Brentford took full benefit of one other abysmal Leicester Metropolis efficiency to place extra strain on Foxes boss Ruud van Nistelrooy.
A 4-0 defeat for Leicester created some undesirable historical past. Van Nistelrooy’s aspect turned the primary crew to lose six consecutive residence video games with out scoring in an English high flight season.
Yoane Wissa gave the guests an early lead, capitalising on a speculative and sensible by means of ball from Mikkel Damsgaard to hit the ball into the bottom on the volley.
It was a stunning end however Brentford’s second – scored by Bryan Mbeumo – was much more spectacular.
The Leicester defence was greater than keen for Mbeumo to chop in onto his left foot and blast the ball previous a helpless Mads Hermansen.
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It was the Cameroonian’s fifteenth Premier League purpose of the season in his twenty sixth look. It was Wissa’s twelfth in 23 video games.
5 minutes later, Christian Norgaard made it three from an ideal Mbeumo help.
House followers have been leaving within the thirty third minute with their aspect three objectives down and Van Nistelrooy staring into the abyss, questioning what the hell he acquired himself into.
Leicester heads have been rolling at 3-0, with yellow playing cards for Woyo Coulibaly and Caleb Okoli after Bobby De Cordova-Reid was booked 4 minutes earlier than Norgaard’s purpose.
Brentford thought that they had a fourth in first-half stoppage time however the ball crossed the road by way of Keane Lewis-Potter’s arm.
On the primary watch it seemed like an personal purpose for Wout Faes. You’ll be able to’t blame us for assuming that was the case, are you able to?
The Leicester boos have been deafening when the whistle blew for half time, with the followers nonetheless in attendance hoping for a distinct supervisor to stroll out for the second half.
Van Nistelrooy performed a few wildcards on the break, bringing on Jannik Vestergaard and Stephy Mavididi for the cautioned Coulibaly and De Cordova-Reid.
Norgaard, in the meantime, couldn’t proceed after selecting up a knock and was introduced off for Yehor Yarmolyuk.
Not a lot occurred within the second half aside from Fabio Carvalho’s 89th-minute purpose to make it 4-0 and rub salt within the wounds.
Leicester got here comparatively near grabbing a comfort and avoiding that undesirable report however it’s theirs and Van Nistelrooy is clearly on borrowed time.
The foundations have been set lengthy earlier than the Dutchman’s arrival as Steve Cooper’s substitute. The summer season recruitment was horrible and set them as much as fall straight again into the Championship.
Cooper was the membership’s selection to interchange promotion-winning head coach Enzo Maresca after he joined Chelsea and his sacking got here as a shock on the time, even when Leicester’s performances did go away lots to be desired.
Van Nistelrooy has picked up some large wins, just like the one at Tottenham Hotspur, however Leicester’s kind at residence has been catastrophically woeful.
Brentford, in the meantime, can dream of taking part in in Europe having sorted out their away kind within the Premier League.
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