Fulham vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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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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Fulham play it out from the back neatly once more, with Robinson again looking to Willian to get them upfield. He checks back before whipping a shot on goal, but ends up smacking it into Reed's head.
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Barnes is starting to get a lot more joy down the left, but he's still struggling to get a final ball into the box. He tries to clip it into the near post for Vardy this time, but a nick off Adarabioyo sends it over.
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Willian breaks away from Castagne again and checks back before trying to curl it into Reed, who is unmarked at the far post. It's behind him though and it bounces harmlessly out.
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CLOSE! Willian's ball flashes across the face of goal without anybody getting a touch and Reed keeps it alive by pulling it back for Tete. He curls it back in for Vinicius, but he thumps his header just wide.
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Barnes nicks in front of Palhinha to win the ball and slides it into Vardy to start the counter. He has Maddison making a good run to his right, but sells him short with the pass and Robinson comes away with it.
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