Disaster deepens for Foxes after horror present

Leicester Metropolis’s depressing season took one other flip for the more serious tonight as Ruud van Nistelrooy’s males have been humbled at residence by rampant Brentford.

Foxes followers have been streaming out of the King Energy Stadium lengthy earlier than half-time after watching an abject defensive show from their aspect.

Brentford carved open the house defence at will, significantly throughout a one-sided first-half with Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Norgaard all scoring to successfully kill the sport earlier than the break.

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Leicester managed to stem the tide within the second interval though there was nonetheless time for substitute Fabio Carvalho so as to add a late fourth as Brentford eased to their fourth successive away win within the Premier League.

Flekken denies Leicester twice

There was no signal of the capitulation to return as Leicester got here flying out of the traps and examined Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken twice inside the primary 5 minutes.

The Dutch stopper parried clear a shot from Woyo Coulibaly earlier than a good higher save to disclaim Jamie Vardy after the veteran Leicester striker had run on to Bilal El Khannouss’s via ball earlier than turning Ethan Pinnock inside out.

Brentford responded nicely and must have had a penalty after seven minutes when Coulibaly tripped Kevin Schade inside the world. Referee Tony Harrington waved away the protests with VAR bizarrely backing his name.

Schade threatened once more after 12 minutes however Coulibaly did nicely to dam his shot on the far submit.

Wissa opens the scoring

Brentford have been beginning to dominate and it got here as no shock once they took the lead after 17 minutes. The ball broke for Mikkel Damsgaard on the sting of the world and his scooped cross picked out Wissa, who reacted earlier than the Leicester defenders to fireside previous Mads Hermansen.

Flekken saved once more from Vardy earlier than Brentford scored their second after 27 minutes – Mbeumo reducing contained in the feeble problem of Victor Kristiansen and firing an excellent left-footed shot into the far nook.

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Chants of “you’re not match to put on the shirt” from the Leicester followers echoed spherical the bottom and the anger elevated shortly after the half-hour mark when Norgaard rose unchallenged to direct Mbeumo’s free-kick into the online.

The targets preserve coming for Brentford! 🔥

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Leicester’s frustration threatened to boil over with Coulibaly and the haplesss Caleb Okoli each booked for reckless challenges.

And it may have gotten worse for the house aspect in first-half injury-time with Keane Lewis-Potter seeing an effort dominated out for handball after he bundled the ball into the online following a tremendous block from Hermansen.

Second half a non-event with the sport gained

Van Nistelrooy made two modifications on the break, hauling off Coulibaly and Bobby De Cordova-Reid, however it made little distinction as Brentford cruised via the second half with out ever having to get out of second gear.

They nonetheless created the odd probability, although, and Hermansen, who together with Vardy was the one Leicester participant to emerge with any credit score, produced a superb cease to disclaim Yehor Yarmoliuk after he ghosted onto one other tempting Mbeumo cross.

There was little he may do to forestall Brentford capping their win with two minutes to go.

Hermansen saved nicely from the spectacular Mbeumo however Carvalho was available to fireside into the empty internet.

The defeat means Leicester have now misplaced their final six Premier League video games at residence with out scoring a single aim.