Start of season August Leicester City started the season with a home game against
Tottenham Hotspur.
Pedro Porro scored a header for Tottenham in the 29th minute to make it 1–0 to Tottenham, which was the score at half-time. Tottenham created many chances during the first half but were unable to take them, and were punished by Leicester for not doing so in the second half. The second half had restarted, and Victor Kristiansen put in a cross for Jamie Vardy, however he was unable to connect and the cross overhit to the right wing with Fatawu on the ball. He crossed to an unmarked Vardy in the box and Vardy scored to make it 1–1 in the 57th minute, the final score in the end. The first away game of the season, at
Fulham's
Craven Cottage was played on 24 August. Leicester lost 2–1 with an equalising goal from
Wout Faes in the 38th minute.
Emile Smith Rowe opened the scoring for Fulham and
Alex Iwobi scored the winner in the 70th minute. Leicester entered the
EFL Cup in the
second round, and were drawn at home to
Tranmere Rovers. Leicester won the game 4–0, with goals from Ayew, Mavididi, Ndidi and Winks. Leicester advanced through the
third round, where they were drawn away to
Walsall's
Bescot Stadium. By the end of August, Leicester were 15th place in the league, 1 point clear of the relegation zone.
September Following a week's break for international matches, Leicester returned to action on 14 September, playing
Crystal Palace at
Selhurst Park in the Premier League.
Jamie Vardy put the Foxes 1–0 up after 21 minutes. Then, Stephy Mavididi scored 37 seconds after the second half had restarted to make it 2–0 to the Foxes. Then, 86 seconds after Mavididi's goal,
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored to make it 2–1. The score remained the same until the 92nd minute when
Jean-Phillipe Mateta scored a late penalty to make it 2–2, the final score. On 21 September, Leicester were at home in the Premier League to
Everton. The visitors scored in the first-half with a goal from
Iliman Ndiaye in the 12th minute. Leicester equalised in the 73rd minute through
Stephy Mavididi. The game finished 1–1. On 24 September, Leicester City travelled to the
Bescot Stadium to play
Walsall in an
EFL Cup third round match. The game finished 0–0 with both sides unable to score any goals. In the penalty shoot-out, Danny Ward saved all 3 Walsall penalties to help Leicester advance through to the fourth round 3–0 on penalties. They were then drew to
Manchester United away at
Old Trafford for the fourth round of the EFL Cup. The
Emirates Stadium hosted Leicester on 28 September as they played
Arsenal in the Premier League.
Gabriel Martinelli scored for Arsenal after 20 minutes, and then Arsenal doubled their lead through a
Leandro Trossard goal to make it 2–0 at half-time. In the second half,
James Justin scored in the 47th minute through a header and then scored a superb volley to level it at 2–2 in the 63rd minute. However, in the fourth minute of injury time in the second half,
Wilfred Ndidi scored an own-goal via an Arsenal corner to make it 3–2 to Arsenal. 5 minutes later,
Kai Havertz sealed the game with a goal to eventually make it 4–2 to Arsenal, the final score. At the end of September, Leicester were 17th place in the league, outside of the relegation zone on goals scored.
October On 5 October, Leicester returned at home in the Premier League for their match against
Bournemouth.
Facundo Buonanotte opened the scoresheet in the 16th minute for Leicester. Bournemouth had many chances to equalise throughout the game however the match finished 1–0 in Leicester's favour, giving Leicester their first Premier League win of the season, as well as their first home win of the season. On 19 October, Leicester travelled to
St Mary's Stadium for a Premier League game against
Southampton. Cameron Archer scored for Southampton in the 8th minute and Joe Aribo scored to make it 2–0 to Southampton after just 28 minutes, which was the score at half time. In the second-half, Leicester scored three goals in a 3–2 comeback win through a 64th-minute goal from
Facundo Buonanotte, a
Jamie Vardy penalty goal in which
Ryan Fraser was sent off and
Jordan Ayew in the 8th minute of added stoppage time. This obtained Leicester their 2nd win of the Premier League season and their first away win in the Premier League season. Returning to the King Power Stadium on 25 October, Leicester played
Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. After Nottingham Forest opened the scoring through a
Ryan Yates strike through a corner, Jamie Vardy equalised in the 23rd minute to make it 1–1, the score at half-time. However, in the second half, former Leicester player
Chris Wood scored a brace against his old team, scoring in the 47th minute and the 60th minute to complete his brace. No further goals were scored, and Nottingham Forest came out 3–1 winners against fierce rivals Leicester. Leicester then travelled to
Manchester United's
Old Trafford for an
EFL Cup Round 4 game. Leicester lost the game 5–2, with a first-half brace from
Casemiro, a goal from
Alejandro Garnacho and
Bruno Fernandes giving United 4 goals. However, Leicester scored twice with a strike from
El Khannouss hitting both posts and going in and a header from a corner by
Conor Coady making the score 4–2 at half-time. Bruno Fernandes struck again for his brace in the 59th minute and the game ended 5–2 to United in the end. At the end of October, Leicester were 15th in the league, on 9 points and 5 points clear of the relegation zone.
November On 2 November, Leicester travelled to
Portman Road to play
Ipswich Town in the Premier League. Ipswich took the lead in the 53rd minute from a superb volley by
Leif Davis. In the 77th minute,
Kalvin Phillips was sent-off for Ipswich having received two yellow cards, leaving them down to 10 men. Leicester equalised in the 4th minute of stoppage time in the second half through a Jordan Ayew goal, making it 1–1. The game finished 1–1 and Leicester remained in 15th place. Leicester then travelled to Old Trafford on 10 November for a Premier League game against Manchester United. It finished 3–0, with a Bruno Fernandes strike in the 17th minute making it 1–0 to United. A deflected
Bruno Fernandes shot then hit Victor Kristansen, who scored an own goal this way, making it 2–0 to United. In the second half, substitute Alejandro Garnacho scored in the 82nd minute to secure a 3–0 win for United. Leicester City's next game was a Premier League fixture against
Chelsea on 23 November. They took the lead in the 15th minute when Nicolas Jackson capitalised on a defensive error from Wout Faes and scored, making it 1–0 Chelsea. This remained the score at half time. In the second half, they added a second in the 75th minute when
Enzo Fernández scored another goal for Chelsea to make it 2–0 to Chelsea. Leicester were then awarded a penalty 5 minutes into stoppage time in the second half, which was converted by
Jordan Ayew to make it 2–1. Nevertheless, the game finished 2–1 in Chelsea's favour as Leicester dropped down to 16th place in the league. Leicester then sacked manager
Steve Cooper following the loss to
Chelsea. The club was 1 point above the relegation zone, having already suffered their sixth loss of the season and only 2 wins from 12 games. His assistant manager
Alan Tate also left the club on the same day, and so did Steve Rands, the club's First Team Coach. The Foxes were the visitors to the
Gtech Community Stadium on 30 November for a Premier League game against
Brentford, with
Ben Dawson taking charge as interim manager before
Ruud van Nistelrooy officially took charge of first-team duties. They took the lead in the 21st minute when Buonanotte scored a tap-in from long range. Brentford equalised quickly in the 25th minute through
Yoane Wissa. Then shortly after,
Kevin Schade completed his brace in 23 minutes, scoring in the 29th minute and the 8th minute of first half stoppage time, leaving Brentford 3–1 up in the first half. 14 minutes after the second half began, Schade completed his first professional hat-trick by scoring in the 59th minute. No further goals were scored, and Brentford ran out 4–1 winners in the end. Leicester remained 16th in the league, 1 point above the relegation zone by the end of November.
December On 1 December,
Ruud van Nistelrooy was officially appointed as First Team Manager, in place of the recently sacked Steve Cooper.
Jelle ten Rouwellar also joined the club on the same day as assistant manager, in place of Alan Tate and
Ben Dawson was appointed new First Team Coach in place of Steve Rands.
Ruud van Nistelrooy got his first win with Leicester in his debut match, 3
–1 against West Ham United at the
King Power Stadium on 3 December, through a goal in just 98 seconds from Vardy, a 61st-minute strike from
El Khannouss to mark his debut Premier League goal and
Daka in the 90th minute to grab his first Premier League goal of the season, and the score was 3–0 after the normal 90 minutes of regulation time.
Niclas Füllkrug then scored a consolation goal to make it 3–1 in the 3rd minute of added stoppage time. The game ended in a 3–1 win to the Foxes. In Ruud's second game in charge at home, on 8 December, he managed to rescue a late point at the King Power against
Brighton in a 2–2 draw, after being 2–0 down in the 85th minute, through late goals from Jamie Vardy in the 86th minute and
Bobby De-Cordova Reid in the first minute of added time with a Jamie Vardy assist. Then, on 14 December, Leicester dropped down to 17th place in the league after recording their worst loss of the season, a 4–0 away loss to
Newcastle United. Leicester then lost their next 2 games against Wolves and Liverpool, which meant that they would be in the relegation zone for the first time in the season. To end off 2024, Leicester City welcomed an out-of-form
Manchester City team to the King Power on 29 December 2024. Man City won 2–0 with goals from
Savinho in the 21st minute and
Erling Haaland in the 74th minute to seal victory for the visitors. At the mid-way point of the season, and the end of 2024, Leicester City were in 19th place in the league on 14 points, 3 points from safety behind
Ipswich and
Wolves, both on 16 points.
January Leicester's first game of 2025 was an away game to
Aston Villa at Villa Park on 4 January 2025. Leicester lost the game 2–1 with
Ross Barkley opening the scoring for Villa in the 58th minute, then a Leicester equaliser through
Mavididi in the 63rd minute made the score 1–1. Eventually,
Leon Bailey netted a 76th-minute winner for the hosts to win the game 2–1 for them. Then, on 11 January, Leicester welcomed
QPR to the King Power in an
FA Cup Round 3 game. Then, Leicester welcomed
Crystal Palace to the King Power for a Premier League fixture on 15 January. Crystal Palace won 0–2, with goals from
Marc Guéhi and
Jean-Philippe Mateta to secure a victory for the visitors. Leicester remained 19th in the table, still 3 points adrift from safety. 3 days later, on 18 January, Leicester welcomed
Fulham to the King Power for another Premier League fixture. Fulham also ran out 0–2 winners, with goals from
Emile Smith Rowe and
Adama Traoré securing a win for the visitors. By this point, Leicester had lost 7 games on the bounce, a division-high record. They were still in 19th place, 3 points from safety. 8 days later, on 26 January, Leicester travelled to the
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for a Premier League away game against an out of form
Tottenham side. If Leicester lost this game, then they would have lost 8 on the bounce in the Premier League for the first time since 2001. However, Leicester managed to stun Tottenham and run out 2–1 winners. A goal from
Richarlison gave Tottenham the lead in the 33rd minute, and the score was 1–0 to Tottenham at half-time. However, 58 seconds into the second half, Vardy equalised through a tap in and the score was 1–1. 3 minutes later, El Khannouss scored another goal for Leicester and they were 2–1 up. This remained the score until the end. This gave Leicester their 2nd away win of the season in the Premier League (the first being against
Southampton in October) and their first away win vs Tottenham since December 2020. This result also moved Leicester outside of the relegation zone by 1 point, in 17th place. This also broke a 7-game losing streak in the league and an 8-game winless run overall in the league. This was their first win since a 3–1 victory over
West Ham on 3 December 2024. On the 24th Of April 2025 3 days after his Instagram statement, Vardy announced he would leave Leicester at the end of the season on the expiry of his contract. Vardy was the last player of Leicester's 2015-16 Premier League title winning squad still at the club. Leicester's final game of April and the first since Vardy's announcement was away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Matheus Cunha would open the scoring for the hosts in the 33rd minute with the halftime score 1–0 to Wolves.
Jorgen Strand Larsen would make it 2–0 to Wolves in the 56th minute, before Leicester were given a penalty in the 72nd minute after
José Sá was deemed to have fouled Vardy in the box. Sa would save the penalty though before
Rodrigo Gomes would add a third for the hosts in the 85th minute sending Leicester to a 3–0 defeat. Leicester were now 23 points behind the West Midlands club having been 5 points clear of them when the two sides met at the King Power Stadium in December. By the end of April Leicester were 19th in the league with 18 points, 18 points off safety.
May Leicester's first game in May was against Bottom and fellow relegated side Southampton at the King Power. Jamie Vardy opened the scoring in the 17th minute to score his 199th Leicester goal and Leicester's first home goal since December 8, 2024. Jordan Ayew would score a 2nd in the 44th minute making it 2-0 which would be the final score marking Leicester's first win since 26 January and their first home win since 3 December 2024. This also ended Leicester's 9 match run of home defeats without scoring. ==Players==