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James Maddison defends his Leicester teammates after claiming they 'were not hungry enough' in heavy Fulham defeat... as he declares his Foxes colleagues are working daily to fight relegation

James Maddison has defended his teammates in clarification of post-match reaction he gave following Leicester City's heavy defeat at the hands of Fulham.

The Foxes were undone by a strong first-half performance from the Cottagers, going in 3-0 down at half-time, and while the second half was brighter for Dean Smith's crew, they still fell victim to a 5-3 defeat.

The loss hit Leicester's hopes of Premier League survival, especially after Everton and Nottingham Forest both won their games later in the day.

In his post-match comments to the BBC, Maddison claimed that the team 'were not hungry enough to want to win the game' at Craven Cottage.