Brentford vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
Follow live coverage as Brentford face Leicester City in the Premier League today.
Brentford are chasing a European spot and sit seventh in the table after winning two of their last three. Leicester have suffered four straight defeats and dropped to 16th, only out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
Brendan Rodgers has blamed mistakes and lacking concentration for the Foxes’ fall and without a response here they could end the day in the bottom three.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Brentford FC 0 - 0 Leicester City FC
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JUST WIDE! Tete can't find a way past Norgaard with his clever footwork, so he pulls it back to Pereira, who whips a dangerous cross into the six-yard box. Daka gets in front of Pinnock to thump a header on goal, but he sends it wide.
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Barnes has whistled a shot wide, and Daka's just headed narrowly off target.
Both sides looking to get on the front foot 👣#BRELEI pic.twitter.com/JsGHwheAES— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 18, 2023
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CLOSE! It's better from Leicester as Barnes bundles a pass into Dewsbury-Hall before continuing his run down the left and getting the return. He cuts inside before whipping a shot towards the far post, and it flies narrowly wide.
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SAVE! Jensen leads the charge down Brentford's left this time and he slides it into Wissa on the edge of the box. He holds off Ndidi as he spins and curls a shot on goal, but it's a comfortable one for Iversen.
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Brentford are keeping the pressure on here and Jensen's cross is only cleared as far as Damsgaard. He cushions it into the middle, but Toney flicks his header straight against Amartey.
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A bright Brentford opening! 👊
Henry's had two shots blocked already with Mbeumo nodding wide at the back post as well
Toney too has seen an effort stopped by a defender's body
🐝 0-0 🦊 #BRELEI | #BrentfordFC— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) March 18, 2023
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Leicester are unbeaten in their last seven league games against Brentford (W5 D2) since a 3-2 loss in the second tier in March 1953. They've won all three of their away matches against the Bees in that run.
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Brentford break quickly on the counter again, and Henry chases down Mee's long ball over the top. He squares it across the box with his first touch, looking for Mbeumo on the far side, but Castagne slides in with a vital block.
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Jensen's long throw-in is cleared straight back to him, so he clips a cross into the far post. Mbuemo rises above his marker, but it's just too high for him, and it skims his head on its way out.
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Leicester look to break quickly following another Brentford corner, and Barnes links up well with Daka down the left side. In the end, Barnes' throughball into the box is too heavy for the forward, and Raya collects.
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The look of the Foxes early in #BRELEI 🔷 pic.twitter.com/ohXOHrp0Ed
— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 18, 2023
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Souttar catches Wissa during an aerial challenge, and Brentford have an early free-kick in a good position. Mbeumo floats it towards Norgaard at the near post, and Ndidi ends up slicing his clearance out for a corner.
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Jensen gets the game underway for Brentford!
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COME ON YOU BEES! 💪
🐝 0-0 🦊 #BRELEI | #BrentfordFC— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) March 18, 2023
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We're playing, let's go! 👊#BRELEI
— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 18, 2023
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The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
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Brentford have lost just one of their 13 Premier League home matches this season (W7 D5), and are unbeaten in nine since losing 3-0 to Arsenal in September (W5 D4). Coming into this weekend's games, only Manchester United (12) are on a longer current run without defeat at home.
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Together.#BRELEI pic.twitter.com/qS7dbc6gXG
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) March 18, 2023
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Rodgers makes four changes from their defeat to Chelsea last time out, and the big news is that Ward drops to the bench, with Iversen making his first Premier League start in his place between the sticks. Ndidi, Tete and Barnes also come in, as they also switch to a back four. Mendy and Iheanacho are named as substitutes, while Wout Faes is serving a one-match suspension.
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⚠ Due to transport issues in the local area, we will keep turnstiles open after kick-off to allow supporters into the ground #BRELEI | #BrentfordFC
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) March 18, 2023
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Thomas Frank makes just two changes to the side that beat Southampton on Wednesday, as he brings Dasmgaard and Wissa are both brought in. Schade starts on the bench, while Vitaly Janelt misses out after picking up a knee injury in that game.
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The #BRELEI prep in focus 👊
Listen live 👉 https://t.co/XvXyBGV7uo pic.twitter.com/sJ08Z54AKl— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 18, 2023
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LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Kelechi Iheanacho, Boubakary Soumare, Lewis Brunt, Nampalys Mendy, Luke Thomas, Danny Ward, Jamie Vardy, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Dennis Praet.
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LEICESTER CITY STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Daniel Iversen; Ricardo Pereira, Daniel Amartey, Harry Souttar, Timothy Castagne; Wilfred Ndidi, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall; Mateus Tete, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes; Patson Daka.
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BRENTFORD SUBS: Kevin Schade, Shandon Baptiste, Frank Onyeka, Josh Dasilva, Pontus Jansson, Thomas Strakosha, Finley Stevens, Saman Ghoddos, Zanka.
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BRENTFORD STARTING XI (4-3-3): David Raya; Aaron Hickey, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, Rico Henry; Matthias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Martin Damsgaard; Bryan Mneumo, Ivan Toney, Yoanne Wissa.
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Focused on the job in hand 🧠#BRELEI pic.twitter.com/9o08wVFL4o
— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 18, 2023
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The pressure on Brendan Rodgers is growing as his Leicester side try to get themselves out of the relegation battle. They currently sit in 16th, but are only outside of the drop zone on goal difference, and could drop in should results go against them today. They've lost their last five matches in all competitions, with their last win coming against Tottenham over a month ago. At the other end of the table, Brentford are looking to take advantage of the fact that the teams above them aren't playing, and a win can move them sixth. Their 12-match unbeaten run came to an end last weekend against Everton, but they bounced back with a 2-0 win over Southampton in midweek.
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Brentford and Leicester City at the Brentford Community Stadium!
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𝗝𝗠🔟#BRELEI pic.twitter.com/lEKr83ET7n
— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 18, 2023
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Appearance 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ for our number 1️⃣ today
Congratulations, David 🙌 pic.twitter.com/f29BDvsX5X— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) March 18, 2023
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In position at Gtech Community Stadium 📍
Follow Matchday Live ahead of kick-off in #BRELEI 👇— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 18, 2023
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🏠 In the house#BRELEI | #BrentfordFC pic.twitter.com/5wjuqHyXuy
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) March 18, 2023
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🐝 Your Bees to take on the Foxes#BRELEI | #BrentfordFC | @bluejeansnet
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) March 18, 2023
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The Foxes to start at Brentford 📝 🦊#BRELEI pic.twitter.com/0To2ZkD4Th
— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 18, 2023
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City arrivals 👋#BRELEI pic.twitter.com/Ax9I7NXPMY
— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 18, 2023
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1️⃣5️⃣ minutes until teams drop ...
Who makes your starting XI? 🤔#BRELEI pic.twitter.com/F8qkay9wqM— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) March 18, 2023
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All set 🏟
Where will you be supporting us from this afternoon? #BRELEI pic.twitter.com/yW2cWNT7uD— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) March 18, 2023