If Leicester City get relegated this season, they will statistically be the best team ever to face the drop, according to new research.
The study by BonusCodeBets looked at total squad values of relegated sides from the 2004/2005 season to the 2022/2023 season, compared to the rest of the division, and the Foxes will overtake the 2015/2016 Newcastle team as the biggest underachievers.
Comparing the value of a team dropping to the Championship against the average squad cost that season, a typical bottom-three side is worth less than half of the average Premier League squad value (47%), but the Magpies’ pricey roster was as high as 81% of the average team in 2015/16 – making them the biggest team to have ever been relegated, compared to the other clubs in the division.
