Brentford welcome a struggling Leicester in the Premier League and you can find our prediction, the team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Saturday afternoon’s match down below.
Brentford vs Leicester Preview
The Bees have made a mixed start to the 2024/25 Premier League campaign, picking up 17 points from the opening 12 matches and losing five along the way.
Brentford were held to a 0-0 draw by Everton in their last Premier League encounter, as Christian Norgaard was sent off just before the break.
However, after a successful appeal the Danish midfielder will be able to play against Leicester and help Thomas Frank’s side extend their unbeaten run to three matches.
As for Leicester, the club were rocked with some huge news during the week as Steve Cooper was relieved of his duties following a run of poor results.
The Foxes have acted swiftly with their appointment, hiring the former interim manager at Manchester United – Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
The Dutchman steadied the ship at Old Trafford following Erik ten Hag’s dismissal and was unbeaten in his four games as boss (3W & 1D).
He will need to act quickly at the King Power, as the Foxes have failed to win in their last four league matches and are just one point away from the relegation zone.
Brentford vs Leicester Team News
Both sides are dealing with a host of injury concerns, as Brentford will be without Kristoffer Ajer, Josh Dasilva, Rico Henry and Aaron Hickey.
Summer singing, Igor Tiago, will take up a place on the bench after coming on as a substitute against Everton last time out.
Leicester will not be able to call upon Issahaku Fatawu as the youngster suffered an ACL injury that could keep him out until the end of this season.
Harry Winks is out of action after suffering an injury against Chelsea and the Foxes have gone for a back three of Wout Faes, Conor Coady and Memeh Caleb Okoli against Brentford.
Brentford vs Leicester Confirmed Lineups
Brentford: Flekken; Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Damsgaard, Norgaard, Jensen; Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade
Leicester: Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Okoli, Coady, Thomas; Soumare, Ndidi; Buonanotte, Ayew, Vardy
Brentford vs Leicester Prediction
A new manager bounce could rejuvenate a poor Leicester side which may cause some issues for Thomas Frank – despite the Bees being favourites on UK betting sites.
However, Given the poor form of Leicester we expect Brentford to pick up another three points at the Gtech Community Stadium and win by two clear goals.
Prediction: Brentford 3-1 Leicester
