With Leicester sitting just one point above the relegation zone and manager Steve Cooper losing the confidence of his players, chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha made the bold decision to sack the former Nottingham Forest boss on November 24. Ruud Van Nistelrooy is expected to become the next manager. of the Foxes, while interim head coach Ben Dawson will oversee the team in this afternoon’s match against the Bees. A defeat or draw in London could push the Foxes into the relegation zone.
Brentford vs Leicester City – Match Details
Date: November 30, 2024.
Time: 15:00 GMT.
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium, London.
Brentford vs Leicester City – Team News
The hosts have a long list of absentees, with Josh Dasilva, Rico Henry and Aaron Hickey sidelined. Kristoffer Ajer and Gustavo Nunes are both doubtful for this match.
Leicester are also missing some key players, with Abdul Fatawu, Ricardo Pereira and Jakub Stolarczyk all injured. Harry Winks is a doubt following his groin injury against Chelsea last weekend.
Brentford vs Leicester – Match Preview
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The Bees will be confident of taking all three points against a managerless Leicester side who are struggling for form and missing some key players. Brentford have collected seven points from their previous four league matches, far more than the Foxes’ point. Additionally, Thomas Frank’s team is undefeated at home this season.
Leicester’s main task at the Gtech Community Stadium would be to keep the Brentford attack quiet. The hosts have been deadly in attack this season, scoring 22 goals (5th highest in the league). Not a good matchup for a Foxes team with one of the worst defensive records in the league.
Brentford will look to dominate the proceedings and take advantage of a Leicester team which will inevitably be tactically uncertain due to the absence of a coach. Dawson will likely ask his team to be solid defensively and aim to be a threat on the counterattack. The Bees have also been poor defensively, something Leicester will be targeting.
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Leicester are unbeaten against Brentford in recent years and will need to be at the top of their game if they are to leave London with a point.
Brentford vs Leicester City – Predicted starting line-ups
Brentford predicted the line-up against Leicester City: Mark Flekken; Sepp van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Keane Lewis-Potter; Mathias Jensen, Christian Nørgaard, Vitaly Janelt; Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Mikkel Damsgaard.
Leicester City predicted the line-up against Brentford: Mads Hermansen, James Justin, Wout Faes, Caleb Okoli, Victor Kristiansen; Boubakary Soumaré, Wilfred Ndidi, Bilal El Khannouss; Facundo Buonanotte, Jamie Vardy, Stephy Mavididi.