Leicester vs Brentford 2024-25 English Premier League
0 - 4
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 Commentary
- 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.
- 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': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 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.
- 42': Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, 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.
- 55': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 67': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 73': Substitution, Brentford. Paris Maghoma replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Conor Coady replaces Caleb Okoli because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Brentford. Michael Kayode replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
- 87': Substitution, Brentford. Yunus Konak replaces Kevin Schade.
- 89': Goal! Leicester City 0, Brentford 4. Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +36 | Liverpool | 26 | 61 | 1 |
| +29 | Arsenal | 25 | 53 | 2 |
| +12 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 47 | 6 |
| +17 | Manchester City | 25 | 44 | 7 |
Statistics
 BRE |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli  |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 25 | Woyo Coulibaly |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 18 | Jordan Ayew |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
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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