#INSERT type:image caption:Sam Allardyce has guided West Ham to fourth in the league. END#
Leicester's wretched form continued as Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing struck in a 2-0 West Ham win at Upton Park to leave them rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.
The Foxes, whose winless run was extended to 12 games, were culpable as West Ham claimed a fourth victory in five games.
Paul Konchesky, playing against his old club, presented Carroll with the opening goal moments after the Hammers striker had missed a straightforward opportunity.
But there was little Leicester could do to stop Downing's strike, as the playmaker curled a sumptuous shot into the far corner.
Adrian saved well to deny substitutes David Nugent and Leonardo Ulloa late on as West Ham kept a clean sheet in a comfortable win.
Leicester boss Nigel Pearson rued his side's failures in both attack and defence, saying: "Individual mistakes have been costly for us, but you've got to score enough goals and we've just not been doing that.
"What is important is that the fans stay behind the club and the players. I look around the dressing room, and we've certainly got nobody who's giving up any sort of a fight.
"We're a side experiencing the polar opposite of what we experienced last year [when they won the Championship], and that in itself is difficult. Get back to work and find the answers."