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King converted his chance after good work from Vassell
Andy King's eighth goal of the season gave Leicester victory in the Midlands derby at a wintry Walkers Stadium.
Leicester had the clearer chances of an even first half with Forest's Luke Chambers clearing off the line from Roman Bednar and later Darius Vassell.
But after the break Vassell burst his way through a sea of defenders and King was on hand at the far post to divert into the net from six yards.
Forest had a penalty claim rejected but created little in the second half.
In freezing conditions, Leicester's victory was the perfect way for departing chairman Milan Mandaric to bid farewell as he finalises his move to take charge at Sheffield Wednesday, and he thanked the home fans for their support before the match.
After a cautious start it was Forest who had the first openings, Wes Morgan unable to control his header when well placed inside the area and Dele Adebola firing over at full stretch left-footed at the far post.
But Leicester looked set to take the lead when on-loan West Brom striker Bednar drove a low shot from 12 yards, only for Chambers to block on the line, before goalkeeper Lee Camp bravely smothered a volleyed rebound effort from Curtis Davies.
606: DEBATE
We were slow starting but from 40 minutes onwards there only looked like one winner. I expected more of a fight from Forest towards the end, I felt they rolled over quite easily
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Neither side were able to retain possession for any sustained periods, but the errors contributed to some exciting end-to-end action.
Kyle Naughton's mis-directed headed back pass was intercepted by Robert Earnshaw but Leicester goalkeeper Chris Weale raced off his line to block the Forest striker.
Chambers then somehow slid in to hook off the line after an outstretched Vassell touched the ball past Camp, and as the Foxes finished the half strongly Gallagher curled fractionally wide.
It was the home side who maintained the momentum and made the brighter start to the second half, as Ritchie Wellens saw a shot parried by Camp.
With the ball not properly cleared, Leicester were convinced they should have had a penalty when Vassell appeared to be held by Chris Gunter, but a perfectly placed referee Michael Oliver rejected the claims.
There had not been a goalless encounter between the teams in the league since October 1956 and just short of the hour mark Vassell's persistence ensured that would remain the case, his cross shot brushing Camp's fingertips before falling invitingly for King.
Forest swiftly introduced their on-loan Arsenal teenager Aaron Ramsey for his first taste of competitive football since suffering a broken leg at Stoke in February, but another burst from Vassell almost created a second for Leicester, Gallagher steering wide when through inside the area.
The visitors had penalty claims of their own when Earnshaw tumbled after seemingly being clipped by Greg Cunningham, but again referee Oliver was not in agreement.
As the snow flurries intensified Leicester were denied a second in the closing stages as Camp made a fine save from close range to tip Steven Howard's shot over the bar, but the victory lifts them to 14th place, only two points behind Forest.
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