Leicester sacked manager Steve Cooper on Sunday. The Foxes are just two points above the Premier League relegation zone.
Cooper, 44, had been an unpopular appointment to succeed Enzo Maresca in June due to his past with local rivals Nottingham Forest.
He won just two of his 12 Premier League games in charge to leave Leicester perilously poised above the drop zone.
The final straw came as Chelsea won 2-1 in Maresca’s return to the King Power on Saturday.
First-team coach Ben Dawson will take temporary charge while the club concludes the search for a successor.
Steve Cooper began his coaching career in the youth set-up of the England national teams before two years at Swansea.
However, he made his name at Forest, leading the two-time European champions back into the Premier League for the first time in 23 years.
That success, though, counted against him in the eyes of some Leicester fans, who booed him even before kick-off in his first match in charge against Tottenham.
Victories over Bournemouth and relegation rivals Southampton were insufficient to ease that tension with the fan base.
A five-game winless run, including a League Cup exit to Manchester United, ultimately cost him his job, with Leicester sitting 16th in the table.
Cooper became the second Premier League manager to be sacked this season after United parted company with Erik ten Hag.
