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Adama Traoré on target as Fulham send Leicester to seventh straight loss
Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traoré struck in the second half as Fulham inflicted a seventh successive Premier League defeat on Leicester. The hosts provided another solid first-half showing but ultimately paid the price for a lack of quality and failed to learn their lessons from their midweek second-half collapse to Crystal Palace in a similar display in front of their own fans.
Their defensive fragility showed after the interval and they conceded early for the second time in the space of a week courtesy of Smith-Rowe’s fourth goal of the campaign. A hostile home atmosphere did not improve Leicester’s performance and Fulham ensured a return to winning ways as the substitute Traoré handed Ruud van Nistelrooy’s relegation-threatened team a seventh loss from his first 10 games in all competitions.
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Shaun Murphy hits 147 in Masters to set up final with Kyren Wilson
- Murphy beats Mark Allen 6-3 in last four
- Wilson wins by same score against Judd Trump
Shaun Murphy crafted a magnificent 147 break as he came from behind to beat Mark Allen 6-3 and secure his place in the Masters final at Alexandra Palace.
He will now play Kyren Wilson for the title after the reigning world champion beat the current world No 1 Judd Trump by the same score in Saturday’s second semi-final.
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