Ex-Premier League champion Leicester City’s relegation worries deepen after 5-3 loss at Fulham
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Published May 08, 2023 • 1 minute read
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Willian and Tom Cairney both scored twice to help Fulham beat Leicester City 5-3 at home on Monday, ending the visitors’ three-game unbeaten Premier League run and leaving them deep in relegation danger.
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Leicester, which had taken five points from its past three matches, is 16th in the standings on 30 points — tied with 18th-placed Nottingham Forest and a point above 19th-placed Everton, who were both in action later on Monday. Fulham remains 10th.
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Fulham were gifted the opener in the 10th minute by a howler from goalkeeper Daniel Iversen, who misjudged the trajectory of a Willian free kick and could only watch as the ball bounced past him and into the back of the net.
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The hosts continued to press forward, with Carlos Vinicius squeezing a shot past Iversen in the 18th minute before Cairney scored either side of halftime to give the West London club a four-goal advantage.
Leicester pulled a goal back as winger Harvey Barnes fired into the roof in the 59th minute but Willian wrapped up a one-sided victory by curling home Fulham’s fifth from distance.
The visitors scored through Barnes and James Maddison late on to threaten a dramatic comeback, but Fulham was able to hold on for the win.
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