Leicester City gave us one of the most romantic stories of the century with their shocking Premier League win in 2016. But this year looks very different for the Foxes. They lost 5-3 at Fulham and put their immidiate future in doubt. Once again, their terrible defensive record rendered their potent attack completely irrelevant.You cannot compete in the Premier League if you’re incapable of playing good defence. Opponents are so dangerous and they will exploit your weaknesses. It happened to Dean Smith and his team again on Monday.Brazilians Willian and Carlos Vinicius scored inside the opening 20 minutes to put Fulham firmly in control and Tom Cairney bagged a goal on each side of the half-time break to make it 4-0 for the west London team. There was no way back for the Foxes – even though their attacking players put on a good show.##NAJAVA_MECA_7234377##Harvey Barnes scored a second-half double and James Maddison slotted home from the spot, but it wasn’t nearly enough because veteran Willian scored another to pile more misery on the visitors. To make matters worse, Jamie Vardy missed a penalty midway through the second period. But even if the veteran had taken his chance, Fulham would still have been up by two goals. Whichever way you look at it – conceding five goals in a Premier League game means losing.HT | What an absolute nightmare.The Foxes have had a disastrous 45 minutes at Craven Cottage. Three goals conceded and Fulham look at ease in this one.Fulham 3-0 Leicester City pic.twitter.com/3F2cCLPfzy— BBC Sport Leicester (@BBCRLSport) May 8, 2023 The Foxes will be looking over their shoulders after enduring a third game winless, with Everton playing later today before Nottingham Forest and Southampton face off.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 35SaturdayWolverhampton – Aston Villa 1-0 (1-0)/Toti 9/Bournemouth – Chelsea 1-3 (1-1)/Vina 21 – Gallagher 9 – Badiashile 82/Tottenham – Crystal Palace 1-0 (1-0)/Kane 45+1/Manchester City – Leeds United 2-1 (2-0)/Gundogan 19, 27 – Rodrigo 85/Liverpool – Brentford 1-0 (1-0)/Salah 13/SundayNewcastle – Arsenal 0-2 (0-1)/Odegaard 14, Schar 71 og/West Ham – Man Utd 1-0 (0-0)/Benrahma 27/MondayFulham – Leicester 5-3 (3-0)/Willian 10, 70, Vinicius 18, Cairney 44, 51 – Barnes 59, 89, Maddison 81 pen/19.30: (1.40) Brighton (5.20) Everton (10.0)22.00: (2.19) Nott.Forest (3.35) Southampton (3.45)***odds are subject to change***
