Championship

Foxes need fight to survive – Gary

by
The LeaguePaper Team
1 March 2026

By James Hallam

STAR MAN
PARIS MAGHOMA Norwich

LEICESTER CITY 0

NORWICH CITY 2
Ben Slimane 68, Ahmed 78

IN THE CLEAR: Norwich City’s Ali Ahmed, right, celebrates scoring their clinching second
PICTURES: PSI/John Mallett

LEICESTER City boss Gary Rowett said the club have to fight if they are to avoid relegation.
Second-half sub Anis Ben Slimane drilled Norwich ahead six minutes after coming off the bench before Ali Ahmed sealed victory.
Rowett said: “As a group, as a team, as a club we’ve got a fight to get out of it.
“We’ve got good player...

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