There's a real recipe for trouble brewingpublished at 15:14 GMT 25 January
15:14 GMT 25 January
Naz Premji BBC Final Score reporter
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The Foxes put in an abject performance against Oxford United on Saturday and were deservedly beaten 2-1 in a game which saw new U's boss Matt Bloomfield get his first win since taking over at the Kassam Stadium.
Marti Cifuentes' side lacked ideas and there was not much determination to get back into the game when they went 2-0 down.
A large number of the Leicester fans were heading to the exits when Mark Harris scored the visitors' second goal.
Remember, Leicester are waiting on a verdict on a points deduction for their previous financial issues and rules that were allegedly broken during the past few seasons.
They could get anything from six to 10 points taken off them and, if it's the latter, they will be in trouble and in a real relegation fight.
Add in the fact they are unlikely to bring in any new faces in January, and there is a real recipe for trouble brewing at the King Power Stadium.
In fact, former Foxes striker Matty Fryatt said on BBC Radio Leicester that the side look like they are sleepwalking into a relegation position.
We must do better - Cifuentespublished at 18:59 GMT 24 January
18:59 GMT 24 January
Leicester City boss Marti Cifuentes said his side have to be "better" and "look at themselves" following the chastening defeat at home against lowly Oxford United.
"We struggled after going 1-0 down we did not move the ball quickly enough," Cifuentes told BBC Radio Leicester.
"We need to look at ourselves. There are many things we need to do much better.
"The Championship is a tough league. We need to regroup and understand the picture and move in the right direction. We need to create more.
"The expectation from ourselves is that we want to win every game. I understand it's frustrating.
"It doesn't matter what the score is. I want the fans to go home proud. I know they probably didn't feel that way."
EFL's 'Scan to Smile' highlights community workpublished at 17:57 GMT 23 January
17:57 GMT 23 January
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A new initiative highlighting the work of football club charities has been launched by the English Football League (EFL).
'Scan to Smile' will be rolled out in stadiums across the EFL from Friday until the end of January, with supporters invited to scan QR codes on posters displayed around grounds.
Each scan will unlock a short, uplifting story from a person whose life has been positively impacted by the support of their local club charity.
The subjects tackled include mental health support, combating loneliness, improving physical wellbeing, employability and confidence.
The EFL said it hoped the initiative would use "the reach and influence of football to offer fans a moment of positivity on matchday".
Trevor Birch, chief executive at the EFL, said: "Behind every club are people whose lives have been positively changed through the work and dedication of their local EFL club charity.
"This initiative gives supporters the chance to see that impact first-hand and reminds us that football truly is a force for good."
Leicester lose James with hamstring injurypublished at 15:11 GMT 23 January
15:11 GMT 23 January
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Jordan James has scored nine goals so far this season
Leicester City midfielder Jordan James will be out for at least month after suffering a hamstring injury in their midweek draw at Wrexham.
The Wales international has scored four times in his last six games for the Foxes and nine goals overall this season.
He had to go off after 41 minutes at the Racecourse Ground and Leicester have also lost Oliver Skipp for Saturday's home game against Oxford United following a clash of heads.
"Unfortunately, neither of them will be available for the next game," head coach Marti Cifuentes told BBC Radio Leicester.
"JJ suffered a hamstring injury that will take him out for some weeks and the medical team is working with Skippy but he will definitely not be ready for this game.
"They are both doing really well and when we analyse the second-half performance (at Wrexham), that was definitely a big part of it, the fact that we lose two important players in the midfield."
Asked whether three or four weeks was a likely period out for James, Cifuentes replied "perhaps slightly more".
Leicester are 14th in the Championship, five points adrift of the play-off places.
Cifuentes must make tough decisionspublished at 10:53 GMT 23 January
10:53 GMT 23 January
Kate Blakemore Fan writer
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The five-hour round trip away to Wrexham on Tuesday was exactly as you'd imagine on a cold, wet night in January.
Football is supposed to make those kind of trips worthwhile, but sadly it just added to the misery of the evening.
The fans were muted for the most part, likely stunned into silence by what they were witnessing and have witnessed from our performances these past few months.
The equaliser was met with a sarcastic cheer from some and despite rescuing a point late on, it really felt like a loss.
Seeing the glass half full is getting increasingly harder to do with this side. We are an enigma; a team seemingly full of talent but unable to orchestrate any 90-minute performance this season.
The 22 games without a clean sheet in the league tells the sorry tale of our defending.
Oxford arrive on Saturday and what should be a winnable game really doesn't feel like it, and I have no idea how we are going to break this cycle of apathetic football. More so, if star man Jordan James misses the game through injury as is expected.
Marti Cifuentes made some tough decisions earlier in the season, with the Harry Winks and Wout Faes sagas.
But he must make further ones to punish the persistent under-performers and at least experiment more with some of the youth, whilst cash is tight, who have been given only minutes here and there.
If his stubbornness continues, so will the poor performances and his job will become increasingly untenable. Nothing changes unless something changes.
