Leicester 3-1 Scunthorpe

By Paul Fletcher BBC Sport at the Walkers Stadium

Leicester moved off the bottom of the Championship table after defeating Scunthorpe in front of prospective new manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who watched the match from the directors' box.

Eriksson is expected to sign a contract over the weekend to replace previous manager Paulo Sousa, who was sacked on Friday.

And the former England boss must have been impressed as Martyn Waghorn put the Foxes in front with a left-foot strike across goal, before Lloyd Dyer doubled the home team's advantage after the break with a low finish.

Leicester dominated large chunks of the game with a calibre of performance that belied their lowly position, but the complexion of the game changed after Scunthorpe pulled a goal back when a shot from Sam Togwell struck Michael O'Connor and found the net just before the hour mark.

Jonathan Forte wasted a good chance to equalise, blazing wide from 12 yards, while Richie Wellens headed off the line from David Mirfin, before Foxes substitute Franck Moussa sealed the points with a low 20-yard strike deep into injury time.

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Chris Powell and Mike Stowell were in temporary charge of the Foxes, who had conceded 10 goals in their previous two fixtures as they slumped down the table.

And they saw their side, sent out in a 4-4-2 formation, perform with purpose, desire and skill for the bulk of the match.

Leicester really ought to have scored in the opening minute but Andy King could not direct his header on target after connecting with a superb right-wing cross from Paul Gallagher.

Shortly afterwards Gallagher picked out Waghorn for the opening goal, with the striker showing the strength to brush aside Togwell before drilling his crisp strike beyond Joe Murphy.

Gallagher shot wide with a free-kick, Dyer forced a decent stop from Murphy after accelerating past Cliff Byrne and Steve Howard missed the target with a header from a corner as the dominant home side went in search of a second.

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And they were almost gifted a goal before the break as Mirfin directed an attempted backpass beyond his keeper, with Howard and Scunthorpe's Eddie Nolan competing for the loose ball as it slid inches wide.

Shortly after the restart, the visiting side handed Leicester another good opening when Nolan failed to find his goalkeeper with another awful backpass.

Dyer failed to pick out a team-mate after pouncing on the loose ball but he made amends when he slotted beyond Murphy after his initial effort had been blocked by Mirfin.

Scunthorpe had failed to craft a clear opening before O'Connor somewhat fortuitously struck.

The midfielder had only been on the pitch a matter of minutes when he deflected Togwell's strike after Nolan's initial effort struck the woodwork.

Waghorn wasted a good chance to restore the two-goal advantage but the Iron were the better side in the final period of the match.

In addition to Forte's shot and Wellens' clearance, the visiting team created several good openings and Josh Wright thought he should have been awarded a penalty after he went down in the box.

But Ian Baraclough's side, who have now gone five games without a victory, could not find an equaliser and were punished when Moussa drilled the ball beyond Murphy after a lay-off from King.

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