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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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Leicester just can't clear their lines at the moment and it's inviting more pressure. Soyuncu slices at a clearance and it gets as far as Cairney, who is on a hat-trick, but his shot is blocked by Tielemans.
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As Leicester commit more bodies forward in search of what would already be a consolation, it's leaving a lot of space open. Fulham break on the counter again, but Kenny Tete can't pick out a cross this time.
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CAIRNEY SCORES AGAIN! It's a wonderful goal from Fulham! They win it deep in their own half, and Reed spreads it out to Kenny Tete on the right. He surges down the right, leaving Soumare behind before he curls a lovely low cross into the box. Cairney's first touch bounces up nicely and he slides the half-volley past Iversen. 4-0 Fulham!
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GOOD SAVE! It's a very open start to the second half, with Leicester breaking on the counter again. Maddison holds it up before teeing up Barnes on the edge of the box. His low shot is pushed wide by Leno, who then collects the corner.
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Tielemans stops Palhinha in his tracks and turns so he can play Maddison in through the middle. He decides to have another go from range, but he fires it straight against Adarabioyo.
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