Leicester City have moved off the bottom of the Premier League table courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Leeds United at the King Power Stadium this evening.
An own goal from Robin Koch and a Harvey Barnes strike saw the Foxes gain full control of the contest before half time, and Leeds offered little sign of troubling their rock-bottom hosts in the second half.
The result takes Brendan Rodgers's side back above Nottingham Forest into 19th in the standings, now only one point adrift of safety.
Leeds are one of a clutch of three teams now just one point clear of the Foxes, with their fears of being dragged into another relegation battle exacerbated by a third successive Premier League defeat.
Jesse Marsch's side remain winless since August, a run which now stretches back seven matches and has seen them pick up just two points from the last 21 on offer.
Goals are also a growing problem for Leeds, who rarely looked like improving their tally this evening as they made it just one goal in their last four games and only four during their seven-game winless streak.
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Luis Sinisterra came closest for the visitors when he sent a fine curling effort crashing against the crossbar after a quick counter-attack, but that was all the visiting fans had to shout about and there was a smattering of boos at both half time and full time as the discontent over their start to the season grew.
Their mood would certainly not have been improved by the manner of Leicester's first goal after 17 minutes, with Marc Roca being caught in possession in a dangerous area of the field and Koch turning the ball past his own keeper in calamitous fashion.
While it was a messy opening goal, the second was anything but, as Barnes finished off a slick Leicester team move 10 minutes before half time, scoring in a sixth successive league game against Leeds.
Marsch may have felt things could have been different, with that goal coming five minutes after Sinisterra hit the woodwork and Leeds enjoying more of the ball, more shots and more shots on target than their hosts, but they failed to turn those statistics into bona-fide goalscoring chances.
Leeds have now lost each of their last four Premier League away games, while Leicester have kept back-to-back clean sheets in the top flight for the first time since March.
Barney Corkhill
