The atmosphere turned toxic at the King Power Stadium as Leicester City lost a seventh straight Premier League match to deepen their relegation fears.

Fans turned on manager Ruud van Nistelrooy over his substitutions and then directed anger towards the board in front of watching chairman Aiyawatt ‘Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha as City suffered more second-half woes. A solid first half was undone by a woeful display after the break, with Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore scoring.

It’s now City’s worst run in the Premier League for nearly 24 years. They remain 19th, with potential for the gap to safety to rise to five points on Sunday.

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With new signing Woyo Coulibaly missing from the squad, van Nistelrooy made just one change from the defeat to Crystal Palace, bringing Jordan Ayew onto the right wing in place of Facundo Buonanotte. And the Ghanaian had the first big chance of the game.

Inside 90 seconds, there was a spot of head tennis from a City corner that eventually dropped at Ayew’s feet. Falling to the ground under pressure, he still managed to get his strike away, Bernd Leno saving unwittingly with his shoulder.

The pattern of the half then started to develop, with Fulham dominating possession. It meant City had to pose a threat on the counter, and one swift move up the pitch saw returning full-back Timothy Castagne nearly turn Jamie Vardy’s cross into his own net.

Fulham created decent rather than clear-cut openings, Smith Rowe and City academy graduate Calvin Bassey shooting wide, with City defending resolutely for most of the half. The one time they were stretched, Wout Faes dived in to produce a heroic block as Alex Iwobi set his sights.

It wasn’t all Fulham though. City did have spells of possession and in one of those, Victor Kristiansen nearly scored a stunning solo goal for his first for the club, dribbling past a few men, producing a stepover to beat Sander Berge, and then firing just wide.

This was the fourth time in five league games that City had been level at the break, and they had lost the other three. That pattern immediately re-emerged, City conceding inside three minutes of the restart.

Harry Wilson collected a back-post cross and flicked it back in with Sasa Lukic beating Jannik Vestergaard to the ball to set up Smith Rowe. It was a simple header for the Arsenal man.

There was a brief City fightback as Boubakary Soumare had a penalty shout-out waved away, before Stephy Mavididi had a shot saved and Ayew sliced one over. But then things turned toxic.

City’s first sub saw Bilal El Khannouss taken off, and fans turned on van Nistelrooy. There were chants of “you don’t know what you’re doing!”

Soon after, Fulham had their second. Wilson crossed deep and Kristiansen gave up far too much space to Adama at the back post, the winger volleying sweetly into the far corner.

Immediately, fans turned on the executives. Chants of “sack the board” and “we want Rudkin out” filled up the ground.

At that point, it sucked the life out of the City performance and there were very few chances for a comeback. The losing run goes on.

Jakub Stolarczyk: Another two goals conceded for the Pole. He didn’t really come close to saving either, in all truth, and there weren’t any other efforts that required difficult saves. 5

James Justin: He frustrated the crowd by going backwards, or aimlessly forward, with his passing, even though it earned applause from his team-mates. But defensively he was fine, and the twin threat of Iwobi and Robinson were not too influential in the first half. 5

Wout Faes: He showed strength in the physical battles and an excellent reading of the game to avert danger, producing one heroic block late in the first half. He went long too often with his passing, but this was a good showing. 7

Jannik Vestergaard: He was too slow to get close to Jimenez, failing to win the ball any time he pressed the Mexican into midfield, earning a booking after a reckless foul too. Then for the first goal, he allowed Lukic to get in front of him. 4

Victor Kristiansen: He was really good in the first half, sticking to his task defensively, looking forward on the ball and nearly scoring a stunning solo goal. But he was perhaps then at fault for both goals, giving up too much space to Wilson and particularly to Adama. 5

Harry Winks: His passing was not as pinpoint as it needed to be, especially in a game where City had so little of the ball. He was in position but rarely effective in helping out the defence either. 5

Boubakary Soumare: He provided much better defensive coverage than usual, getting back into the box when tracking runners and winning the ball back. He was good going forward too, always looking for a positive pass and surging into the final third when he could. City’s best player. 7

Jordan Ayew: He was alert to opportunities to get shots away and to feed his team-mates in attack and did a good job in most aspects of the game. He should have done better with his second-half chance though. 6

Bilal El Khannouss: His forward balls was good when he played them, but he did slow the game down slightly too much at times, meaning the space was closed by the time he came to make his pass. Still, he looked like being at the heart of a City goal if they were to score one, and did come off too early. 6

Stephy Mavididi: He looked dangerous in parts, especially when he received the ball near the Fulham box. But in the build-up, he didn’t always make the right decisions. 5

Jamie Vardy: His movement was good in the first half, but he quickly became quiet. When City were chasing the game, they didn’t create many openings for him, but neither did Vardy capitalise on any attacks. 4

Oliver Skipp: He made a few poor passes that only set up Fulham counters. He didn’t look like breaking Fulham down and creating City chances. 4

Kasey McAteer: He didn’t offer any threat and couldn’t get by his man on the ball. Off the ball, Fulham were perhaps too deep for him to stretch his legs and get in behind. 4

Facundo Buonanotte: Fans want him to start, but he doesn’t help his cause when he comes on as a sub. He gave the ball away too cheaply. 4

Patson Daka: He was fine on the ball, doing everything right, playing the right passes and linking play well. But he didn’t offer a threat in the box. 6

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