Another defeat for Leicester, who are hurtling toward relegation and have been outscored 16-2 during their six-game losing skid.

"There were a few choice words [from the manager] at half-time," midfielder Will Hughes told club media. "We weren't at the races and were lucky to get in at 0-0 at half-time.

Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi struck in the second half as Crystal Palace won 2-0 at Leicester and condemned the Foxes to a sixth straight Premier League defeat. Boos rang around the King Power Stadium at full-time after a result that left Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side still two points from safety.

Crystal Palace kept up their impressive away form in the Premier League as second half goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi handed them a 2-0 win at struggling Leicester City on Wednesday.

Leicester City have problems at the back and upfront. The defeat by Crystal Palace is their sixth successive loss in the Premier League and they have conceded two goals in all of those games. They have also failed to score in four of those matches.

Although it was Leicester that dominated the opening 45 minutes, with 62% possession and 11 shots to Crystal Palace's four, it was the visitors who opened the scoring just six minutes after the restart when Jean-Philippe Mateta rounded the keeper and slotted into the empty net to hand the visitors the lead well against the run of play.

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