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Leicester slipped further into relegation trouble as they endured a woeful 5-3 defeat away to Fulham to end their three-game unbeaten run and inflict damage on their survival hopes.
Starting the game outside of the bottom three on goal difference, Dean Smith’s side were ripped apart in the first half at Craven Cottage as Willian, Carlos Vinicius and Tom Cairney all took advantage of shambolic defending to bury Leicester before the break.
Cairney got his second and his team’s fourth early in the second half before Willian completed a brace of his own, rifling in a fine solo effort.
Harvey Barnes scored two and James Maddison tapped in a penalty to give visiting supporters momentary cheer, but the result was never in doubt. The prospects of their team remaining a Premier League club look slim on the evidence of a defensive display every bit as bad as the scoreline suggested.
Fulham vs Leicester City
Leicester won three consecutive Premier League games without conceding before the World Cup break. Since the resumption, they've won just one of their nine on the road in the competition (D2 L6), failing to keep a single clean sheet.
Fulham vs Leicester City
Smith also makes two changes from their draw with Everton last time out, as Kristiansen and Praet come into the team. Thomas and Ndidi both start on the bench, as do Evans and Pereira, who are deemed fit enough after recovering from respective calf and thigh injuries.
Fulham vs Leicester City
Marco Silva makes just two changes to the side that lost to Liverpool in midweek. Tete and Reed are both brought in, while Cedric and Lukic drop to the bench.
Fulham vs Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mateus Tete, Jonny Evans, Danny Ward, Luke Thomas, Patson Daka, Ricardo Pereira, Harry Souttar, Wilfred Ndidi.
Fulham vs Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Daniel Iversen; Timothy Castagne, Wout Faes, Caglar Soyuncu, Victor Kristiansen; Youri Tielemans, Boubajary Soumare; James Maddison, Dennis Praet, Harvey Barnes; Jamie Vardy.
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