Seeking to climb into the top six of the Premier League, European hopefuls Brentford welcome relegation-threatened Leicester City to the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday.
While the Bees are looking to extend their unbeaten home run in the top flight to 10 matches, the Foxes are hoping to avoid a third successive away defeat.
Players to watch: Each of Mathias Jensen’s four goals this season came at home, including one in three of Brentford’s last four home league wins.
For the opposition, Leicester have scored just once in almost four hours of away play since Kelechi Iheanacho bagged one and assisted twice before half-time at Villa Park last month.
Hot stat: Leicester have lost three of their four away league games in London this season (W1), conceding 12 times and scoring seven goals.
Brentford Premier League form:
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Leicester City Premier League form:
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Leicester City form (all competitions):
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Brentford possible starting lineup:
Raya; Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry; Jensen, Norgaard, Onyeka; Mbeumo, Toney, Wissa
Leicester City possible starting lineup:
Ward; Pereira, Amartey, Souttar, Castagne; Dewsbury-Hall, Mendy; Tete, Maddison, Barnes; Iheanacho
Brentford 2-1 Leicester City
The momentum is with Brentford heading into Saturday’s contest and Frank’s men will be regarded as favourites to come out on top considering the form of both sides.
Leicester will be desperate to turn their fortunes around and enter the international break on a high by claiming a morale-boosting victory in the capital, but we believe that the Bees will put a sting in the tail of the Foxes and secure maximum points on home soil.
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