English Premier League

Leicester City vs Brentford, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Leicester City
  • 20': Timothy Castagne
  • 33': James Maddison
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2 - 1
Brentford
  • 85': Yoane Wissa

Castagne, Maddison strikes earn Leicester win over Brentford

Leicester City beat Brentford 2-1 in the Premier League on Sundaythanks to long-range efforts from Timothy Castagne and James Maddison.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 2': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 14': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
  • 14': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Goal! Leicester City 1, Brentford 0. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 22': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
  • 22': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
  • 23': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 23': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Offside, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
  • 25': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
  • 29': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 32': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 32': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Goal! Leicester City 2, Brentford 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 40': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 40': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Offside, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt tries a through ball, but Pontus Jansson is caught offside.
  • 42': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 42': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 45': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 45': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 2, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Brentford 0.
  • 47': Offside, Leicester City. James Justin tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Yoane Wissa.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 49': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 50': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 51': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Justin.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pontus Jansson with a headed pass.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
  • 56': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  • 57': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 57': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
  • 62': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste.
  • 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Jonny Evans replaces Timothy Castagne.
  • 66': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 66': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
  • 66': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Offside, Brentford. Mathias Jensen tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 69': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
  • 69': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 72': Attempt saved. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rico Henry with a cross.
  • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Tariqe Fosu-Henry replaces Rico Henry.
  • 75': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
  • 76': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 82': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
  • 82': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Offside, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 85': Goal! Leicester City 2, Brentford 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 86': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste.
  • 87': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 89': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 90'+2': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Brentford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Brentford 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 5
47.2 Possession 52.8
15 SHOTS 12
6 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
372 Accurate Passes 441
452 Passes 514
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 3
21 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 48
30 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 2
3 Effective Tackles 8
8 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 10
9 Effective Clearances 24
9 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,830

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 33 +37 70
2 Manchester City 32 +36 67
3 Manchester United 33 +13 58
4 Aston Villa 33 +6 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü
18 Daniel Amartey
27 Timothy Castagne
2 James Justin
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Yellow Card
24 Nampalys Mendy
8 Youri Tielemans
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
7 Harvey Barnes
10 James Maddison
Leicester City Substitutes:
Ricardo Pereira, Jannik Vestergaard, Ayoze Pérez, Patson Daka, Jonny Evans, Hamza Choudhury, Boubakary Soumaré, Luke Thomas, Eldin Jakupovic.

BRE Brentford (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
5 Ethan Pinnock Yellow Card
18 Pontus Jansson
3 Rico Henry
20 Kristoffer Ajer
27 Vitaly Janelt
8 Mathias Jensen
6 Christian Nørgaard Yellow Card
11 Yoane Wissa
19 Bryan Mbeumo
17 Ivan Toney
Brentford Substitutes:
Shandon Baptiste, Mads Roerslev, Mads Bech Sørensen, Sergi Canós, Tarique Fosu-Henry, Nathan Young-Coombes, Frank Onyeka, Álvaro Fernández, Mathias Jørgensen.

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