. Then, in the 70th minute, Wout Faes made a rough challenge on Swansea substituteEthan Galbraith and conceded a penalty, which was converted from the spot byAdam Idah to level it at 1–1. This was, however, cancelled out byAbdul Fatawu scoring a left-footed curler from outside the box to put Leicester 2–1 up in the 77th minute. Then,Jannik Vestergaard sealed the win with a goal in the 85th minute to put Leicester 3–1 up, and subsequently marked Leicester's first Championship win since 29 August 2025.[46][39][40]
Leicester returned to the King Power for a Championship clash againstPortsmouth on 18 October 2025, following the completion of the October international break. Leicester took the lead in the first half, when Burnley loaneeAaron Ramsey scored in the 26th minute to put Leicester 1–0 up at half-time. Similarly to the game against Wrexham, in the second half, Portsmouth equalised through aJohn Swift equaliser in the 58th minute.[47]
Leicester then travelled away toHull City on 21 October 2025 for a midweek Championship clash. Hull City opened the scoring throughLiam Millar in the 6th minute, before the lead was doubled in the 31st minute byLeeds United loaneeJoe Gelhardt to send Leicester 2–0 down at half-time. In the second half,Aaron Ramsey scored a top corner shot in the 67th minute to half the deficit and make the scoreline 2–1, which was the full time score, and Leicester were consigned to a second defeat of the Championship season.[48]
Leicester then travelled away yet again, this time toMillwall, on 25 October 2025, for their final Championship match of the month. Leicester lost the game by a narrow 1–0 scoreline, withFemi Azeez scoring for Millwall.[49]
Leicester had played four games in October, winning one against Swansea, drawing one against Portsmouth, and losing two against Hull City and Millwall.
By the end of October, Leicester had played 12 Championship games, won four, drawn five and lost three, had 17 points and were 10th in the Championship table, two points off then-6th placedCharlton Athletic.[50]
Leicester began November by returning home to the King Power to hostBlackburn Rovers on 1 November 2025 for their first Championship clash of the month. Leicester lost the game 0–2 with a brace fromAndri Guðjohnsen, with goals in either half to succumb Leicester to their 3rd straight loss in a row in the league.[51]
Leicester then remained at home for a midweek Championship clash on 4 November 2025, againstMiddlesbrough. Leicester took the lead in the first half whenJordan Ayew scored a penalty in first half stoppage time, following a handball fromHayden Hackney on the edge of the box just a few minutes prior, to put Leicester 1–0 up at half-time. Then, Leicester capitulated horribly in the second half, just like against Wrexham and Portsmouth. Middlesbrough were down to 10 men after defenderAlfie Jones was shown a straight red for a cynical challenge onStephy Mavididi, and then,Luke Ayling sent in a header in 90+6' to rescue a point for Middlesbrough, and frustratingly, Leicester had to settle for a point. This result meant that Leicester had now been on a winless run of 5 games, and only 1 win in 10 games.[52]
Leicester then travelled away toCarrow Road for a Championship clash on 8 November 2025, againstNorwich City, who had not won their previous 7 home Championship games at that point. Both teams entered this game with a poor run of form - this was seen as a must win game for both sides. The 1st half was relatively quiet, as the score was 0–0 at half-time. Then, Leicester went 1–0 down in the 62nd minute following aMathias Kvistgaarden strike that went into the bottom right hand corner. However, Leicester did well to respond asBobby De Cordova-Reid leveled the game at 1–1 in the 75th minute. Leicester then subsequently sealed the 3 points afterAbdul Fatawu crossed it in from the right hand side to Rennes loaneeJordan James, who headed from the box to put Leicester 1–2 up at full-time. This win marked Leicester's first win in November and in over a month, last coming against Swansea City on 4 October 2025, and also saw their winless run come to an end. This was their first away win since Swansea City away on 4 October 2025.[53] Norwich sacked managerLiam Manning following their loss, andMartí Cifuentes kept his job, as reports emerged that he would be sacked if Leicester lost to Norwich.[54][55]
Leicester then returned to the King Power for a Championship clash againstStoke City on 22 November 2025, following the completion of the November international break (which was the last of 2025). Leicester took the lead in the 23rd minute whenStephy Mavididi scored to put Leicester 1–0 up. Then, shortly before half-time,Patson Daka netted his first league goal since 3 December 2024 (in a 3–1Premier League win overWest Ham United) to put Leicester 2–0 in the 44th minute and at half-time. Leicester started the 2nd half shaky, as Stoke halved the deficit through aBae Jun-ho goal, however held on to the lead until full-time to register their first set of back-to-back wins since August (vs.Charlton Athletic andBirmingham City) and their first home win since 29 August 2025 (vs. Birmingham City). Leicester won the game 2–1 and sealed another 3 points.[56][57][39][40]
Leicester then travelled away toSt Mary's for a midweek Championship clash on 25 November, againstSouthampton. Leicester went 1–0 down in the 18th minute afterTaylor Harwood-Bellis scored for Southampton. Then, Southampton doubled their lead with aFinn Azaz goal in the 23rd minute to make it 2–0 to the hosts. To compound Leicester's woes, youngsterOlabade Aluko was sent off in the 33rd minute and Leicester were down to 10 men. Then, Southampton made it 3–0 after Taylor Harwood-Bellis netted a brace, and the score was 3–0 at half-time to Southampton, which was the full-time score, following a quiet second half.[58]
Leicester then returned to the King Power and welcomedSheffield United for a Championship clash on 29 November 2025. Leicester went 1–0 down early asTom Cannon scored in the 2nd minute against his former team. Then, Sheffield United quickly doubled their lead through aJaïro Riedewald goal. Then, Leicester went 3–0 down in the 32nd minute asSydie Peck scored another for Sheffield United, and this was the score at half-time. Boos rang around the King Power Stadium, and manager Cifuentes was met with "you're getting sacked in the morning chants" by both sets of fans. Despite this,Stephy Mavididi pulled one back for the Foxes and the score was 3–1 after 53 minutes. Then, late on in the second half, Rennes loaneeJordan James scored a stunner in the 83rd minute to bring back belief for the Foxes, and the score was 3–2 after 83 minutes. However, Sheffield United ran out 3–2 winners at full time.[59]
Leicester had played six games in November, winning two against Norwich and Stoke, drawing once against Middlesbrough and losing three against Blackburn, Southampton and Sheffield United.
By the end of November, Leicester had played 18 Championship games, won six, drawn six and lost six, had 24 points and were 16th in the Championship table on 24 points, five points off then-6th placedBristol City.[60]
Leicester kicked off their busy December with an away trip toPride Park, facinglocal rivalsDerby County on 6 December 2025. Reports emerged that manager Marti Cifuentes would be sacked if a favourable result was not achieved here; the pressure was incredibly high to get a good result.[61] Despite that, Leicester started off excellently by scoring in the 8th minute throughBobby De Cordova-Reid to give Leicester a 1–0 lead. Then, just seven minutes later,Oliver Skipp scored from a corner to make it 2–0 to Leicester in just 15 minutes. Then,Jordan Ayew nodded home what would be a third goal, but was ruled offside. However, Leicester did get a third just before half-time, through Rennes loaneeJordan James, who headed home from a pinpointLuke Thomas cross, and Leicester were 3–0 up at half time. The second half was relatively quiet, with Derby grabbing a consolation in the 63rd minute throughSondre Langås. Leicester picked up a crucial three points and started off December excellently.[62]
The third round draw for theFA Cup was complete on 8 December 2025, and Leicester were drawn away toEFL League Two sideCheltenham Town.[63]
Leicester then travelled away toBristol City for a midweek Championship clash atAshton Gate on 10 December 2025. Leicester started excellently like against Derby, scoring first from aJordan Ayew penalty (afterScott Twine fouledStephy Mavididi in the box moments before) to give Leicester a 1–0 lead. Leicester were in full control before half time asBobby De Cordova-Reid scored in back-to-back games to make it 2–0 at half-time. However, the Foxes' lead destabilised asMark Sykes cut their lead in half a minute into the second half. After being utterly dominated by the hosts for the rest of the half, Bristol City found an equaliser through anEmil Riis Jakobsen header in the 83rd minute, and it was now 2–2. This was the full-time score.[64]
Leicester then returned home to the King Power for a tough Championship clash againstIpswich Town on 13 December 2025. Leicester once again started the first half in excellent fashion, withBobby De Cordova-Reid netting for his third game straight, this time in the 8th minute, to give Leicester a 1–0 lead. Then, just before half-time,Abdul Fatawu recovered the ball, nutmegged and drove past two Ipswich players, and lobbed Ipswich keeperChristian Walton (who was off his line) from his own half (65 metres out), and scored a goal of the season contender to put Leicester 2–0 up at half-time. Then, shortly after the second half commenced, Abdul Fatawu drove past Ipswich defenderLeif Davis and sent in a cross, which was met byJordan Ayew, who tapped home to make it 3–0 to the Foxes after 52 minutes. Ipswich got a goal back through a calamitousJakub Stolarczyk pass toOliver Skipp, which was intercepted and put in the back of the Leicester net byJens Cajuste, in the Leicester box, and the scoreline was 3–1 to the Foxes after 72 minutes. This was just a consolation goal for Ipswich however, as Leicester maintained their brilliant start to the month with another three points and subsequently moved up to 8th in the Championship table.[65][66]
Leicester then travelled away toQPR for their last away Championship game of 2025, and their last game before Christmas, atLoftus Road on 20 December 2025. Leicester went 1–0 down in the 2nd minute asKōki Saitō scored for the hosts. Then, QPR made it a 2–0 lead throughRichard Kone in the 29th minute. QPR tripled their lead in the 33rd minute throughKaramoko Dembélé, and it was 3–0 to the hosts. Leicester ended an abysmal first half display by going 4–0 down throughAmadou Mbengue in first half stoppage time, and the score was 4–0 to QPR at half time. The second half was relatively quiet until Leicester were awarded a penalty in the 81st minute, which was missed byBobby De Cordova-Reid, but Silko Thomas grabbed a consolation off the rebound to make the score 4–1 to QPR, which was the full time score, and Leicester suffered their joint heaviest defeat of the season (the other being a 3–0 loss to Southampton away in November) and their first loss of December.[67]
Leicester then returrned to the King Power for a Championship clash againstWatford on 26 December 2025. Leicester started the game excellently asJordan James scored to put Leicester 1–0 up. However, shortly before half-time, Watford found their equaliser throughOthmane Maamma and the score was 1–1 at half time. Then, Watford took the lead in the 65th minute through aMattie Pollock header, and the score was 1–2 to Watford. This was the full time score, and Leicester slumped to their second defeat in a row.[68]
To end off 2025 and December, Leicester remained at the King Power for a midweek Championship clash againstDerby County on 29 December 2025, whom they had faced at the start of December and beaten 1–3. Leicester started off strongly against Derby, withBobby De Cordova-Reid opening the scoring for Leicester, just as he did at Pride Park, to put Leicester in an early 1–0 lead in the 6th minute. However, Derby found their leveler in the 9th minute through aRhian Brewster goal, and the score was 1–1. Then, shortly before half-time,Jordan James scored to make it 2–1 to Leicester at half time. The second half finished goalless, and Leicester sealed December and 2025 with a win.[69]
Leicester played 6 games in December, winning 3 against Derby (twice) and Ipswich, drawing 1 to Bristol City and losing 2 to QPR and Watford.
By the end of 2025 and December, Leicester had played 24 Championship games, winning 9, drawing 7, and losing 8, had 34 points and were 12th in the Championship table, 4 points off then-6th placed Watford.[70]
Leicester kicked off their busy January by travelling away toBramall Lane, for a tough Championship clash againstSheffield United on 1 January 2026. Leicester went 1–0 down within 36 minutes asJaphet Tanganga scored for the hosts. Then, former Leicester playerTom Cannon scored for Sheffield United, putting them in a 2–0 lead within 52 minutes. Then, Sheffield United added a third throughCallum O'Hare in the 88th minute and Leicester were 3–0 down. Leicester then grabbed a consolation in the second minute of second half stoppage time throughJordan James to make it 3–1 to Sheffield United, which was the full time score, and Leicester began 2026 with a defeat.[71]
Leicester then returned to the King Power for their first home game of 2026 againstWest Bromwich Albion on 5 January 2026. Leicester opened the scoring throughJordan Ayew in the 18th minute to make it 1–0 to Leicester. However, West Brom found their equaliser throughKarlan Grant in the 34th minute, and the score was 1–1 at half time. The second half was quiet until the 4th minute of stoppage time, whereAbdul Fatawu scored a late goal to put Leicester into a 2–1 lead and help them win the game by the same scoreline. Leicester subsequently won their first game of 2026 and sealed the 3 points.[72]
Leicester then travelled away toWhaddon Road for a 3rd roundFA Cup clash againstEFL League Two oppositionCheltenham Town on 10 January 2026. Leicester took the lead in the 23rd minute through aPatson Daka goal, putting Leicester into a 0–1 lead. Then, just before half-time,Stephy Mavididi doubled the lead for Leicester in the 45th minute with a goal and Leicester led 0–2 by half-time. The second half was quiet, and Leicester played out a 0–2 win against Cheltenham, successfully claiming their spot in the FA Cup's 4th round.[73]
2 days after this victory, the fourth round draw for theFA Cup was complete on 12 January 2026, and Leicester were drawn away to fellowEFL Championship side Southampton.[74]
The EFL Championshipwinter transfer window opened on 1 January 2026 and closed on 2 February at 19:00 GMT.[75]
On 2 January 2026, Leicester opted to cancelJulián Carranza's loan contract, which was originally meant to be a season-long loan, and the striker returned to parent clubFeyenoord. However, just 2 days later, he signed for Mexican sideClub Necaxa on a permanent deal.[76]
On 4 January 2026,Sammy Braybrooke joined EFL League Two sideChesterfield on loan for the rest of the 2025–26 season, after his short term loan spell atNewport County had ended on 31 December 2025.[77]
On 13 January 2026,Wout Faes joinedLigue 1 sideAS Monaco on loan for the rest of the 2025–26 season.[78]
On 29 January 2026,Boubakary Soumaré joinedQatar Stars League sideAl Duhail SC on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[79]
On 2 February 2026 (deadline day), Leicester confirmed the loan signing ofJoseph Aribo from fellow Championship sideSouthampton.[80]
On 3 February 2026, 1 day after deadline day, Leicester confirmed the loan signings ofDivine Mukasa andDujuan Richards and the short term contract ofJamaal Lascelles, all until the end of the season.
On 5 February 2026, Leicester City were deducted six points due to breaching theProfit and Sustainability Rules in the three-year reporting period ending with Season 2023–24.[81]
Management team until 25 January 2026.[82]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| First team manager |  Martí Cifuentes |
| Assistant manager | Xavi Calm |
| First team coach |  Andy King |
| First team set-piece coach |  Andrew Hughes |
Management team from 25 January 2026.[83]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| First team coach (caretaker manager) | Andy King |
| First team coach | Adam Sadler (from 30 January 2026) |
| First team set-piece coach | Andrew Hughes |
          Home |      Third | |
     Goalkeeper 1 |      Goalkeeper 3 |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 February 2026. Appearances include all competitions.[84]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Number | Player | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Appearances | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Jakub Stolarczyk |  | GK | (2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (age 25) | 2019 | 2027[85] | Youth Academy | 20 | 0 | |
| 13 | Fran Vieites | | GK | (1999-05-07)7 May 1999 (age 26) | 2025 | 2027[33] | Real Betis | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Asmir Begović |  | GK | (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (age 38) | 2025 | 2026[21] | Everton | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | Stevie Bausor | | GK | (2005-05-11)11 May 2005 (age 20) | 2025 | – | Youth Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ben Nelson | | CB | (2004-03-18)18 March 2004 (age 21) | 2021 | 2027 | Youth Academy | 8 | 1 | |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli |  | CB | (2001-07-13)13 July 2001 (age 24) | 2024 | 2029 | Atalanta | 23 | 1 | |
| 15 | Harry Souttar |  | CB | (1998-10-22)22 October 1998 (age 27) | 2023 | 2028 | Stoke City | 16 | 0 | |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |  | LB | (2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (age 23) | 2023 | 2028 | Copenhagen | 45 | 0 | |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira (captain) |  | RB | (1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (age 32) | 2018 | 2026 | Porto | 181 | 13 | |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard | | CB | (1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (age 33) | 2021 | 2027 | Southampton | 86 | 2 | |
| 24 | Jamaal Lascelles | | CB | (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (age 32) | 2026 | 2026[86] | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Luke Thomas | | LB | (2001-06-10)10 June 2001 (age 24) | 2020 | 2029[87] | Youth Academy | 103 | 2 | |
| 56 | Olabade Aluko | | LB /RB | (2006-11-30)30 November 2006 (age 19) | 2025 | – | Youth Academy | 1 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Jordan James | | CM | (2004-07-02)2 July 2004 (age 21) | 2025 | 2026[88] |  Rennes (loan) | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Harry Winks | | CM /DM | (1996-02-02)2 February 1996 (age 30) | 2023 | 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | 73 | 3 | |
| 17 | Hamza Choudhury |  | DM /RB | (1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (age 28) | 2015 | 2027 | Youth Academy | 131 | 2 | |
| 18 | Joe Aribo |  | CM | (1996-07-21)21 July 1996 (age 29) | 2026 | 2026[89] | Southampton (loan) | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Oliver Skipp | | DM | (2000-09-16)16 September 2000 (age 25) | 2024 | 2029 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 0 | |
| 25 | Louis Page | | AM | (2008-07-10)10 July 2008 (age 17) | 2025 | – | Youth Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | Divine Mukasa | | AM | (2007-08-22)22 August 2007 (age 18) | 2026 | 2026[90] | Manchester City (loan) | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Aaron Ramsey | | AM | (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 (age 23) | 2025 | 2026[91] | Burnley (loan) | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Michael Golding | | CM | (2006-03-23)23 March 2006 (age 19) | 2024 | 2028 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | |
| 39 | Silko Thomas | | AM /LW | (2004-06-25)25 June 2004 (age 21) | 2025 | – | Youth Academy | 1 | 0 | |
| Attackers | ||||||||||
| 7 | Abdul Fatawu |  | RW /LW /AM | (2004-03-08)8 March 2004 (age 21) | 2023 | 2029 | Sporting CP | 56 | 7 | |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew | | ST | (1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (age 34) | 2024 | 2026 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 6 | |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi | | LW | (1998-05-31)31 May 1998 (age 27) | 2023 | 2028 | Montpellier | 81 | 19 | |
| 12 | Dujuan Richards |  | ST | (2005-11-10)10 November 2005 (age 20) | 2026 | 2026[92] | Chelsea (loan) | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | | LW /RW | (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (age 33) | 2024 | 2027 | Fulham | 27 | 2 | |
| 20 | Patson Daka |  | ST | (1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (age 27) | 2021 | 2026 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 121 | 23 | |
| 27 | Wanya Marçal | | LW /RW | (2002-10-19)19 October 2002 (age 23) | 2022 | 2026 | Youth Academy | 9 | 1 | |
| 28 | Jeremy Monga | | LW /RW | (2009-07-10)10 July 2009 (age 16) | 2025 | 2026[85] | Youth Academy | 7 | 0 | |
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| 3 | Wout Faes |  | CB | (1998-04-03)3 April 1998 (age 27) | 2022 | 2027 | Reims | 119 | 5 | |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |  | AM | (2004-05-10)10 May 2004 (age 21) | 2024 | 2028 | Genk | 36 | 3 | |
| 26 | Woyo Coulibaly |  | RB | (1999-05-26)26 May 1999 (age 26) | 2025 | 2029 | Parma | 5 | 0 | |
| 36 | Sammy Braybrooke | | CM | (2004-03-12)12 March 2004 (age 21) | 2022 | 2027[85] | Youth Academy | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | Will Alves | | AM | (2005-05-04)4 May 2005 (age 20) | 2022 | 2028 | Youth Academy | 5 | 0 | |
| 48 | Chris Popov | | ST | (2004-10-26)26 October 2004 (age 21) | 2021 | – | Youth Academy | 1 | 0 | |
| 65 | Jake Evans | | ST /RW | (2008-08-21)21 August 2008 (age 17) | 2025 | – | Youth Academy | 4 | 0 | |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | From | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2025 | GK | | Asmir Begović | Everton | Free | First team | [21] |
| 6 September 2025 | GK | | Fran Vieites | Real Betis | Free | First team | [33] |
| 3 February 2026 | CB | | Jamaal Lascelles | Newcastle United | Free | First team | [86] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | From | Date until | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2025 | CF |  | Julián Carranza |  Feyenoord | 2 January 2026[a] | First team | [113] |
| 1 September 2025 | CM | | Jordan James | Rennes | End of Season | First team | [88] |
| 1 September 2025 | CAM | | Aaron Ramsey | Burnley | End of Season | First team | [91] |
| 2 February 2026 | CM | | Joe Aribo | Southampton | End of Season | First team | [89] |
| 3 February 2026 | CAM | | Divine Mukasa | Manchester City | End of Season | First team | [90] |
| 3 February 2026 | CF | | Dujuan Richards | Chelsea | End of Season | First team | [92] |
On 9 June, Leicester City confirmed a home friendly againstSerie A sideFiorentina in what would be the final pre-season fixture.[134] Four days later, two matches at the club's training factility was confirmed againstPeterborough United andOud-Heverlee Leuven.[135] A pre-season training camp in Austria along with three more friendlies againstZalaegerszeg,Karpaty Lviv and1. FC Köln.[136]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 July 2025Friendly | Leicester City | 3–1 | Peterborough United | Seagrave |
| 12:30BST | Report |
| Stadium:Seagrave Training Ground |
| 12 July 2025Friendly | Leicester City | 2–1 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Seagrave |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Seagrave Training Ground | |
| Note: Game was played in 4 halves of 45 minutes. | ||||
| 19 July 2025Friendly | Zalaegerszeg | 0–1 | Leicester City | Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |
| 18:30CEST | Report |
| Stadium:ZTE Arena |
| 25 July 2025Friendly | Karpaty Lviv | 1–2 | Leicester City | Friedberg, Austria |
| 11:30CEST |
| Report | Stadium:Sportzentrum Friedberg |
| 25 July 2025Friendly | 1. FC Köln | 3–1 | Leicester City | Liebenau, Austria |
| 17:00CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Liebenauer Stadium |
| 3 August 2025Friendly | Leicester City | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Leicester |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:King Power Stadium |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Championship | 10 August 2025 | 2 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 032.26 | |
| FA Cup | 10 January 2026 | Third round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | ||
| EFL Cup | 13 August 2025 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 | |
| Total | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 033.33 | ||||
Last updated: 7 February 2026
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 34 | |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 33 | |
| 22 | Leicester City | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 32[a] | Relegation toEFL League One |
| 23 | Oxford United | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 28 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 64 | −45 | −7[b] |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 |
Last updated: 10 February 2026.
Source:Soccerway
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | |||||||||||||||
| Position | 4 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 32[a] | 32 | 32 |
Key: Leicester goals shown first. (i.e. if score reads 1–0, Leicester scored 1, no matter away or home games.)
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Aggregate score | Double |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |  |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | 2 May 2026 | | |
| Bristol City | 10 March 2026 | 2–2 | | |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Coventry City | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Derby County | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 |  Y |
| Hull City | 22 April 2026 | 1–2 | | |
| Ipswich Town | 3–1 | 7 March 2026 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1–1 | 24 February 2026 | | |
| Millwall | 25 April 2026 | 0–1 | | |
| Norwich City | 28 February 2026 | 2–1 | ||
| Oxford United | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
| Portsmouth | 1–1 | 18 April 2026 | | |
| Preston North End | 3 April 2026 | 1–2 | | |
| QPR | 14 March 2026 | 1–4 | | |
| Sheffield United | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 6 April 2026 | ||
| Southampton | 3–4 | 0–3 | 3–7 | |
| Stoke City | 2–1 | 21 February 2026 | ||
| Swansea City | 11 April 2026 | 3–1 | ||
| Watford | 1–2 | 21 March 2026 | | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Wrexham | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
The fixtures for the 2025/26 season were released on Thursday 26 June 2025 at 12pm BST, and Leicester were scheduled to playSheffield Wednesday on the opening weekend.[141]
| 10 August 20251 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leicester |
| 16:30BST |
| Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,102 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 16 August 20252 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Leicester City | Preston |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 16,797 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 23 August 20253 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Leicester City | Charlton |
| 12:30BST | Report | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 22,183 Referee: Dean Whitestone | ||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for liveSky Sports broadcast.[142] | ||||
| 29 August 20254 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Birmingham City | Leicester |
| 20:00BST | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,971 Referee: Joshua Smith | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 August, but was moved for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[142] | ||||
| 13 September 20255 | Oxford United | 2–2 | Leicester City | Oxford |
| 12:30BST | Report |
| Stadium:Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,362 Referee: Ben Toner | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[142] | ||||
| 20 September 20256 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Coventry City | Leicester |
| 12:30BST | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,857 Referee: Oliver Langford | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[142] | ||||
| 26 September 20257 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Leicester City | West Bromwich |
| 20:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,235 Referee: Stephen Martin | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 September, but was moved for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[142] | ||||
| 30 September 20258 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Wrexham | Leicester |
| 19:45BST | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 29,357 Referee: Elliot Bell |
| 4 October 20259 | Swansea City | 1–3 | Leicester City | Swansea |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 16,601 Referee: David Webb |
| 18 October 202510 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Leicester |
| 19:45BST | Report |
| Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,496 Referee: Farai Hallam | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved due to a clash withLeicester Tigers playing the same day.[143] | ||||
| 21 October 202511 | Hull City | 2–1 | Leicester City | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:MKM Stadium Attendance: 20,211 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 25 October 202512 | Millwall | 1–0 | Leicester City | Bermondsey |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:The Den Attendance: 18,738 Referee: James Bell |
| 1 November 202513 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Leicester |
| 12:30GMT | Report |
| Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 27,925 Referee: Tom Nield | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[144] | ||||
| 4 November 202514 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Leicester |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,389 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 8 November 202515 | Norwich City | 1–2 | Leicester City | Norwich |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 26,213 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 22 November 202516 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Stoke City | Leicester |
| 15:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 29,897 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 25 November 202517 | Southampton | 3–0 | Leicester City | Southampton |
| 20:00GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 25,921 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[144] | ||||
| 29 November 202518 | Leicester City | 2–3 | Sheffield United | Leicester |
| 12:30GMT | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,834 Referee: Anthony Backhouse | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[144] | ||||
| 6 December 202519 | Derby County | 1–3 | Leicester City | Derby |
| 12:30GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Pride Park Attendance: 30,784 Referee: Josh Smith | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[144] | ||||
| 10 December 202520 | Bristol City | 2–2 | Leicester City | Bristol |
| 19:45GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,397 Referee: James Linington |
| 13 December 202521 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Leicester |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,948 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 20 December 202522 | Queens Park Rangers | 4–1 | Leicester City | Shepherd's Bush |
| 20:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 26 December 202523 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Watford | Leicester |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,485 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 29 December 202524 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Derby County | Leicester |
| 19:45GMT |
| Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,354 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 1 January 202625 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Leicester City | Sheffield |
| 17:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 29,644 Referee: Farai Hallam | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[144] | ||||
| 5 January 202626 | Leicester City | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Leicester |
| 20:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 27,130 Referee: Stephen Martin | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 January, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[144] | ||||
| 17 January 202627 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Leicester City | Coventry |
| 12:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Coventry Building Society Arena | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[145] | ||||
| 20 January 202628 | Wrexham | 1–1 | Leicester City | Wrexham |
| 20:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Racecourse Ground | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[145] | ||||
| 24 January 202629 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Oxford United | Leicester |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Referee: James Linington |
| 31 January 202630 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Leicester |
| 12:30GMT |
| Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Referee: Andrew Kitchen | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[145] | ||||
| 7 February 202631 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Leicester City | Birmingham |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:St Andrew's |
| 10 February 202632 | Leicester City | 3–4 | Southampton | Leicester |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium | ||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 February, but was rearranged due to both clubs continued participation in theFA Cup.[146] | ||||
| 21 February 202633 | Stoke City | v | Leicester City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 12:30GMT | Report | Stadium:bet365 Stadium | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[145] | ||||
| 24 February 202634 | Middlesbrough | v | Leicester City | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:Riverside Stadium |
| 28 February 202635 | Leicester City | v | Norwich City | Leicester |
| 12:30GMT | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[145] | ||||
| 7 March 202636 | Ipswich Town | v | Leicester City | Ipswich |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Portman Road |
| 10 March 202637 | Leicester City | v | Bristol City | Leicester |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium |
| 14 March 202638 | Leicester City | v | Queens Park Rangers | Leicester |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium |
| 21 March 202639 | Watford | v | Leicester City | Watford |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Vicarage Road |
| 3 April 202640 | Leicester City | v | Preston North End | Leicester |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium |
| 6 April 202641 | Sheffield Wednesday | v | Leicester City | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Hillsborough |
| 11 April 202642 | Leicester City | v | Swansea City | Leicester |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium |
| 18 April 202643 | Portsmouth | v | Leicester City | Portsmouth |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Fratton Park |
| 22 April 202644 | Leicester City | v | Hull City | Leicester |
| 19:45BST | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium |
| 25 April 202645 | Leicester City | v | Millwall | Leicester |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium |
| 2 May 202646 | Blackburn Rovers | v | Leicester City | Blackburn |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Ewood Park |
The first round draw was complete on 26 June 2025, and Leicester were drawn away toHuddersfield Town. Leicester drew 2–2 in normal time, and lost 3–2 in the penalty shootout.[147][148][149]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 13 August 2025First round | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 (3–2p) | Leicester City | Huddersfield |
| 19:45BST |
| Report | Stadium:Kirklees Stadium Referee: David Webb | |
| Penalties | ||||
The third round draw was complete on 8 December 2025, and Leicester were drawn away toCheltenham Town, where they won 0–2.[150][63][151] The fourth round draw was complete on 12 January 2026, and Leicester were drawn away toSouthampton.[74][152]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 10 January 2026Third round | Cheltenham Town | 0–2 | Leicester City | Cheltenham |
| 12:15GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 6,677 Referee: James Linington |
| 14 February 2026Fourth round | Southampton | v | Leicester City | Southampton |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:St Mary's Stadium |
Players with no appearances are not included on the list;italics indicate a loaned in player
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | MF | | Jordan James | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | FW | | Abdul Fatawu | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3= | 9 | FW | | Jordan Ayew | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | FW | | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5= | 23 | DF | | Jannik Vestergaard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | Stephy Mavididi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 20 | FW | | Patson Daka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8= | 21 | DF | | Ricardo Pereira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | | Aaron Ramsey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10= | 3 | DF | | Wout Faes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | | Oliver Skipp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | FW | | Jeremy Monga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 | FW | | Silko Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | | Harry Winks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | | Hamza Choudhury | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 | MF | Divine Mukasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 50 | ||||
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | FW | | Abdul Fatawu | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 33 | DF | | Luke Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3= | 6 | MF | | Jordan James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | | Jordan Ayew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | FW | | Stephy Mavididi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20 | FW | | Patson Daka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7= | 8 | MF | | Harry Winks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | | Bilal El Khannouss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | MF | | Boubakary Soumaré | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10= | 3 | DF | | Wout Faes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Caleb Okoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | DF | | Ricardo Pereira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | MF | | Louis Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | FW | | Jeremy Monga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | MF | Divine Mukasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | MF | | Oliver Skipp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 2 | 1 | 37 | ||||
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Jakub Stolarczyk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 31 | GK | | Asmir Begović | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK | | Jakub Stolarczyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Wout Faes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Ben Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Caleb Okoli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Jordan James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Abdul Fatawu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Harry Winks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Jordan Ayew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Stephy Mavididi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | Hamza Choudhury | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Julián Carranza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Joe Aribo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Patson Daka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Ricardo Pereira | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Oliver Skipp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Jannik Vestergaard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Boubakary Soumaré | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Jeremy Monga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Aaron Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | GK | | Asmir Begović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Luke Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | | Silko Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | DF | | Olabade Aluko | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 58 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 3 | |||
