James Maddison 5, Jamie Vardy 5; Joachim Andersen 8, Ademola Lookman 7: Leicester v Fulham player ratings

Surprise victory for struggling Cottagers at high-flying Foxes

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  LEICESTER CITY RATINGS: Kasper Schmeichel - 7: No chance with the goals. Tipped another Cavaleiro shot over the bar. Good block from a Lookman drive with 15 minutes to go. Almost got caught out after going forward for late corner as Foxes attempted to snatch desperate late point. Reuters

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  Wesley Fofana - 6: Cracked a shot off the bar when he should have scored after Tielemans’ shot hit the post. Not on the same wavelength as Evans for first goal and some unusually sloppy moments with his distribution from the back. Getty

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  Jonny Evans - 6: Played Lookman onside for the opener while Fofana stepped up to play offside. Crazy ball across own his box in the 70th minute that put Fofana in a tight squeeze. AFP

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  Christian Fuchs - 6: Gave away a clumsy penalty for the foul on Lookman after VAR intervention. EPA

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  James Justin - 7: Wing-back went on a surging run down the right, leaving two Fulham players for dead before he was brought down cynically on the edge of the box. Skinned by Lookman in the second half and was rescued by a Schmeichel save. A threat going forward. Reuters

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  Youri Tielemans - 7: Very unlucky to see his looping left-foot volley from edge of box hit the post – the first time Leicester have hit the woodwork in the league this season. Brilliant challenge to take the ball off Lookman who was baring down on goal shortly after Fulham had opened the scoring. One of Leicester's better players on the night. Reuters

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  Nampalys Mendy - 6: Reckless late challenge on Lookman gave Fulham free-kick in great position after 15 minutes that the same player wasted. Quiet game from the French midfielder and was sacrificed for an attacking option with 20 minutes to go. EPA

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  Luke Thomas (No live image) - 5: Made absolutely no impact down left and was hooked at half-time. Reuters

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  Dennis Praet - 6: Took a ball full in the face in the first 10 seconds. Good low cross from the right into box to give Vardy his first chance. Also hooked at half-time as manager Brendan Rodgers changed tactics and formation. AFP

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  James Maddison - 5: Not really involved in the first half bar one shot hit well over the bar. Little better in the second. Leicester expect – and need – so much more form the midfielder. One wild long-range effort late on that flew well over summed up his game. EPA

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  Jamie Vardy - 5: Had one touch in the first 25 minutes then nearly scored two minutes later with a clever flick that was saved by Areola at his near post. Swing and a miss with a chance just after half-time. Set-up Barnes’ late goal when you would have expected him to go for goal. Not his night. EPA

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  SUBS: Harvey Barnes – (On for Praet 46’ 7: Wasted a chance to put fellow sub Under in on goal. Lovely first touch and thunderous half-volley to score with four minutes left. EPA

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  Cengiz Under (No live image) – (On for Thomas 46’) 7: Straight into the action with surging run down right and good ball into middle that Vardy wasted. Ambitious curling effort from distance comfortably saved by Areola. Looked lively. EPA

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  Kelechi Iheanacho – (On for Mendy 70’) 6: Had a couple of half chances late on but lacks composure in front of goal. AFP

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  FULHAM RATINGS: Alphonse Areola - 7: French goalkeeper made one sharp save from Vardy at his near post in the first half but was helpless when Leicester hit the woodwork twice in 10 seconds. Bar that, he wasn't really tested by Leicester and had no chance with Barnes goal. AFP

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  Ola Aina - 7: Nigerian full-back never gave Thomas a kick in the first half and the Leicester man was substituted at the break. Solid as a rock. PA

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  Tosin Adarabioyo - 7: Vital clearance after Vardy put a dangerous ball into box just after the half-hour mark. Read Barnes’ attempted through ball that would have put Under through after break. Helped keep Vardy quiet. PA

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  Joachim Andersen - 8: Captain was at the heart of Fulham’s disciplined performance at the back. You have to be on your toes for 90 minutes against Vardy and the Dane did exactly that. EPA

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  Antonee Robinson - 6: American could have been booked in the first two minutes for a late challenge on Justin. Should have done better with a good chance midway through first half but side-footed straight at Schmeichel. Gave away a needless foul on Justin and was relieved to see Vardy miss the chance from the resulting free-kick. The least convincing of Fulham's defensive line-up Reuters

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  Harrison Reed - 7: Booked for scything down Justin who was surging towards goal in the first half. Clever quick free-kick put Cavaleiro through on goal just before the break. Important block to stop Tielemans' volley. Tenacious throughout. Getty

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  Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa - 7: Excellent surging 50-yard run and pass to set up Lookman’s opener. Cameroon midfielder was a vital cog in Fulham's win. Reuters

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  Bobby Decordova-Reid - 7: Jamaican was fouled by Fuchs to earn Fulham the penalty via VAR. Nearly let his temper get the better of him when not awarded a foul for a shove by Fofana in the second half. Relentless workrate. PA

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  Ruben Loftus-Cheek - 6: Loan signing form Chelsea was neat and tidy without any major influence on proceedings. Once shot deflected just wide of goal for a corner. Desperately needs a long run in a starting line-up. Getty

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  Ademola Lookman - 7: Wasted a chance to put Robinson in behind the Leicester defence early on with a poor ball. Blazed a free-kick in a good position high and wide after a quarter of an hour. Showed great composure to open the scoring after being put through by Anguissa as he looks to banish memories of his awful penalty against West Ham. PA

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  Ivan Cavaleiro - 7: Portuguese striker scored from the spot to make it 2-0 in the first half after slipping and missing the last one he took for the Cottagers against Everton. His first league goal of the season. Forced Schmeichel to tip over bar a few minutes later. Getty

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  SUBS: Mario Lemina – (On for Loftus-Cheek 77’) N/A. Getty

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  Aleksandar Mitrovic – (On for Cavaleiro 87’) N/A. Should have shot at goal when Schmeichel was caught running back to goal in injury-time after going up for corner. PA

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  Joe Bryan – (On for Lookman 90’) N/A: Came onto pitch baring note for Reed with instructions from manager. Reuters

Fulham climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone after finally solving their penalty woes in a shock 2-1 win at Leicester City on Monday.

Scott Parker's side won for just the second time in the league this season thanks to Ademola Lookman's opener and Ivan Cavaleiro's penalty.

Fulham had missed three of their four previous penalties this term, but Cavaleiro held his nerve to convert from the spot for the crucial second goal.

It was an emotional success for the Cottagers, with Lookman celebrating his goal by displaying one of Papa Bouba Diop's Senegal shirts after Fulham's former midfielder died aged 42 at the weekend.

Harvey Barnes scored for Leicester in the closing minutes, but Fulham held on and move one point above the bottom three.

Leicester dominated possession in the first half and hit the woodwork twice in a matter of seconds after James Maddison's free-kick rebounded off the Fulham wall.

The loose ball reached Youri Tielemans, whose volley from outside the area smacked the post and ran for Wesley Fofana to smash his shot off the crossbar.

Jamie Vardy went close to rewarding Leicester's dominance with an agile flicked effort from Dennis Praet's cross, but Alphonse Areola made the save at his near post.

It was a warning Leicester failed to heed as Lookman struck for the Cottagers in the 30th minute.

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa carried the ball from inside his own half, advancing unchecked before playing a defence-splitting pass to on-loan Leipzig winger Lookman, who guided a cool finish past Schmeichel.

Parker's team doubled their lead in the 38th minute with a rare penalty success.

Christian Fuchs fouled Bobby Decordova-Reid and the spot-kick was awarded by referee Simon Hooper after he checked the pitchside monitor.

After Fulham missed three penalties earlier this season, Cavaleiro opted for power as he blasted past Schmeichel into the top corner.

Parker said: “I was very pleased and relieved for Cav that he scored. We’ve missed some big penalties and it’s cost us some big points but we’ve scrutinised everything possible and I’m pleased it worked today.

“I’m delighted with the team’s efforts. With where we are, we’re judged on our results. It was a battling display, some magnificent performances and some real quality as well."

Chances were at a premium as Fulham dug in to preserve their lead after the break. Barnes, though, set up a tense finish with a fierce strike from Vardy's knockdown in the 86th minute.

James Justin shot just wide in stoppage time, but it was too late to save Leicester. Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers said: “It was a disappointing first half for us. We were not very good in our counter-pressing. We made mistakes in our defensive moments and in this league, if you give away opportunities, it can be very difficult.

"In the second half, we were a bit better but did not show enough creativity. Fulham deserved to win – they punished us and we weren’t good enough to break them down."