Premier League: Leicester City defeats Brentford 2-1
LONDON. Leicester City defeated Brentford to win 2-1.
LONDON. Leicester City beat Brentford to win 2-1. It was Leicester City to strike first with a goal of Y. Tielemans at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Maddison gave the win to Leicester City in the 75′ minute with a goal.
The match was held at the Brentford Community Stadium Stadium in London on Sunday and this began at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the help of Simon Bennett and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.85 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
Brentford was in firm control of the ball 55% while Leicester City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Brentford was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Leicester City was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Brentford shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 1 yellow card (M. Jorgensen). On the other side, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (C. Soyuncu).
After this match, Brentford will stay with 12 points to move up in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Leicester City will have 14 points like Manchester United, West Ham United, Everton and Arsenal to move down in the 9th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
Y. Tielemans
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31'31'
M. Jorgensen
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46'46'
K. Ajer
E. Pinnock
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46'46'
P. Daka
J. Vardy
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57'57'
M. Forss
B. Mbeumo
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62'62'
M. Jorgensen
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63'63'
C. Soyuncu
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69'69'
J. Vestergaard
C. Soyuncu
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75'75'
J. Maddison
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76'76'
S. Ghoddos
F. Onyeka
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78'78'
A. Perez
J. Maddison
Next matche
In the upcoming Premier League match, Brentford will play away with Burnley on the 30th of October with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Burnley (0 draws).
Leicester City will host Arsenal on the 30th of October with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Brentford: Formation and Lineups
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Thomas Frank chose to play with the following team: David Raya , Zanka , Pontus Jansson , Ethan Pinnock , Sergi Canós , Frank Onyeka , Christian Nørgaard , Mathias Jensen , Rico Henry , Ivan Toney and Bryan Mbeumo .
Substitutions
Brentford made 3 changes: E. Pinnock for K. Ajer (46′), B. Mbeumo for M. Forss (57′) and F. Onyeka for S. Ghoddos (76′).
Top player: Zanka
Probably the most impressive player in Brentford was Zanka.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Leicester City: Formation and Lineups
Leicester City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Brendan Rodgers played with: Kasper Schmeichel , Daniel Amartey , Jonny Evans , Çağlar Söyüncü , Ricardo Pereira , Youri Tielemans , Boubakary Soumaré , Timothy Castagne , James Maddison , Kelechi Iheanacho and Jamie Vardy .
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: J. Vardy for P. Daka (46′), C. Soyuncu for J. Vestergaard (69′) and J. Maddison for A. Perez (78′).
Top player: Youri Tielemans
The player who no doubt impressed Leicester City the most was Youri Tielemans.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
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