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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.
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The Leicester fans were making their displeasure clear as the players went down the tunnel, and Smith has got a lot of work to do. The visitors did create a couple of good chances for themselves but caused too many of their own problems at the other end. Fulham look to have put their recent losing run behind them, and Silva will be looking for more of the same.
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Fulham are cruising at the break as they lead Leicester 3-0. They looked comfortable from the start and took a lead through Willian's free-kick on the left when the bounce of the ball caught out Iversen and went all the way through. Vinicius doubled their lead eight minutes later by coolly slotting into the bottom corner. Just before the break, Leicester sloppily gave it away deep in their own half and Cairney punished them for it.
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