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'I didn't see that coming': Dean Smith left dismayed by Leicester's atrocious display as they ship five goals at Fulham to deepen relegation fears

Dean Smith admitted he did not see Leicester's poor first-half performance coming as they were beaten 5-3 by Fulham at Craven Cottage to plunge them deeper into relegation trouble.

The visitors were overrun before the break by Marco Silva's side, with Leicester - porous and disorganised in defence - allowing Fulham to rip into them and build a three-goal lead by half-time.

Willian and Tom Cairney both hit braces either side of the interval whilst Carlos Vinicius also netted to affirm the home side's dominance, with two second-half goals from Harvey Barnes and a James Maddison penalty lending a respectability to the score that did not reflect Leicester's frailties.