LEICESTER City defender Conor Coady admitted he watches promotion rivals Southampton, Leeds and Ipswich "praying that they drop points."

The Foxes' poor form has dragged them back into the automatic promotion race despite sitting 17 points clear of third place on New Year's Day.

Enzo Maresca's side are currently second in the Championship, four points above Saints, but have only claimed 10 points from their last 10 games. 

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, the Foxes defender revealed he always checks the other results after a Leicester game.

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He said: "Whether I should or shouldn’t do it, I look at the other results. You’re hoping they’ve lost if you’ve won to gain a bit of ground or bridge a gap.

"I’d be silly if I sat here now and said I don’t look at any results. It’s the first thing you do. You can have managers or people around you telling you not to check on it. But it’s the first thing you do.

"When they’re on the telly, you watch them and you’re praying they drop points. It’s a natural thing to do.

"But you’ve got to curb it and make sure you’re doing your job when it comes to training and playing.

"The last couple of weeks with Leicester, we’ve had a tough time. We’ve spoken as a team about the results we’ve had.

"We can’t concentrate on anybody else, we can’t affect what anybody else is doing, so we’ve looked at ourselves and said: 'It’s us and that’s it.'"

Southampton visit Leicester's King Power Stadium next Tuesday in a game which will have a major impact on both team's promotion hopes.