LONDON. Leicester City conquered 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 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Maddison gave the win to Leicester City in the 73′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started 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 at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 7 On Target 7
- 11 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 136 Attack 65
- 49 Dangerous attack 18
- 93 Ball safe 109
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Brentford had a superior ball possession 55% while Leicester City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Brentford was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Leicester City was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
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). Talking about the opposition, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (C. Soyuncu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Brentford will stay with 12 points to stay in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City will have 14 points like Manchester United, Everton and Arsenal to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will play away against Burnley on the 30th of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Burnley (0 draws).
Leicester City will host Arsenal on the 30th of October with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Brentford – Formation
Brentford
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60'
46'
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Thomas Frank decided 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 .
The home team had on the bench: Finley Stevens, Edmond-Paris Maghoma, Kristoffer Ajer , Álvaro Fernández, Marcus Forss , Saman Ghoddos , Mads Bidstrup, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen and Charlie Goode.
Substitutions
Brentford made 3 changes: E. Pinnock for K. Ajer (46′), B. Mbeumo for M. Forss (57′) and F. Onyeka for S. Ghoddos (76′).
Best player: Mathias Jensen
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Mathias Jensen.
His rating is with 56 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
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 .
These were the players on the bench: Danny Ward, Ayoze Pérez , Ryan Bertrand, Patson Daka , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Ademola Lookman, Jannik Vestergaard , Hamza Choudhury and Harvey Barnes.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: J. Vardy for P. Daka (46′), C. Soyuncu for J. Vestergaard (68′) and J. Maddison for A. Perez (78′).
Best player: Youri Tielemans
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Youri Tielemans.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Brentford – Leicester City – 1-2
- West Ham United – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-0
- Manchester United – Liverpool – 0-5
