Alex Iwobi's substitution at halftime during Fulham's versus Leicester City's Premier League game raised an uproar but manager Marcos Silver has explained why.

LEICESTER, England (Reuters) -Second-half strikes from Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore earned Fulham a 2-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday and condemned the hosts to a seventh straight Premier League loss.

Both Leicester and Fulham head into their matchweek 22 meeting fresh off a midweek defeat, but that's about all they have in common as of late.

Fulham returned to winning ways in the Premier League as Marco Silva's side sealed a 2-0 win at Leicester City. Following a midweek loss at West Ham United, which ended an eight-game unbeaten run in the Premier League,

Fulham have won four of their 11 Premier League away games this season (D4 L3), as many league victories as they picked up on the road across the whole of the 2023-24 campaign (W4 D6 L9).

The Cottagers take the lead over Leicester City as Emile Smith Rowe dives headfirst to make contact with the ball from close range.

Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy insists he has to “accept” the negative fan chants aimed his way after his side slumped to a seventh Premier League defeat in a row.

Leicester fans have taken to social media after Ruud van Nistelrooy's side were beaten again, this time 2-0 by Fulham.

After a nine-goal thriller at Motspur Park, Mehmet Ali shared his thoughts on a spirited Premier League 2 performance which saw us lose 6-3 to Fulham on Saturday afternoon. Despite goals from Ismail and Salah Oulad M’Hand before the break and a late goal from Khayon Edwards, the hosts took all three points.

LEICESTER, England - Second-half strikes from Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore condemned Leicester City to a seventh straight defeat in the Premier League as visiting Fulham won 2-0 on Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.

Darwin Nunez struck twice in stoppage time to earn Liverpool a 2-0 win at Brentford and a six-point Premier League lead over Arsenal, who blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 against Aston Villa on Saturday.