Fulham fire five past Foxes as Leicester worry heightens

Tom Cairney and Willian each bagged a brace as Fulham thumped Leicester City 5-3 on Monday at Craven Cottage.

Carlos Vinicius also scored in the win, as Fulham stayed 10th place with the win. The Cottagers are six points clear of Chelsea and two points behind ninth-place Brentford.

WATCH FULHAM v LEICESTER FULL MATCH REPLAY STREAM – LINK

Dean Smith and Leicester get no relief in the relegation fight but remain 16th with the best goal differential of three teams on 30 points.

Harvey Barnes scored a pair of goals and James Maddison converted the Foxes’ second penalty chance after Jamie Vardy missed their first opportunity from the spot.

Here’s everything you need for Fulham vs Leicester.

Yes, Leicester got three goals and might’ve had a fourth if Jamie Vardy’s poor penalty period didn’t extend into another game. Away from home, that’s pretty good.

But the Foxes were the opposite of resolute at the back end, a shocking showing considering the general disposition of teams desperate to avoid the drop. And we know the Foxes entered the game with a poor defensive record, but Fulham were without Aleksandar Mitrovic and Andreas Pereira. (And Tim Ream, but that’s not about attack, is it?).

Fulham cut through Leicester as if the side was in the Championship and not a 16th-place team hoping to avoid that fate. Credit to Fulham for putting forth that performance, but it remains surprising that Leicester didn’t meet it.

Willian

Palhinha

Harvey Barnes

Bernd Leno

Tom Cairney

James Maddison

Fulham is off to Southampton on Saturday, while Leicester City hosts Liverpool on Monday, May 15.

Kick off: 10am ET, Monday (May 8) TV Channel: USA Network Online: Stream via NBCSports.com

Fulham probably need one more win to