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Gary Rowett's Oxford United drew 2-2 with Marti Cifuentes' Leicester City in September 2025 Championship strugglers Leicester City are poised to name former player Gary Rowett as their new head coach. BBC Radio Leicester report the 51-year-old, who was sacked as Oxford boss two months ago, took training on Wednesday. Rowett now looks set to be the permanent replacement for Marti Cifuentes, who was sacked three weeks ago. The Foxes are third from bottom in the Championship, two points adrift of safety with 14 games left. Rowett, who had two years at Leicester after joining from Birmingham City in 2000, has previously managed five clubs in the Championship. He took charge of Birmingham, Derby County, Stoke City, Millwall and most recently Oxford, were he had almost a year in charge before his dismissal in December 2025. Oxford sack Rowett after one win in 10 games How Cifuentes' time ran out at languishing Leicester Leicester have lost all four games under interim boss Andy King since Spaniard Cifuentes' departure, and have also been docked six points in that time, having been found guilty of breaching spending rules after a protracted legal battle. The points penalty, combined with a seven-game winless run that has included six defeats, has plunged Leicester into the drop zone. The East Midlands club dropped into the bottom three on Saturday, with Blackburn Rovers leapfrogging them by beating Queens Park Rangers while the Foxes were knocked out of the FA Cup by Southampton. Latest Leicester news, analysis and fan views Listen to Leicester City content on BBC Sounds Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Champions League: Gordon scores his fourth and Newcastle's fifth in first half at Qarabag Vinicius: Eight years at Real Madrid, 20 cases of alleged racist abuse Winter Olympics: GB lead Japan in must-win women's curling match - watch & follow Meet the hot favourite for a new Olympic event, ski mountaineering A chilling Nordic noir eco-thriller Mackenzie Crook’s new whimsical comedy Steve Bracknall explores the rise of VAR Prestianni denies he racially abused Vinicius What do curlers do when they're not at the Olympics? 'Some people think it's live' - how is the commentary in EA Sports FC 26 put together? Airee stars as Nepal chase down 170 to beat Scotland. Video Airee stars as Nepal chase down 170 to beat Scotland 'Absolutely stunning! ' Norway's Frostad wins 'best big air final of all-time' Video'Absolutely stunning! ' Norway's Frostad wins 'best big air final of all-time' How Robert Duvall became an unlikely Scottish football cult hero Love, moving forward and hope in pursuit for justice FA Cup heroes Macclesfield make memories to last a lifetime What has gone wrong for British short track speed skating? 'We really messed up' - does European football need more balance? 'People shouldn't be dying just for existing' - Gauff on US issues Five talking points from round two of Six Nations Swearing, illicit filming & rule changes - what next in curling cheating row? Why first gold on snow has been just a matter of time 'Murrayfield pain will make England a better team' Nine medals up for grabs - Wednesday's guide A 'very special' FA Cup win and why managing Ronaldo is 'easy' Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.