Brentford welcome a managerless Leicester City to the Gtech Community Stadium this afternoon.
With the Foxes just a point above the relegation zone and manager Steve Cooper reportedly losing the dressing room, Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha boldly decided to sack the former Nottingham Forest boss on November 24.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy will likely be the next Foxes manager, but interim head coach Ben Dawson will lead the team in this afternoon’s fixture against the Bees. A loss or a draw in London could see the Foxes fall into the bottom three.
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 the fixture.
Leicester are also missing some key players, with Abdul Fatawu, Ricardo Pereira, and Jakub Stolarczyk all out injured. Harry Winks is a doubt following his groin injury against Chelsea last weekend.
Brentford vs Leicester – Match Preview
The Bees will be confident of picking up the three points against a managerless Leicester team struggling for form and missing some key players. Brentford have picked up seven points from their previous four league games, much higher than the Foxes’ one point. Additionally, Thomas Frank’s side are unbeaten at home this season.
Leicester’s primary task at the Gtech Community Stadium would be keeping the Brentford attack quiet. The hosts have been lethal in attack this season, scoring 22 goals (5th highest in the league). It’s not a good matchup for a Foxes side with one of the league’s worst defensive records.
Brentford will look to dominate proceedings and take advantage of a Leicester team that is bound to be tactically uncertain due to the absence of a manager. Dawson will likely instruct his side to be solid in defence and aim to be a threat on the counter. The Bees have also been poor defensively, something which Leicester will target.
Leicester are unbeaten against Brentford in recent years and will need to be at the top of their game if they want to leave London with a point.
Brentford vs Leicester City – Predicted Starting Lineups
Brentford predicted lineup vs 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 lineup vs Brentford: Mads Hermansen, James Justin, Wout Faes, Caleb Okoli, Victor Kristiansen; Boubakary Soumare, Wilfred Ndidi, Bilal El Khannouss; Facundo Buonanotte, Jamie Vardy, Stephy Mavididi.
