LONDON. Brentford and Leicester City draw 1-1. M. Jensen scored the first goal (32′) for Brentford. H. Barnes made it even (52′).
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond with the collaboration of Edward Smart and Marc Perry. The 4th official was Jarred Gillett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.2 degrees Celsius or 55.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 11 Total 14
- 2 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 6
- 7 Shots blocked 7
- 116 Attack 97
- 64 Dangerous attack 29
- 90 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Brentford was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Leicester City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Brentford was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Brentford to win the match.
Brentford shot 11 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Leicester City shot 14 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 2 yellow cards (Christian Nörgaard and Shandon Baptiste). Talking about the opposition, Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (James Maddison and Boubakary Soumaré).
Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Brentford will have 42 points like Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Leicester City will have 25 points to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will host West Ham United on the 13th of May with a 3-3 head to head stats.
Leicester City will host Liverpool on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Brentford – Formation
Brentford
40'
75'
32'
Brentford started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: David Raya , Aaron Hickey , Ethan Pinnock , Ben Mee , Rico Henry , Mikkel Damsgaard , Christian Nørgaard , Mathias Jensen , Bryan Mbeumo , Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa .
The home team had on the bench: Finley Stevens, Pontus Jansson, Joshua Dasilva , Frank Onyeka, Shandon Baptiste , Kevin Schade , Zanka, Saman Ghoddos and Thomas Strakosha.
Substitutions
Brentford made 4 changes: Mikkel Damsgaard for Joshua Da Silva (61′), Yoane Wissa for Kevin Schade (62′), Mathias Jensen for Shandon Baptiste (75′) and Bryan Mbeumo for Pontus Jansson (90′).
Best player: Mathias Jensen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Mathias Jensen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
Leicester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Brendan Rodgers played with: Daniel Iversen , Ricardo Pereira , Daniel Amartey , Harry Souttar , Timothy Castagne , Wilfred Ndidi , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Tetê , James Maddison , Harvey Barnes and Patson Daka .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Kelechi Iheanacho, Lewis Brunt, Dennis Praet , Jamie Vardy , Boubakary Soumaré , Nampalys Mendy, Luke Thomas and Danny Ward.
Leicester City could not rely on the presence of Boubakary Soumaré (injured).
Substitutions
Leicester City made 4 changes: Tetê for Dennis Praet (66′), Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy (66′), Wilfred Ndidi for Boubakary Soumaré (74′) and James Maddison for Kelechi Iheanacho (90′).
Best player: Timothy Castagne
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Timothy Castagne.
His rating is with 42 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Leeds United – 2-4
- Southampton – Tottenham Hotspur – 3-3
- Chelsea – Everton – 2-2
- Brentford – Leicester City – 1-1
- Aston Villa – AFC Bournemouth – 3-0