When even injuries are working in Leicester's favour, the other teams around the relegation zone should begin to worry. Leonardo Ulloa was not supposed to be starting this match, left out in favour of Andrej Kramaric. But when David Nugent suffered injury in the warm-up, Ulloa was sent on. Inside 15 minutes he scored a goal that provided the platform for a victory that looks increasingly like being part of a truly great escape. That familiar melody was hummed loudly by Leicester's fans at full-time, fuelled by Andy King's late second goal and the sight of their team moving off the bottom of the table for the first time since November. Leicester City defender Marcin Wasilewsk (left) hassles Swansea playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson (right) for the ball at the King Power Stadium . Swansea winger Wayne Routledge (centre) jumps to avoid the challenges of Leicester defenders as he surges forward on Saturday . Swansea City midfielder Jack Cork (left) prepares to block a cross from Leicester's Esteban Cambiasso during the Premier League match . Leicester's Andy King slides in with a strong challenge on Swansea forward Nelson Oliveira during the match at the King Power Stadium . Leicester (3-4-1-2): Schmeichel 7; Wasilewski 6 (De Laet 46’ 6), Huth 6.5, Morgan 6.5; Albrighton 7, King 7, Cambiasso 7.5, Schlupp 6.5; Kramaric 6 (Drinkwater 74’); Ulloa 7 (Mahrez 68’ 6), Vardy 7 . Subs not used: Konchesky, James, Lawrence, Schwarzer . Manager: Nigel Pearson 7.5 . Swansea (4-2-3-1): Fabianski 6.5; Rangel 6, Fernandez 5.5, Williams 6, Amat 5.5; Cork 6, Ki 5.5 (Montero 58’ 6); Routledge 6 (Dyer 70’ 5), Shelvey 6, Sigurdsson 5; Oliveira 5 (Emnes 75’ 5) Subs not used: Britton, Grimes, Tremmel, Bartley . Booked: Amat, Shelvey . Manager: Garry Monk 6 . Referee: Lee Probert . Attendance: 31,121 . Man of the Match: Esteban Cambiasso . Leonardo Ulloa gives Leicester the lead, scoring from Wes Morgan's knock down . One more goal would have taken them out of the relegation places instead of Hull, but much more like this and that will come. This is three Premier League wins in a row for the first time since 2000. Manager Nigel Pearson has been here before. Leicester emerged for this game looking like, one imagines, the pack of dogs that Pearson once fought off with a stick while hiking in the Carpathian mountains. His side are finally bearing teeth at the end of an arduous season, two wins in succession providing genuine hope of a remarkable surge to safety. Shifting off the bottom for the first time since November was the carrot for this game should defeat be avoided. Pearson selected an attacking side, a 3-4-1-2 with genuine wingers in the wide roles. He sent on Ulloa for the injured Nugent and played Andrej Kramaric as No 10. Cambiasso (front) stretches to control the ball ahead of the oncoming Swansea forward Ki Sung-yueng (behind) at the King Power Stadium . Leicester hitman Leonoardo Ulloa (right) strikes the ball to score his side's opening goal against Swansea during the match on Saturday . The home side began with feral ferocity. Straight from kick-off Jamie Vardy drove at the Swansea defence only being halted at the last by Federico Fernandez. The tone was set. The lead Leicester craved was theirs in the 15th minute. Ulloa made the Premier League sit up and take notice at the start of the season with a flurry of goals, but his failure to maintain the momentum contributed largely to Leicester's decline. This was his first Premier League goal in four months, but what an important one. Following a corner the ball was recycled to Marcin Wasilewski, who launched a long ball from halfway that Ulloa flicked-on to Wes Morgan, who had stayed up. The centre-back fed it back to the Argentine who lashed home under the diving leg of Ashley Williams. The King Power Stadium erupted, and Ulloa ran to the dugout to Jon Sanders, the club's player liaison officer, and share a hug. Leicester are very much together at the crucial stage of the season, as this performance illustrated. Swansea were nothing like their fluid best, restricted to long shots easily held by Kasper Schmeichel. At half-time Wasilewski was forced off, with Richie De Laet coming on, and Leicester switched to four at the back. Their energy remained. Three minutes after the break Marc Albrighton fired a shot narrowly wide, and shortly after Kramaric sent a chance over following a breakaway. Schmeichel saved well from Jonjo Shelvey, was again from range, but it was Leicester unpicking Swansea's defence with greater frequency. In the 55th minute Vardy crossed to Ulloa, who sent his header onto the roof of the net while back-peddling. A minute later, Ulloa got free down right and centred, Vardy miscued and Kramaric ballooned a very good opening over. This has been a theme of Leicester's season, always positive but too often missing chances. It has previously proved costly. It would have done again in the 67th minute, but for a stunning save by Schmeichel. Nelson Oliveira ran clear and stayed on his feet when Robert Huth made a desperate lunge – referee Lee Probert could have awarded a penalty and possibly red in any case. Schmeichel came out in star jump fashion – like his dad Peter – and thwarted Oliveira's finish. Ulloa rushes over to supporters to celebrate a crucial goal in the club's bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season . Leicester's Andrej Kramaric (left) has a shot at goal blocked by Swansea centre-back Jordi Amat (right) at the King Power Stadium . Swansea City boss Garry Monk (right) gives instructions to defender Angel Rangel (left) during the match against Leicester on Saturday . Wasilewski (centre left) gives chase to Swansea's Oliveria (centre) who surges forward with the ball for the visitors on Saturday . Leicester skipper Wes Morgan slides in with a strong challenge from behind on Swansea winger Routledge during the match on Saturday . Morgan (right) tussles for possession with Oliveria (left) as Leicester take on Swansea at the King Power Stadium on Saturday . Leicester's King (right) jumps highest to head the ball away from Swansea's Oliveira during the Premier League match on Saturday . Schmeichel grasped the ball and blew out his cheeks moments later after saving another snap shot from Shelvey. Jefferson Montero than saw his shot deflect wide off Morgan when it could have gone anywhere. From then the game was Leicester's. Through Vardy, Albrighton and substitute Riyad Mahrez they possessed pace to counter at speed Swansea struggled to handle. In the 73rd minute Vardy led a two-on-one breakaway but over-hit his pass to Mahrez allowing Lukasz Fabianski time to dive and block. Vardy was again clear six minutes later through Danny Drinkwater's pass and fell under contact from Ashley Williams as he pushed the ball past the Swansea captain. Pearson was incensed but it would have been soft. Vardy sent another chance over, and Fabianski palmed wide a stinging shot by Mahrez. But a minute from time Leicester did seal the win. Esteban Cambiasso, superb all afternoon, fired a free-kick through Swansea's wall, Fabianski spilled the ball, and King applied the required tap-in. The noise was phenomenal. Leicester believe. Swansea City midfielder Jonjo Shelvey (left) skips away from the challenge of Leicester winger Marc Albrighton during the match on Saturday . King scores Leicester's second goal on the rebound following Cambiasso's parried free-kick to secure a 2-0 win for the home side . King celebrates his goal which sees Leicester move off the bottom of the Premier League table for the first time since November last year .
Leicester claimed three Premier League victories in a row for the first time since September 2000.
Argentine forward Leonardo Ulloa scored the opening goal on 15 minutes before Andy King netted a second late on.
Despite the 2-0 win over Swansea the Foxes are still in the relegation places on goal difference.