English Premier League

Leicester City vs Brentford, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 17': Yoane Wissa
  • 27': Bryan Mbeumo
  • 32': Christian Nørgaard
  • 89': Fabio Carvalho

Brentford thrash Leicester City as hosts' woes continue

Brentford's Bryan Mbuemo scored one goal and made another in a 4-0 win over Leicester City on Friday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a through ball.
  • 7': Foul by Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City).
  • 7': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
  • 13': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Goal! Leicester City 0, Brentford 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a through ball.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
  • 19': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 21': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 21': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 22': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 25': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
  • 27': Goal! Leicester City 0, Brentford 2. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard following a fast break.
  • 28': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 28': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 30': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jordan Ayew.
  • 31': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
  • 31': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Goal! Leicester City 0, Brentford 3. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
  • 33': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kevin Schade.
  • 35': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a through ball.
  • 39': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 42': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City).
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 42': Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 44': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Kevin Schade (Brentford) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Brentford 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Brentford 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Woyo Coulibaly.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 47': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 50': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
  • 53': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 54': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Jordan Ayew.
  • 55': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
  • 55': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
  • 58': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
  • 58': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 59': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
  • 67': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 67': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mark Flekken.
  • 68': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 72': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 73': Substitution, Brentford. Paris Maghoma replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  • 74': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  • 74': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Carvalho.
  • 77': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 78': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  • 78': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Conor Coady replaces Caleb Okoli because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, Brentford. Michael Kayode replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 87': Substitution, Brentford. Yunus Konak replaces Kevin Schade.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  • 89': Goal! Leicester City 0, Brentford 4. Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Paris Maghoma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Brentford 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Brentford 4.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 3
52.2 Possession 47.8
14 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
359 Accurate Passes 314
425 Passes 382
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
9 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 27
0.5 Cross % 0.1
52 Long Balls 38
34 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 5
10 Tackles 11
0.9 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 13
34 Effective Clearances 32
34 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,077

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 33 +44 79
2 Arsenal 34 +34 67
3 Manchester City 34 +23 61
4 Nottingham Forest 33 +14 60
Full Table

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
5 Caleb Okoli Yellow Card
3 Wout Faes
16 Victor Kristiansen
25 Woyo Coulibaly Yellow Card
11 Bilal El Khannouss
24 Boubakary Soumaré
6 Wilfred Ndidi
9 Jamie Vardy
18 Jordan Ayew
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid Yellow Card

BRE Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
5 Ethan Pinnock
22 Nathan Collins
23 Keane Lewis-Potter
20 Kristoffer Ajer
24 Mikkel Damsgaard
27 Vitaly Janelt
6 Christian Nørgaard
11 Yoane Wissa
7 Kevin Schade
19 Bryan Mbeumo

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