Former Leicester City coach predicts the ‘magical’ number of points required to stay in the Premier League
Leicester City are facing an uphill battle to secure their long-term Premier League future after yet another defeat.
The Foxes were beaten by Aston Villa on Saturday to make it a fifth consecutive defeat and leave Leicester second from bottom in the table.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
| 17 |  Wolves |
19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 16 |
| 18 |  Ipswich |
19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 15 |
| 19 |  Leicester |
19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 14 |
| 20 |  Southampton |
19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 39 | -27 | 6 |
It’s something Ruud van Nistelrooy must address quickly and as well as secure new players, he must start picking up results sooner rather than later.
Opta predicts Leicester to be relegated but there is still time for the Foxes to turn things around it and former Leicester coach Mike Stowell has hinted at how many points will be needed to keep the club up.
Mike Stowell predicts how many points Leicester will need to stay up
Stowell was a goalkeeping coach at Leicester throughout their Championship and Premier League title wins before leaving in June 2023 after the appointment of Enzo Maresca.
The popular figure was part of Radio Leicester’s coverage of the defeat at Villa Park last weekend and in the aftermath, discussed what the Foxes must do to turn their form around.
It’s always been said that 40 points is the magic number required to stay up in the top flight, but Stowell believes that they won’t need that many.
