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.

After going three Premier League games without a win, Fulham needed to start putting points on the board if they were to keep their European ambitions alive and that is exactly what they did. Marco Silva's side have only jumped up one spot in the league table but are just five points behind Newcastle in fourth.

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.