Fulham extend Leicester’s losing Premier League run to seven games
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Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore struck in the second half as Fulham beat Leicester 2-0, inflicting a seventh successive Premier League defeat on the hosts. The Foxes provided another solid first-half showing but ultimately paid the price for a lack of quality and failed to learn their lessons from their midweek second-half collapse to Crystal Palace in a similar showing in front of their own fans.
The hosts’ defensive fragility showed after the interval and they conceded early for the second time in the space of a week courtesy of Smith-Rowe’s fourth goal of the campaign. A hostile home atmosphere did not improve Leicester’s performance and the Cottagers ensured a return to winning ways as substituted Traore handed Ruud van Nistelrooy’s relegation-threatened team a seventh loss from his first 10 games in all competitions.
The Leicester boss was also the target of negative chants from the home stands just a few weeks after goalkeeper Danny Ward had received the same treatment from his own fans. The hosts were quick out of the traps and were almost rewarded for their fast start but goalkeeper Bernd Leno was alert to keep out Jordan Ayew from close range inside a minute.
Leno was brought into action again as Timothy Castagne aimed to swipe Jamie Vardy’s teasing delivery out for a corner but inadvertently sent it goalwards and the Fulham stopper was quick off his mark to bat it behind. Leicester defender Victor Kristiansen decided to venture up the field and skilfully weaved his way into the box but could not find the target.
