Alex Iwobi's substitution at halftime during Fulham's versus Leicester City's Premier League game raised an uproar but manager Marcos Silver has explained why.

Marco Silva's side have only jumped up one spot in the league table but are just five points behind Newcastle in fourth. After a frustrating first half in which they struggled to hit the back of the net, Fulham flew out of the blocks for the second period and Emile Smith Rowe's immense bravery gave his side the lead.

Fulham boss Marco Silva was pleased with their 2-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday. Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore struck for the Cottagers on the day. “Well-deserved three points for us, definitely,” said Silva afterwards. “I thought we grew throughout the game.

Fulham boss Marco Silva highlighted Emile Smith Rowe after their 2-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday. Smith Rowe and Adama Traore struck for the Cottagers on the day.

The Brazilian striker has been linked with West Ham. Hammers boss Graham Potter is eager to add to his attack this month. But Silva said: "We are not open to listen to anything about Rodrigo and it's better if no one contacts us because it will be a quick and easy answer from us.

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Fulham boss Marco Silva is confident Emile Smith Rowe can lead their push for European qualification this season.

Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Leicester City (kick-off 15:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Reiss Nelson and Kenny Tete are out,

Fulham manager Marco Silva labelled referee Darren Bond’s decision to not show Leif Davis a red card “hard to explain” after Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Ipswich at Craven Cottage. Raul Jimenez converted two penalties, the second in stoppage time ...

"You don't know what you're doing." The Leicester fans made their feelings known towards manager Ruud van Nistelrooy when he substituted attacker Bilal el Khannouss in the second half despite being a goal down.

LEICESTER, England (Reuters) -Second-half strikes from Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore earned Fulham a 2-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday and condemned the hosts to a seventh straight Premier League loss.

"We should have won the game because we did more than them. When on front foot, we should have killed them in the right way." On whether Leif Davis should have been sent off in the first half: "It is important to say that discussions with the referee are normal. It's difficult to understand why it wasn't a red card.