Leicester City vs Brentford

Brentford conceded two first half goals from distance as they were beaten by Leicester City. The hosts struck twice from almost the same spot 25 yards from ...

Baptiste was tackled as he tried to stride forward but the ball broke to Mbeumo. His pass found Wissa in space, and he smashed a shot past Schmeichel and in to the net. The resulting corner was half cleared but Ajer was able to make space and cross to the far post. Toney headed a Rico Henry cross over for The Bees before substitute Tariqe Fosu crossed for Mbeumo. The ball was a fraction behind Mbeumo, and he tried an acrobatic effort, but failed to make a good enough connection with it. The hosts were on the front foot, looking to push forward and should have grabbed a third when Iheanacho got on to a Justin pass and turned in to space. Instead, the second goal was scored by Leicester. Maddison won himself a free kick 25 yards out as he allowed Jensen to run in to him and bundle him over. Leicester were able to create openings and could have scored a third before the break. A corner was recycled by Toney and Christian Nørgaard crossed to Mbeumo on the far post. The Bees also tested Leicester with a series of set pieces and almost scored from one. The ball was fed to Mbeumo, and he saw a shot blocked, albeit it looked like he may have been tripped by Çağlar Söyüncü as he got his effort off. They could have levelled when Wissa strode in to space on the left and found Mathias Jensen arriving. The ball was switched from right to left for Harvey Barnes. He was able to spot the run of Timothy Castagne, arriving from left back. It was an even start to the contest, with few chances in the opening stages.