Leicester vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
Follow all the fallout as United slumped to an away loss against a vibrant Leicester at the King Power
Leicester City achieved a statement Premier League victory over Manchester United on Saturday, emerging from a wild game at the King Power Stadium as 4-2 winners.
United face a tough run of fixtures in the coming weeks and this was a nightmare start for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side. The Red Devils did in fact begin well against the Foxes here, with Mason Greenwood slamming a finish past Kasper Schmeichel, off the post and in to give United the lead in the first half. But Leicester soon hit back as Youri Tielemans clipped the deftest of finishes into the top corner of the visitors’ net.
As such, the score was 1-1 at the break, but Caglar Soyuncu put the hosts ahead as the final whistle neared, stabbing home the ball in the aftermath of a Leicester corner. United found the perfect response through returning substitute Marcus Rashford, who smashed a strike past Schmeichel to equalise seconds after Soyuncu’s goal, but Solskjaer’s side at once got a taste of their own medicine. Jamie Vardy slashed a half-volley past David de Gea to restore Leicester’s lead, immediately after Rashford’s goal, before Patson Daka finished United off in injury time.
Follow all the fallout from United’s defeat at Leicester, plus live updates from Brentford vs Chelsea:
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
15 mins: Onyeka is okay to play on but he loses the ball to Lukaku. Chelsea work it up to Werner who drives forward and slips a pass out wide to Azpilicueta. His cross from the right is blocked and goes out for a throw in.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
12 mins: Canos fouls Chilwell on Chelsea’s left side just as the ball is played inside to Loftus-Cheek. Loftus-Cheek gets to the ball but collides with Onyeka who drops to the floor. He stays down and needs looking over by the medical staff. It looked as though he took a knock to the face.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
9 mins: Christensen fires a long ball over to the right side of the pitch for Azpilicueta to chase down. He does his best and catches the ball just in front of the byline but he can’t get it under control and knocks the ball out for a Brentford throw in.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
6 mins: Chilwell swings a Chelsea corner into the middle of the box but Raya come out to claim the ball. He kicks it forward to slip Bryan Mbeumo free on the left side but Chelsea recover well with Werner sprinting back to halt Mbeumo’s run.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
3 mins: Lovely, lovely footwork from Loftus-Cheek. He glides past two defenders who try to tackle him before poking a pass to the edge of the box for Lukaku. The ball is wide of the forward but almost falls for Werner who can’t control the ball and prods it to David Raya.
Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea
Kick off: Chelsea kick off the match with Timo Werner sending the ball to Ruben Loftus-Cheek. He passes it to Malang Sarr who flicks it out to Ben Chilwell on the left wing. Chilwell attempts to send the ball up to Romelu Lukaku but the ball doesn’t reach him and Brentford clear their lines.
Here come the teams
Cesar Azpilicueta leads out the Blues. There’s a loud cheer from the Brentford supporters as their players head out onto the pitch. Brentford have been a surprising side so far this season. It they win here they’ll move within a point of Chelsea.
Brentford vs Chelsea
Yoane Wissa is averaging a goal every 47 minutes for Brentford this season, having scored five times in six league and cup appearances for the club.
Brentford vs Chelsea
Chelsea could become the first team in the top four English divisions to win seven consecutive London derbies away from home in the league.
The Blues have dropped points in three of their last four top-flight matches away to newly-promoted sides with two draws and one defeat.
Chelsea have scored a league-high seven first-half goals this season and Thomas Tuchel’s side have had 12 different goalscorers in the Premier League this season (excluding own goals), more than any other side.
Jamie Vardy stuns Manchester United as Leicester snatch win in six-goal thriller
Dirty sheets, divine goals, utter chaos and the death of an English league record unbeaten away run.
Leicester swatted Manchester United 4-2 at King Power Stadium in a spectacle that was, well, pure Barclays.
Mason Greenwood and Youri Tielemans decorated it with the kind of strikes that demand Goal of the Season accolades.
Jamie Vardy stuns Man United as Leicester snatch win in six-goal thriller
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