Two fine first-half goals from Kelechi Iheanacho and James Justin put Leicester third with a 2-0 victory at third-bottom Fulham, who are now without a win in 11 games
Iheanacho powered home his first Premier League goal of the season by meeting James Maddison's excellent cross 17 minutes in and beating Alphonse Areola from close-range
Maddison then turned provider again as he recorded two assists in the same game for the first time, teeing up Justin to round Areola and slot in a second moments before half-time as Leicester's clinical touch returned after their poor defeat by Leeds on Saturday
Fulham always looked competitive but rarely tested Kasper Schmeichel besides a Tosin Adarabioyo header moments before Justin's goal, and remain rooted seven points adrift from safety, having now lost their game in hand on the two sides directly above them
Leicester needed little time to show why they have found life so much easier on the road than at home, moving ahead with 17 minutes gone as Iheanacho powered home Maddison's delicious cross following a quick free-kick
Fulham's shortcomings were just as plain to see as their tidy approach play was snuffed out before it could cause any real danger, and with one rare clear-cut chance, Aleksandar Mitrovic sidefooted Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa's square ball straight at Justin with the goal at his mercy
The hosts remained in the game and would have gone in level had Tosin beaten Schmeichel with a bullet header from a corner
 But they were immediately caught out by a silky Leicester counter, with a lovely Iheanacho turn feeding Maddison to tee up Justin, who rounded Areola and doubled the lead moments before half-time
Scott Parker boldly responded at the break with two changes which immediately galvanised Fulham, but not to the extent of threatening a comeback
Indeed, while Leicester were twice denied a third when the offside flag penalised Iheanacho and then Ricardo Pereira, neither side registered a legitimate shot on target throughout the second period
That allowed Leicester to see out victory in relative comfort, with Justin's block on substitute Bobby Decordova-Reid's goalbound effort, typical of his night's work, their only moment of concern as the Foxes jumped back ahead of Brendan Rodgers' former employers Liverpool, who have played a game less
Fulham boss "I see a team in my team who can win football matches
 People might think I'm a little bit mad saying that, we've won two games all year
 17 games left of this season and a lot of football to be played, we've seen in a short space of time what a couple of results can do
"Am I looking at a team here who are wilting away to a slow death? Not at all
 We're at a point now where we need to win games, and let's try to do that
 We want to give ourselves a fighting chance of staying in this division; we've progressed and moved forward extremely well, we've fixed certain problems
"Leicester boss "It was an excellent win for us
 You only need to look at Fulham's record over the last 10 games or so, how hard they have been to beat, especially in some of the big games they've played
 It was about a mixture between pressing the game and closing the lines
"It somewhat beggars belief that it has taken Maddison 87 Premier League appearances to register more than one assist in the same game, given the number of chances he has created since his move from Norwich in 2018
If anything, the quality of chances he created against Fulham only went to strengthen that surprise
 His brilliant cross for Iheanacho's opener and his light feet to hold off two defenders before unselfishly feeding Justin for the second showed the range of assets in his game
Both sides are live on this weekend; Fulham host West Ham in a London derby at Craven Cottage on Saturday, live on  from 5pm; kick-off at 5
30pm
There's another derby at Molineux on Sunday as Midlands rivals Leicester and Wolves face-off, live on  from 1pm; kick-off at 2pm
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