FULHAM VS LEICESTER A very good evening and welcome to our live-text coverage of Fulham vs Leicester. We've been spoiled so far with some mental midweek matches with four red cards yesterday and Manchester United's massacre of Southampton. Leicester, of course, were Southampton's most recent 9-0 tormenters having beaten them by the same scoreline last season. Will they be so annoyed at United for stealing their thunder that they go and smashed Fulham 10-0 this evening? Fulham, meanwhile, are seven points adrift of safety and in desperate need of a win, especially as relegation rivals Sheffield United have started stringing a few results together. Plenty to play for a 90 minutes to play it in so stick with us for all the build-up, hype a highlights.
Premier League / Matchday 22
Craven Cottage / 03.02.2021
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- K. Iheanacho(17')
- J. Justin(44')
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Updated 03/02/2021 at 19:54 GMT
44'
GOAL! FULHAM 0 LEICESTER 2 (Justin, 44)
Game over?
It's a brilliant move. Iheanacho bursts through midfield before finding Maddison who does so well in the box to bamboozle two Fulham defenders before sliding in Justin.
Justin rounds Areola and taps into an open net.
Really nice football.
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Goal
J. Justin
Leicester City
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On target1
Fouls1
Fouls against1
43'
Leicester always just look one great Maddison pass away from being through on goal but Fulham have done well to keep the visitors quiet for the most part of this first half.
In fact, they have a corner up the other end thanks to somefine work from Robinson.
Can they make it count?
WHAT A SAVE!
Tosin has a free header from the corner and Schmeichel does brilliantly to tip over.
FORM
38'
Soyuncu has the ball in the net with a fine header but is pulled up for a very obvious foul.
Still, enough to get the fake crow going.
36'
Maddison's free-kick from deep is met by Soyuncu but Fulham clearwell.
Leicester keep coming though and this is going to wear the hosts out sooner or later.
Rodgers wants a second before half-time.
33'
Fulham finally get the ball back in the Leicester box but Anguissa can't quite get a shot away with his back toward goal. Leicester doing so well to stay tight there.
Better from the Cottagers though.
30'
Fulham doing everything right until the final third where they really fall apart. Mitrovic looks very isolated and it's ahrd to imagine him having much joy with so many organised blue shirts around him.
26'
SAVE!
Soyuncu almost doubles Leicester's lead after pinball football in the box.
His rifled effort on the volley is straight at Areola but the 'keeper does well to get down and get hands on it.
24'
Choudhury is doing well in that Leicester midfield to fill Ndidi's boots. Looks well in control of this match at the moment.
Maddison is almost away but Reed brings him down and picks up a yellow for his troubles. Professional foul.
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Yellow card
H. Reed
Fulham
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Fouls3
21'
Perez with some full flair as he collects a 50 yard pass with his shoulder.
The Foxes have a spring in their step.
GOAL! FULHAM 0 LEICESTER 1 (Iheanacho, 17)
Leicester lead!
Maddison whips in a devastating cross that bends ahead of the Leicester defence and on to the head of Iheanacho who makes no mistake from close range.
But what a ball that was from Maddison.
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Goal
K. Iheanacho
Leicester City
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Blocked Shots1
17'
Tielemans sprays out wide for Barnes but there's a wall of white shirts ready to block then clear his cross.
Fulham keeping shape but it's Leicester asking the questions now.
14'
Fulham with the best chance of the match as Anguissa picks out Mitrovic inside the box, but the striker is unable to get proper purchase on the shot which is well blocked.
Should've scored that for my money.
12'
Leicester with the first efforts of the match. Iheanacho's shot is blocked moments before Maddison's effort from distance is easily saved.
Couple sighters but Leicester starting to see gaps.
9'
Up the other end now Pereira - starting in the Premier League for the first time since March - makes a trademark run in behind down the right but his cross is well blocked by a white shirt.
Leicester are capable of real electricity up top and can damage Fulham in a second if they don't have their wits about them.
5'
Some drama elsewhere as Man City take the lead within two minutes against Burnley.Let's have some of that here please.
A scrappy start here so far with plenty of time spent waiting for free-kicks. Fulham having the better of it though.
3'
Mitrovic and Evans clash early on with the defender hitting the deck.
Robinson then does well to swing in a delivery with Lookman shouting for it but Soyuncu wins foul in the box after some rough hands from Loftus-Cheek.
1st Half
1'
Let's get this show on the road!
18:58
Everyone looks dead focused walking out the tunnel. Moments away.
18:54
Expecting big goals, loads of VAR controversy, red cards and own goals tonight. All I ask for is the same level of drama as yesterday.
18:50
10 MINUTE WARNING