Brentford vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 1
4 - 1
Ruud van Nistelrooy watches on as Brentford thrash Leicester
Brentford's Kevin Schade bagged a hat-trick, plus set up a fourth goal, as Thomas Frank's men beat Leicester City 4-1 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 1': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 2': Attempt saved. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 4': Foul by Conor Coady (Leicester City).
- 4': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 5': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg.
- 11': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 12': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Justin.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 14': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock.
- 14': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 19': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 21': Goal! Brentford 0, Leicester City 1. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 25': Goal! Brentford 1, Leicester City 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Goal! Brentford 2, Leicester City 1. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 30': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 30': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 32': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Brentford).
- 32': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Substitution, Leicester City. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Caleb Okoli because of an injury.
- 36': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 36': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 40': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
- 42': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 45'+1': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Brentford).
- 45'+2': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa with a headed pass.
- 45'+8': Goal! Brentford 3, Leicester City 1. Kevin Schade (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a through ball.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Brentford 3, Leicester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 3, Leicester City 1.
- 50': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 50': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 51': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- 54': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 54': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
- 59': Goal! Brentford 4, Leicester City 1. Kevin Schade (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Collins with a through ball.
- 62': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
- 63': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
- 63': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte following a set piece situation.
- 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
- 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Faes.
- 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Yoane Wissa.
- 69': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 70': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Christian Nørgaard.
- 70': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 70': Substitution, Brentford. Thiago replaces Kevin Schade.
- 72': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 76': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 76': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago.
- 77': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
- 80': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 81': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
- 81': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
- 82': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 82': Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Sepp van den Berg.
- 85': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 85': Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 90'+4': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brentford 4, Leicester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brentford 4, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
 LEI |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.1 | Possession | 59.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 288 | Accurate Passes | 489 |
| 378 | Passes | 576 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 26 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,084
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,084
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | +18 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | +18 | 33 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter  |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 24 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 7 | Kevin Schade |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Leicester City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 4 | Conor Coady |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 18 | Jordan Ayew |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
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