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Not a record you’d want to have. Not even Amorim’s Manchester United are threatening this one.
❌ 0-3 vs. Wolves
❌ 0-2 vs. Manchester City
❌ 0-2 vs. Crystal Palace
❌ 0-2 vs. Fulham
❌ 0-2 vs. Arsenal
❓ X-X vs. BrentfordLeicester City could become the first side ever to lose six home games in a row without scoring in an English top flight season when they face… pic.twitter.com/CePz1fkJJN
— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) February 21, 2025
Team news
Leicester: Hermansen; Coulibaly, Okoli, Faes, Kristiansen; Soumaré, Ndidi; Ayew, El Khannous, Decordova-Reid; Vardy.
Subs: Stolarczyk, Coady, Winks, Mavididi, Daka, Skipp, Vestergaard, Thomas, Buonanotte.
Brentford: Flekken; Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Nørgaard; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Carvalho, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Emre Konak, Maghoma, Kayode, Kim, Morgan.
Preamble
It feels like now or never for Leicester City. Ruud van Nistelrooy has struggled to get a tune from the Foxes since swapping Old Trafford for the King Power Stadium in November, and if tonight’s game ends in another loss – a potential 11th defeat in 13 in all competitions – surely survival will be a step too far.
Everyone knows Brentford aren’t quite the same prospect away from home as they are at home, although the Bees have won their past three on the road at Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Ham. Van Nistelrooy will need the full support of the King Power crowd, something he hasn’t always been able to count on in recent weeks. You suspect he’ll need the experience and goals of Jamie Vardy, too. Three points would be enough to lift Leicester above Wolves and out of the bottom three, for a few hours at the very least.
Stick around for all the latest updates under the Friday night lights. Kick off is at 8pm GMT.
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