Leicester City made Premier League history with seven straight home defeats without scoring, following their loss to Manchester United.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester City suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat to Manchester United on Sunday, leaving them stranded in 19th place with just 17 points as they enter the March international break.
With only nine matches remaining, relegation to the Championship seems inevitable. The Foxes sit nine points behind 17th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers, making survival a distant hope. When Steve Cooper was sacked in November 2024, fans expected a revival, but Van Nistelrooy has managed just seven points from a possible 48 since taking charge.
Adding to their struggles, Leicester set an unwanted Premier League record against United, becoming the first team ever to lose seven consecutive home matches without scoring a single goal.
Is This Leicester’s Worst-Ever Premier League Team?
Leicester have lost 13 of their last 14 league matches, and their upcoming fixtures offer little hope. They face Manchester City, Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Liverpool next—a brutal run that could see them extend their losing streak.
At their current trajectory, Leicester would finish the season with just 22 points. However, based on their last 14 games, they might not even reach that, potentially ending with just 19 points. Both totals would be the club’s worst-ever Premier League return, falling below the 28 points they managed in 2001–02.
In fact, 22 points would be their joint-worst tally in any division since 1891–92, when they earned just 13 points in the Midland Football League. Their attacking struggles are also glaring, with the Foxes on track to score just 33 goals this season—their lowest since finishing last in 2001–02 with 30 goals.
Defensively, Van Nistelrooy’s side is on course to concede 85 goals, which would make them statistically the worst Leicester defense in Premier League history.
While they have already surpassed Derby County’s infamous 11-point season in 2007–08, it’s hard to argue that this isn’t Leicester’s worst-ever Premier League campaign.
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