Lokomotiv Moscow produced a ruthless 5-0 victory over Fakel at the Fakel Stadium in Voronezh, piling the pressure on home coach Oleg Vasilenko. The matchday 10 clash, played on 10 October 2026, saw Nikolai Titkov open the scoring in the 25th minute after Sergei Pinyaev's initial effort was parried by goalkeeper Vyacheslav Dorovskikh, with Titkov reacting quickest to head home the rebound. Seven minutes later, Nikolai Komlichenko doubled the lead, heading home Zelimkhan Bakaev's cross from the right. Cesar Montes made it three in the 49th minute, finishing into the corner after Alexander Rudenko's lay-off. Yegor Pogostnov added a fourth on 64 minutes, left unmarked in the box to head home Pinyaev's delivery. Komlichenko completed his brace on 74 minutes, converting Bakaev's low cross. Fakel dominated possession with 58 percent and registered 24 shots to Lokomotiv's 11, but only four were on target. The defeat leaves Fakel rooted to the bottom with three points and equals the worst winless run in Russian Premier League history at 28 matches, matching Shinnik's streak from 2006-2008. Lokomotiv climbed to 12th with 10 points. Can Fakel recover from this humiliation, and is Lokomotiv's season finally back on track.

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