Keith Wyness: Leicester City ‘should be thrilled’ after points deduction is reduced
Leicester City should be grateful that they were only deducted six points in the Championship this season.
That is according to former Everton, Aston Villa and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, who exclusively told Football Insider that the Foxes are still in a survival position with that punishment.
There were claims that Leicester could have had a 20-point deduction for their PSR breaches. However, six points were eventually settled upon, sending the East Midlands side into a relegation battle.
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Keith Wyness: Leicester are lucky to have only been docked six points
Despite having the potential to be docked 20 points, an outcome that would have almost certainly resulted in their relegation, the Foxes have since appealed their punishment.
The points deduction has coincided with a dreadful run of form from Leicester, with the East Midlands side now sitting in the relegation zone, two points from safety.
Nevertheless, speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast last week, he believes that the Foxes were fortunate with the outcome.
He said: “I think they should be just taking their medicine and saying, wow, six points, we should be thrilled with that, let’s move on. And they should just be trying to create peace with the league if they can do.
The top four of the Premier League in 2020-21:
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1️⃣ Manchester City
2️⃣ Manchester United
3️⃣ Leicester City
4️⃣ West Ham United
On Merseyside, Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton were sitting above Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
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“They’re still only in the relegation zone right now on goal difference, so it’s very achievable to escape from that position. I think if they get away with that relegation this season, they should be thanking their lucky stars, and I think they’ve been very lucky to get the six points.
“And it’s been a jurisdictional issue that both the Premier League and the EFL have got to sort out between them, so it doesn’t happen again because it was a necessary complex.
“As we get more into legal areas and the areas of precedent, that becomes such a complex web; it becomes very difficult to see what the way forward is and to understand clear rules, which is what we all need.”
What are the odds that Leicester City are relegated?
With Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth recently hitting form, for the time being, the race for survival appears to be between Leicester and West Brom.
Both the Midlands sides have been dire in 2026, and the Foxes will be hoping that the newly-appointed Gary Rowett will be able to turn things around.
However, according to Opta on 21 February, the former Oxford United boss will not be able to achieve this.
Leicester are predicted to join Sheffield Wednesday and the U’s in the third tier next season, with the Foxes having a 37.46 per cent chance of finishing in the bottom three.
In comparison, West Brom’s chances of relegation are slightly better at 34.72 per cent.