Brentford vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Brentford face Leicester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford vs Leicester City
Leicester City make four alterations from the side that lost 2-1 to Chelsea last time out, with Van Nistelrooy switching from a 4-2-3-1 to a 3-4-2-1 in his first match in charge. The formation necessitates an extra centre-back, with Coady filling the role in place of injured Harry Winks, while Thomas is preferred to Kristiansen at wing-back. Ayew gets the nod on the left instead of El Khannouss, and James McAateer is dropped in favour of Buonanotte in attack.
Brentford vs Leicester City
Brentford make a single change from the XI that drew 0-0 with Everton seven days ago, as Schade gets to lead the attacking line from the start in place of Janelt.
Brentford vs Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Danny Ward, Stephy Mavididi, Bilal El Khannouss, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Victor Kristiansen, Hamza Choudhury, Patson Daka, Oliver Skipp, Jannik Vestergaard.
Brentford vs Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY XI (3-4-2-1): Mads Hermansen; Caleb Okoli, Conor Coady, Wout Faes; Luke Thomas, Wilfred Ndidi, Boubakary Soumare, James Justin; Jordan Ayew, Facundo Buonanotte; Jamie Vardy.
Brentford vs Leicester City
BRENTFORD SUBS: Thiago, Hakon Valdimarsson, Fabio Carvalho, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Yunus Konak, Vitaly Janelt, Mads Roerslev, Paris Maghoma.
Brentford vs Leicester City
BRENTFORD XI (4-2-3-1): Mark Flekken; Keane Lewis-Potter, Ethan Pinnock, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg; Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen; Yoane Wissa, Mikkel Damsgaard, Bryan Mbeumo; Kevin Schade.
Brentford vs Leicester City
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
Brentford vs Leicester City
Former Manchester United striker and interim coach Ruud van Nistelrooy takes charge of Leicester City for the first time today after his appointment earlier in the week; a role he earned partially by securing two wins over the Foxes during his brief stint at Old Trafford. Steve Cooper was dismissed after 12 matches in charge, with the former Premier League champions sitting just one point outside of the drop zone, having picked up four points of a possible 15 in their last five games.
Brentford vs Leicester City
11th-placed Brentford enter today’s meeting with Leicester City a comfortable eight points ahead of Ipswich Town in the final relegation place, and just five off Chelsea for the final Champions League spot - which could be cut down to just two after today. The third-best attack in the league, only Liverpool and Tottenham have managed more than the 22 goals scored in 12 matches by Thomas Frank’s side - who were held goalless last weekend by Everton for just the second time this season.
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