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Ivan Cavaleiro ended Fulham\u2019s penalty curse as the Cottagers stunned Leicester to climb out of the relegation zone.<\/p>\nIvan Cavaleiro ended Fulham\u2019s penalty curse as the Cottagers stunned Leicester to climb out of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n
The striker\u2019s spot-kick, after Ademola Lookman\u2019s opener, gave Scott Parker\u2019s side a surprise 2-1 win at the King Power Stadium.<\/p>\n
The Cottagers had missed their previous three penalties but they are now a point above the Premier League\u2019s drop zone.<\/p>\n
Harvey Barnes grabbed a late consolation for the hosts while Youri Tielemans and Wesley Fofana hit the woodwork in the first half.<\/p>\n
Leicester stay fourth, missing the chance to go level on points with Tottenham and Liverpool at the top.<\/p>\n
Defeat also increased their home woes with the Foxes having lost three of their last four and they now face a 3,200-mile round trip to Ukraine for Thursday\u2019s Europa League clash with Zorya Luhansk.<\/p>\n
Fulham, though, were good value for their win with Andre-Frank Anguissa, Cavaleiro and Ruben Loftus-Cheek all impressing.<\/p>\n
They rode their luck in the first half but rarely looked troubled once Lookman opened the scoring.<\/p>\n
Yet it would have been different had Leicester gone ahead after 19 minutes instead of hitting the woodwork twice in a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n
Harrison Reed chopped down James Justin and James Maddison\u2019s free-kick struck the Cottagers\u2019 wall.<\/p>\n
It fell for Tielemans on the edge of the area and his first-time strike flew through a crowd to hit the post with the rebound finding Fofana.<\/p>\n
The defender was unmarked with just Alphonse Areola to beat but managed to lift his shot over the goalkeeper and onto the bar from six yards.<\/p>\n
The Foxes briefly threatened to take control but, after Antonee Robinson fired straight at Kasper Schmeichel, Fulham snatched the lead on the half hour.<\/p>\n
Anguissa took possession inside his own half and burst forward, slipping in Lookman as Fofana went to the ball.<\/p>\n
The striker then comfortably beat Schmeichel for his second goal of the season and celebrated by lifting a Senegal shirt in tribute to former Fulham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop following his death over the weekend.<\/p>\n
If the opener stunned the Foxes they were shell-shocked when Fulham grabbed a second eight minutes later.<\/p>\n
Bobby Decordova-Reid went down under Christian Fuchs\u2019 challenge in the box only for play to continue. VAR stepped in and referee Simon Hooper awarded the spot-kick after consulting his screen.<\/p>\n
Cavaleiro buried the penalty \u2013 three-and-a-half minutes after the initial foul \u2013 having missed from the spot in last week\u2019s defeat to Everton.<\/p>\n
The Cottagers had missed five of their previous eight Premier League penalties.<\/p>\n
Fulham reached the break unscathed \u2013 the first time they had a two-goal lead away in the Premier League at the interval in almost nine years.<\/p>\n
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers introduced Cengiz Under and Barnes but the visitors stood firm.<\/p>\n
Loftus-Cheek even had a shot deflected over and Schmeichel denied Lookman a second with 16 minutes left.<\/p>\n
The Foxes looked out of ideas before Barnes pulled a goal back with four minutes remaining, hammering in Jamie Vardy\u2019s knockdown, but Fulham held on.<\/p>\n