English FA Cup

Brentford vs Leicester City, 2020-21 English FA Cup, 4th Round

· English FA Cup
Brentford
  • 7': Mads Bech Sörensen
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1 - 3
Leicester City
  • 46': Cengiz Ünder
  • 51': Youri Tielemans (P)
  • 71': James Maddison

Maddison shines in Leicester's 3-1 FA Cup win at Brentford

Leicester City's James Maddison set up one goal and got on the scoresheet in a second-half comeback as they beat second-tier Brentford 3-1 away in t

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
  • 1': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 3': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Luke Daniels.
  • 6': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Marcus Forss (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
  • 7': Goal! Brentford 1, Leicester City 0. Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 8': Foul by Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford).
  • 8': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 10': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 12': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
  • 13': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
  • 13': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
  • 14': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 19': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mads Rasmussen.
  • 20': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
  • 20': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Brentford).
  • 21': Jan Zamburek (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 23': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 28': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
  • 30': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Finley Stevens.
  • 32': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 32': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 32': Mads Rasmussen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Jan Zamburek (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
  • 34': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Harvey Barnes.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Danny Ward.
  • 35': Foul by Mads Rasmussen (Brentford).
  • 35': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 37': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 39': Marcus Forss (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 43': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 43': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 44': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Danny Ward.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Leicester City 0.
  • 46': Goal! Brentford 1, Leicester City 1. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 47': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
  • 47': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
  • 49': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 49': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Luke Daniels.
  • 50': Penalty Leicester City. Youri Tielemans draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': Penalty conceded by Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 51': Goal! Brentford 1, Leicester City 2. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Marcus Forss (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
  • 58': Jan Zamburek (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 60': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 63': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Brentford).
  • 63': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Cengiz Ünder is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  • 64': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Pressley replaces Sergi Canós.
  • 66': Hand ball by Aaron Pressley (Brentford).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 69': Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ricardo Pereira.
  • 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
  • 71': Goal! Brentford 1, Leicester City 3. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mads Rasmussen.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi following a corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Cengiz Ünder.
  • 77': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
  • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Alex Gilbert replaces Saman Ghoddos.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
  • 80': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 81': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  • 83': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 83': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Brentford. Maxwell Haygarth replaces Jan Zamburek.
  • 87': Aaron Pressley (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Marcus Forss (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Aaron Pressley (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90': Foul by Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford).
  • 90': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Marcus Forss (Brentford).
  • 90'+1': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Leicester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 1, Leicester City 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
61.4 Possession 38.6
16 SHOTS 10
6 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
512 Accurate Passes 283
598 Passes 366
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
8 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.1
53 Long Balls 64
28 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
17 Effective Tackles 8
27 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 13
17 Effective Clearances 16
17 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

No. Name
28 Luke Daniels (GK)
29 Mads Bech Sörensen
5 Ethan Pinnock
36 Fin Stevens
30 Mads Roerslev
27 Vitaly Janelt
20 Saman Ghoddos
31 Jan Zamburek Yellow Card
15 Marcus Forss
24 Tarique Fosu-Henry
7 Sergi Canós
Brentford Substitutes:
Aaron Pressley, Maxwell Haygarth, Mathias Jensen, Alex Gilbert, David Raya, Lewis Gordon, Henrik Dalsgaard, Rico Henry.

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Danny Ward (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü
18 Daniel Amartey
33 Luke Thomas
21 Ricardo Pereira
10 James Maddison
8 Youri Tielemans
24 Nampalys Mendy
17 Ayoze Pérez
15 Harvey Barnes
19 Cengiz Ünder
Leicester City Substitutes:
Marc Albrighton, Wilfred Ndidi, Hamza Choudhury, Eldin Jakupovic, Wesley Fofana, Timothy Castagne, Kelechi Iheanacho, James Justin, Jonny Evans.

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