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Leicester City remain deep in relegation trouble after a damaging 5-3 Premier League defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday.

Willian and Tom Cairney both scored twice as Fulham hit relegation-threatened Leicester for five in the capital. Jamie Vardy missed a second-half penalty for the visitors, but Fulham had quickly taken the game to Leicester and led 3-0 at half-time.

Fulham opened the scoring after 13 minutes hrough Willian. Antonee Robinson was fouled by Dennis Praet near the left touchline, and the Brazilian's inswinging free-kick evaded everybody inside the box and dropped into the bottom corner

Fulham doubled their lead after 20 minutes when Boubakary Soumare lost possession in his own half and Harry Wilson raced away with the ball. He fed it to Carlos Vinicius, who coolly rolled it in past Daniel Iversen for 2-0.

The Cottagers scored a third on the stroke of half-time. Harrison Reed showed good footwork to control the ball and feed Vinicius, who turned well and found Cairney. The Fulham captain took a touch to come inside Caglar Soyuncu before bending his shot into the bottom corner.

Cairney fired home his second goal and his team's fourth after a fine marauding run and cross by Kenny Tete.

Harvey Barnes pulled a consolation goal back for Leicester, his neat finish bouncing in off the underside of the crossbar to bring the score to 4-1.

Willian compounded Leicester's humiliation by firing in Fulham's fifth 20 minutes from the end. James Maddison then converted from the spot after Vardy earlier missed from 12 yards and sub Patson Daka reduced the arrears further, but Fulham hung on for victory.

Leicester remain just above the drop zone on goal difference with relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and Everton both playing later on Monday.

Fulham ended a three-match winless run and remain 10th.