Leicester 1 – 2 Fulham

Fulham put their recent penalty problems behind them when they surprised Leicester with a surprising 2-1 victory at King Power Stadium to get out of the relegation zone.

Addressing the Monday night football In the match, Fulham had missed their last three shots from Premier League point, with an embarrassing attempt by Ademola Lookman’s ‘Panenka’ at West Ham.

However, Lookman left that behind to run clear and overtake Kasper Schmeichel to give the visitors the lead in the 30th minute before Ivan Cavaleiro, who missed Fulham’s last penalty against Everton, banished the club’s penalty misery. from West London with an emphatic shot on the scoreboard. top corner (38) after Bobby Decordova-Reid was fouled by Christian Fuchs in the box.

Foxes coach Brendan Rodgers sent Harvey Barnes and Cengiz Under at halftime and the former gave Leicester a ray of hope in the 85th minute, but despite late pressure from the hosts, Fulham held on to their first away win of the season.

The victory moves Scott Parker’s team from the last three to 17, while Leicester, which missed a chance to equal 21 points with Tottenham and Liverpool at the top of the table, remains fourth.

How Leicester paid the penalty against Fulham …

Things could have been different at King Power Stadium if the carpentry hadn’t turned down Leicester twice within seconds.

Youri Tielemans first traveled through a crowded penalty area only to hit the post. The rebound fell to Wesley Fofana, and his shot overtook Alphonse Areola but the ball hit the crossbar and was left out.

It was the stroke of luck that Fulham needed, as it took control of the proceedings before taking the lead.

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa lunged forward, drawing a challenge from Fofana before passing the ball to Lookman, who calmly edged out Schmeichel for his second goal of the season.

Leicester was stunned and Parker’s side grabbed a second eight minutes later.

Decordova-Reid fell under challenge from Christian Fuchs in the box, but referee Simon Hooper allowed play to continue. VAR Darren England finally stepped in and Hooper conceded the penalty after consulting with his field monitor.

Cavaleiro emphatically scored the penalty by missing from the penalty spot in last week’s loss to Everton, firmly leaving Fulham’s penalty behind and sending them into the break with a two-goal lead.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers sent Under and Barnes as the hosts searched for a way back to the game.

However, the visitors stood their ground and might even have extended their lead when Ruden Loftus-Cheek’s shot was deflected and Schmeichel denied Lookman a second with 16 minutes remaining.

Barnes finally scored a goal with four minutes remaining, crushing Jamie Vardy’s fall in the top corner, but it only proved to be a consolation as Fulham endured a major away win.

What the managers said …

Leicester Chief Brendan rodgers: “It was a disappointing first half for us. We weren’t very good at counter pressure. We made mistakes in our defensive moments and in this league, if you give away chances, it can be very difficult.

“In the second half, we were a little better but we didn’t show enough creativity. Fulham deserved to win, they punished us and we weren’t good enough to bring them down.”

“We are a young team and we have had very good performances. Afternoons like this show the youth of the team and we still have work to do. We are not good enough to be complacent in this league. Fulham have good counter players, a little more than rest than us after our European match. We are a very honest group with great spirit and we are not good enough to win today.

“We will go and analyze how we could be better, but we cannot dwell on that for long. The games come quickly. We have shown some good moments in the first 10 games, but now we will need to dust ourselves off and prepare to start again.”

Fulham boss Scott parker: “I am delighted with the efforts of the team. Where we are at, we are judged by our results. It was a battle show, some great performances and some real quality too.

“The players took a lot of information and followed it perfectly. Our counter threat was obvious at all times and Ademola Lookman’s goal was a great goal and well scored.

“We limited Leicester to very few chances. We are a little disappointed with the goal, but in the second half we knew we would be under a bit of pressure, but we have to enjoy it.”

“Our last six / seven games have been positive. This is a great victory for us, we have to keep pushing and we will continue in the right direction.”

On Fulham scoring a penalty after their team missed the last two: “I was very happy and relieved for Cav [Ivan Cavaleiro] you scored. We have missed some important penalties and it has cost us a lot of points, but we have analyzed everything possible and I am happy that it worked today. “

Man of the Match – Ademola Lookman

Lookman produced another animated display for Fulham.

His pace and his wiles gave Leicester a lot of trouble throughout the night, and he showed calm in front of goal to score his team’s first goal.

He has now been directly involved in two goals in his last two Premier League matches (one goal and one assist), as many goals as in 34 previous European league appearances.

Opta stats: Fulham continue good record against Leicester

Fulham have lost just one of their seven Premier League games against Leicester (3 wins and 3 draws).

Leicester have lost consecutive Premier League games against teams starting the day in the relegation zone for the first time since November 2014; In fact, the Foxes have lost three of their last four such games (W1), as many losses as in their previous 27 (W14 D10).

Fulham have won a Premier League match against a team that starts the day in the top four of the table for the first time since March 2013 (a 1-0 win at Tottenham), having lost 14 of their last 15 matches of this type (D1).

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers suffered his first loss as a manager against Fulham in the Premier League, having won each of his previous seven against the Cottagers in the competition.

Whats Next?

Leicester will travel to Zorya in the Europa League on Thursday night; start at 5:55 p.m. They then visit Sheffield United in Super Sunday, live Sky Sports Premier League from 2pm; Start at 2.15pm.

Fulham’s next league game is on Saturday, with a visit to Manchester City; Start at 3pm.