Leicester City Set Unwanted Record After Getting Relegated 7 Years After Winning PL

• Leicester City were relegated to the Championship despite beating West Ham
• Everton’s victory over Bournemouth means the Toffees survived while the Foxes joined Leeds and Southampton
• The Premier League champions of seven years ago set an unwanted record for themselves

Everything that could go wrong went wrong for Leicester City as they were relegated to the second tier of English football yesterday.

Their destiny was out of their hands as winning was not enough; they had to rely on results elsewhere in the game between Everton and Bournemouth.

Leicester beat West Ham 2-1, but Everton held on to their late lead over the Cherries to secure their top-flight status for the 69th consecutive year.

Leeds United also had their destiny out of their hands, as a win would not be enough. They did not even come anywhere close to the latter as they succumbed to a crushing 4-1 loss to Tottenham at Elland Road.

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Leicester set an unwanted record

Seven years ago, the Foxes were Premier League champions in a fairytale season under Claudio Ranieri and reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-final in the resulting season.

According to William Hill, their relegation yesterday put them on an unwanted list of clubs to have won the title and be relegated in the Premier League era.

Blackburn Rovers were the first club to write their name on the wrong side of history. The 1994/95 League champions were relegated first in the 1998/99 season. They returned a year later before another relegation in 2012.

According to The Telegraph, Leicester have faced a downward turn in their fortunes since the death of their owner Khun Vichai in 2018 despite winning the FA Cup and Community Shield in 2021.

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Leeds United’s return to the Premier League after 16 years ended yesterday after just three years as they were beaten 4-1 at home by Tottenham.

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As Sports Brief reported, Chelsea added insults to Leeds' injury with a brutal three-word tweet after the Whites taunted the Blues earlier in the season.

Chelsea endured an underwhelming season but will look ahead to the next under new boss Mauricio Pochettino, whose appointment is set to be made official in the next few days.