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Dismal Leicester match worst record for a reigning champion after 22 games

The Foxes defeat at St Mary's means they've now picked up less than one point per game this season, equalling a 54-year-old record

Leicester City’s defeat at the hands of Southampton on Sunday saw them become the joint-worst reigning champions at this point in a top-flight season.

Goals from James Ward-Prowse, Jay Rodriguez and a Dusan Tadic penalty late on consigned the Foxes to their second 3-0 defeat on the bounce, leaving them in 15th place in the Premier League table.

And their meagre 21-point haul from 22 games has equalled the unwanted record set by Ipswich Town in 1962/63 (converted to three points for a win).