Philip Billing capitalised on a James Maddison error to clinch a 1-0 win for Bournemouth over relegation rivals Leicester, piling the pressure on the managerless side
News emerged before kick-off that over replacing Brendan Rodgers, but it was first-team coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell in charge for what proved to be the Foxes' seventh defeat in eight league games
Leicester, who are now two points from safety in 19th, showed spirit in the second half after the introduction of Kelechi Iheanacho and Patson Daka but fell short and lost Harvey Barnes to injury to add to their woes
Bournemouth climb to 15th in the table with their third win in five and create a three-point gap between themselves and the drop zone with eight games of the season to go
 Leicester, meanwhile, face a trip to champions Manchester City in their next league game on April 15, live on Bournemouth came close to opening the scoring inside five minutes as Billing's free-kick hit the outside of a post from the edge of the area
 But Leicester looked the more dangerous in the early exchanges with Jamie Vardy close to connecting to Maddison's cross in the box
The visitors grew into the game and quickly took control as their energetic midfield overpowered Leicester's
 Dominic Solanke should have scored his sixth goal of the season after receiving the ball in the area, but he sent a left-footed strike wide
Bournemouth were then gifted an opener after Maddison's back pass was picked up by Billing, who produced a composed finish to beat Daniel Iversen and give his side the lead
 The goal was met with boos at the King Power Stadium from disgruntled Leicester fans
Bournemouth had the bit between their teeth after the break as Daniel Amartey - preferred for this game ahead of Harry Souttar - struggled to cope with Billing and Solanke
 Leicester relied heavily on goalkeeper Iversen as he produced a double save to keep out Chris Mepham and Jack Stephens
Iversen was called into action again to deny Solanke from close range at an angle
 But Leicester roared back into life when Iheanacho and Daka were brought on, with Maddison doing his best to redeem himself only to see his long-range strike denied by Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto
Leicester's revival was short-lived, though, and Bournemouth slowed the game down to frustrate the hosts, who were greeted with more boos at full-time
 Owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha was left scratching his chin after the game with a big decision hanging over him
Leicester's Maddison told : "It was a really tough one to take
 I'm very low as you can imagine
"It was a big game, I'm not going to dress it up as anything else
 We knew it was a massive game and one that we really wanted to win and we worked really hard this week to try and win
"I made a sloppy mistake with a sloppy pass and it cost us
 I tried as much as I could just to erase it to be honest and not do too much to make amends
 Sometimes you can over try
 I just tried to be the normal player that I am and contribute going forward but it wasn't to be today
 It's sore
"I'll be sad tonight and probably tomorrow, but as soon as we are back in on Monday we will be getting going again and preparing for another massive game next week
 It's so important that we stay positive now
"We will try and rally the troops and get going again
 I apologise to the fans today, I thought they did everything they could to help us get back into the game
"I thought they were brilliant and we are going to need them to be honest
 It's not brilliant for us at the minute in terms of results and performances aren't quite there at the minute
"So it's important that the supporters and the true supporters who love Leicester City and love coming to watch their team stick by us through the tough times because we are hurting just as much as them
"Leicester interim boss Adam Sadler told Sky Sports: "We're deeply disappointed - there's no getting away from that
 You can see there's a lack of confidence in the team at the moment
"We're in a fight, we've got eight games to go, we've got to stay together
 That's ultimately the key bit, being ready for that fight and taking it to next week when we go to play Man City
On  error, he said: "We're not here to talk about individual errors
 We're a team, we've got to stay together, we've got to stay united
 Things happen in the game, it was a set-back in the game
 So be it
"We had plenty of time to do something about that but we weren't able to do it on this occasion
 He's a massive player for this football club, we've got a couple of days now to recover and we'll be back in on Tuesday to get back to work
"On , he added: "I can't speculate on future managers
 All I've been asked to do is prepare the team with Mike Stowell as best we can
 Until we hear otherwise we will continue to prepare for training next week
"Bournemouth head coach Gary O'Neil told : "It's a big win
 Every win in the Premier League is a big win for us
 We've had four in the last eight games now which is massive
 They're not easy to come by at all
 You work your socks off and find a way to win enough
"[We're] relieved
 It didn't need to be as close or as stressful as it was
 Similar to Brighton, really, we should have been better with our chances
"We should have been more clinical and the game should have been put to bed, but it wasn't
"We showed in the first half that we can play some really good stuff but Leicester sort of started to come toward the end and we had to show a different side
 We had to dig in because we haven't managed to convert enough of our chances to make the game safe
"We showed that we could be resilient and that's a big clean sheet for us
"On  he added: "He showed some calmness [for the goal], because it was a big chance, but you still need to finish it
 He had some nice moments as well
 I felt he had a big impact on the game
"He's a great player and he had one of his better afternoons
 He's had a great season for us
 Eight games to go and we'll keep pushing him and keep trying to get a bit more out of him, as we will with all of them, and work on being a little more clinical
"face a daunting trip to  in their next fixture on Saturday April 15, live on 
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