Leicester manager Enzo Maresca refuses to accept that his side are all-but promoted.
A 2-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday at King Power Stadium moved the Foxes 14 points clear of third-placed Southampton.
It looks to be only a matter of time before Maresca’s side confirm their return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
But the Italian coach does not see it that way and warned his players against complacency over the next stage of the season.
“If any of my players show a drop, I will change them, even after two minutes,” he said.
“They won’t play. We aren’t changing anything, we have to keep winning and we have to respect our opponents.
“I’m very happy with this win, but now the focus moves on to Saturday when we play Middlesbrough.
“We struggled a little when they changed shape in the second half, but after about 15 or 20 minutes we were OK.
“But I wanted a third goal before half-time to make us more comfortable, if they score one they can come back.”
Jamie Vardy scored against his boyhood club and also played a part in Leicester’s opening goal after four minutes.
“Jamie showed well with two goals against Stoke and he was fighting and pressing against Watford, now he’s the player who has scored the most goals for us this season,” Maresca added.
“I am very happy with him. I felt this game would suit Jamie and the idea here was for him to start. It’s my duty to give everyone minutes, sometimes you can, sometimes you can’t, but Jamie was working well.”
Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl was encouraged by his team’s second-half performance.
“We showed a lot more in the second half and I was happier with our reaction to going behind,” he said.
“We changed to a back five but it was more having the belief.
“There was an improvement, but against Leicester you need to be good for 90 minutes and we had one good half.
“That was the positive thing we can take from the game and I think our supporters at the end recognised our second-half performance.
“This is what we can do if we are on the front foot, the data showed that. If we could have had one goal, then maybe we can try to do something.
“At Leicester it is a challenge, but we always wanted to try to get something. We drew with them at home. We know how strong they are, they are outstanding. But we reacted better than we did against Southampton.
“What we have to do now is come to every game and take as many points as we can.”
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