Leicester City vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Leicester City face Brentford in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.
European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.
Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Leicester City vs Brentford
SUBS: Luke Thomas, Jonny Evans, Ricardo Pereira, Jannik Vestergaard, Boubakary Soumare, Hamza Choudhury, Patson Daka, Ayoze Perez, Eldin Jakupovic.
Leicester City vs Brentford
LEICESTER CITY (4-3-3): Kasper Schmeichel; James Justin, Daniel Amartey, Caglar Soyuncu, Timothy Castagne; Youri Tielemans, Nampalys Mendy, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall; James Maddison, Kelechi Iheanacho, Harvey Barnes.
Leicester City vs Brentford
The visitors meanwhile are currently in 15th place, but have slightly eased their relegation fears over recent weeks with two consecutive victories. They would love a third win in succession here to further steer them away from the drop zone, in what is their first season back in the top flight since the 1946/47 campaign.
Leicester City vs Brentford
The hosts head into this game in 12th position and have struggled with consistency in the league of late, winning two of their last four matches while losing the other two. Their last game was a Round of 16 Europa League second-leg match against Rennes, where they secured their path through to the quarter-finals despite a 2-1 away defeat.
Leicester City vs Brentford
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