Fulham 1-2 Chelsea: Gonzalo Higuain and Jorginho boost Blues' top four hopes
Fulham 1-2 Chelsea: The Cottagers put in a positive display under caretaker Scott Parker but could not pick up any points
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea were 2-1 winners at Craven Cottage in a game where all the goals came in the first half.
Gonzalo Higuain gave the visitors a 20th minute lead, which was cancelled out eight minutes later by Calum Chambers.
However, Jorginho’s 31st minute goal won it for the visitors – but there was late drama as Kepa Arrizabalaga saved an Aleksandar Mitrovic header, before Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon saw a late effort disallowed.
The win takes Maurizio Sarri’s side to within two points of the top four.
A win with their game in hand, against Brighton, will lift them above fourth placed Man United.
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59 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City
The rain continues to teem down at Vicarage Road as Leicester spurn another half chance.
Chilwell swings in a free-kick and it bounces all the way through to Maguire at the back post, but his uncomfortable half volley goes well over.
62 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City
A couple of bookings for Watford in the last few minutes. Deeney challenges for the ball on the slide against Schmeichel and he catches the goalkeeper and is duly cautioned.
A minute earlier Etienne Capoue was also booked after he fouled Maddison, but the hosts are furious that nothing was given against Wes Morgan on Troy Deeney a few seconds previous.
66 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City
First substitution for Leicester, with Harvey Barnes taken off for Demarai Gray.
69 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City
And now a change for the hosts, with Gerard Deuolofeu, who shakes his head as he walks off, being replaced by Andre Gray.
73 min: Watford 1-0 Leicester City
Leicester are enjoying the majority of possession again but as yet have yet to trouble Ben Foster this half.
Demarai Gray and Maddison have found space just outside the box, but their efforts have been quickly closed down.
The hosts holding firm so far.
GOAL! Watford 1-1 Leicester City (Vardy 75')
No less than Leicester deserve.
Tielemans finds Vardy with an excellent pass, and the forward, who is played onside by Cathcart, holds off Mariappa and clips the ball over the diving Foster.
It's a first Leicester goal under Brendan Rodgers for Vardy, and his 10th of the season, and he will hope it is the first of many to come.
81 min: Watford 1-1 Leicester City
Well it's gone from elevation to despair for Vardy.
Minutes after scoring, he glances over to the bench and he goes down with a problem sustained in the first half.
83 min: Watford 1-1 Leicester City
Double change for Leicester, as Tielemans is withdrawn for Nampalys Mendy, while Jamie Vardy goes straight down the tunnel with the physio as he is replaced by Kelechi Ihenacho.
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