Follow live coverage as Brentford face Leicester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford FC 0 - 0 Leicester City FC
Brentford vs Leicester City
15:14Mbeumo whips in a left-footed cross from the right wing which skips over the leg of Ndidi, before Faes puts it behind for a corner with a rather awkward clearance using his knee.
Brentford vs Leicester City
15:12Confirmation that Soumare has received a change of shirt and plugging for his nose, with Leicester City quickly returning to 11 on the pitch.
Brentford vs Leicester City
15:10Soumare deliberately puts the ball out for a throw in midfield and strides over to the far touchline, pointing to his face. It appears a bloody nose is the reason for the delay in play, with Leicester City’s medical department preparing the required bandaging. The visitors will be down to 10 men until the midfielder is ready to return, with Brentford already on top.
Brentford vs Leicester City
15:08Jensen’s inswinging corner is initially beaten away by Vardy, before Pinnock’s header back towards the six-yard box is claimed by the Leicester City goalkeeper.
Brentford vs Leicester City
15:08FANTASTIC STOP! Lewis-Potter receives Jensen’s throw-in and hits a flat cross from a central position towards the penalty spot for Schade, whose flicked header looks to loop into the goal until the flailing arm of Hermansen pushes the ball over the crossbar for a corner!
Brentford vs Leicester City
15:05Lewis-Potter cuts inside from the left in midfield before playing a left-footed pass over the top of the defence in search of Mbeumo, but it’s easily gathered by Hermansen.
Brentford vs Leicester City
15:04Buonanotte bursts into the penalty area, holding off Lewis-Potter before spinning to fire a low, near-post shot that’s dealt with by Flekken eventually, gathering the ball at the second time of asking after initially taking the sting out of the effort.
Brentford vs Leicester City
15:02Leicester City get the match under way from the kick-off!
Brentford vs Leicester City
14:48Leicester City make four alterations from the side that lost 2-1 to Chelsea last time out, with Van Nistelrooy switching from a 4-2-3-1 to a 3-4-2-1 in his first match in charge. The formation necessitates an extra centre-back, with Coady filling the role in place of injured Harry Winks, while Thomas is preferred to Kristiansen at wing-back. Ayew gets the nod on the left instead of El Khannouss, and James McAateer is dropped in favour of Buonanotte in attack.
Brentford vs Leicester City
14:48Brentford make a single change from the XI that drew 0-0 with Everton seven days ago, as Schade gets to lead the attacking line from the start in place of Janelt.
Brentford vs Leicester City
14:48LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Danny Ward, Stephy Mavididi, Bilal El Khannouss, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Victor Kristiansen, Hamza Choudhury, Patson Daka, Oliver Skipp, Jannik Vestergaard.
Brentford vs Leicester City
14:48LEICESTER CITY XI (3-4-2-1): Mads Hermansen; Caleb Okoli, Conor Coady, Wout Faes; Luke Thomas, Wilfred Ndidi, Boubakary Soumare, James Justin; Jordan Ayew, Facundo Buonanotte; Jamie Vardy.
Brentford vs Leicester City
14:48BRENTFORD SUBS: Thiago, Hakon Valdimarsson, Fabio Carvalho, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Yunus Konak, Vitaly Janelt, Mads Roerslev, Paris Maghoma.
Brentford vs Leicester City
14:48BRENTFORD XI (4-2-3-1): Mark Flekken; Keane Lewis-Potter, Ethan Pinnock, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg; Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen; Yoane Wissa, Mikkel Damsgaard, Bryan Mbeumo; Kevin Schade.
Brentford vs Leicester City
14:48With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
Brentford vs Leicester City
14:30Former Manchester United striker and interim coach Ruud van Nistelrooy takes charge of Leicester City for the first time today after his appointment earlier in the week; a role he earned partially by securing two wins over the Foxes during his brief stint at Old Trafford. Steve Cooper was dismissed after 12 matches in charge, with the former Premier League champions sitting just one point outside of the drop zone, having picked up four points of a possible 15 in their last five games.
Brentford vs Leicester City
14:3011th-placed Brentford enter today’s meeting with Leicester City a comfortable eight points ahead of Ipswich Town in the final relegation place, and just five off Chelsea for the final Champions League spot - which could be cut down to just two after today. The third-best attack in the league, only Liverpool and Tottenham have managed more than the 22 goals scored in 12 matches by Thomas Frank’s side - who were held goalless last weekend by Everton for just the second time this season.
Brentford vs Leicester City
14:30Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League fixture between Brentford and Leicester City!
Brentford vs Leicester City
13:00Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…
