Boss Dean Smith admits Leicester are ‘in the last chance saloon’ in their bid to ensure Premier League survival. The Foxes go to Newcastle on Monday three points from safety with two games left.
Everton’s 1-1 draw at Wolves on Saturday means the fight for survival will go to the final day, regardless of the result at St James’ Park.
Victory will take the Foxes out of the drop zone and above the Toffees on goal difference and Smith is aware of the magnitude of the game. “We are pretty much in the last chance saloon with a game against Newcastle,” he said, with the Foxes hosting West Ham on the last day on Sunday. “Disappointment and frustration are the two words I’d say I’ve seen.
But we are running out of games to put that right and the players know that. “When I came in here for the last eight games, if someone had said to me ‘If you win at home the last game of the season (to survive), would you take it?’ I probably would have. “Hopefully we can get there but we have to get a performance and a result against Newcastle. “There are things we’ve looked at, things we’ve done.