As frightening as Leicester’s form continues to be, the scariest development for the champions as this season turns into the final lap is the advancing pace of teams previously considered to be also-rans.
For long periods Swansea and Hull have looked ill equipped to stay the course of a 38-game campaign but each decided to make a bold managerial change and have gained a shot of adrenaline.
That is concerning for Claudio Ranieri on two fronts. All of a sudden, the cushion between his team and the drop zone has been removed to leave a gap of only two points.