Emile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi grabbed the goals to secure a 2-1 win for Fulham over Leicester City at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

Iwobi’s goal 20 minutes from time saw Marco Silva’s team clinch their first victory of the 2024-25 Premier League season.

Another former Arsenal player, Smith Rowe, a summer signing from the Gunners opened his Fulham account when he broke the deadlock in the 18th minute.

Wout Faes headed home an equaliser before half-time, but the hosts’ dominance ultimately paid off when Iwobi raced through to finish underneath Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen.

Leicester have one point from their opening two games, and sit 14th, three places behind Fulham in the early standings.

It was a fast start from Fulham with Hermansen forced to push wide Adama Traore’s left-footed strike before collecting Iwobi’s low shot inside the opening.

Fulham were rewarded for their positive play when Traore led a swift attack and found Smith Rowe in space.

The midfielder duly charged purposefully into the penalty area and struck firmly beyond Hermansen.

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