Leicester relegated to third tier

LEICESTER, England, April 21 : Leicester City were relegated to the third tier of English soccer on Tuesday, a ​decade on from their astonishing run to the Premier League title, while Coventry City made sure they will go up to the top flight as champions.
Relegated to the second-tier Championship last season, the Foxes suffered a humiliating second successive drop after drawing 2-2 at home to promotion-chasing Hull City at a King Power Stadium with plenty of empty seats.
Their promotion already in the bag, Frank Lampard’s Coventry thrashed Portsmouth 5-1 to go an unassailable 10 points clear at the top with two games to spare.
Millwall went second after winning 3-1 at Stoke City and are now three points clear of Ipswich ‌Town, who have ‌two games in hand and play at Charlton Athletic on Wednesday.
It ​was ‌also ⁠a good ​night ⁠for Wrexham who moved back into the promotion playoff places, ahead of Hull on goal difference, after winning 1-0 at relegation-threatened Oxford United thanks to a Josh Windass goal.

A GOAL DOWN, THEN A GOAL UP
Leicester had to beat the Tigers to stave off relegation for at least another day but were already a goal down after 18 minutes when Liam Miller cashed in on an error by goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
They had the fans dreaming the impossible dream in the second half, though, when Jordan James equalized from the penalty ⁠spot in the 52nd and Luke Thomas put them ahead two minutes ‌later. Any joy was short-lived, with Oli McBurnie equalising in the ‌63rd.
The result left the Foxes 23rd in the standings on ​42 points from 44 games and seven away ‌from safety with only two games remaining.
“Incredibly frustrating,” said Gary Rowett, who took the helm only ‌in February as Leicester’s fourth