Leicester vs Brentford

7 August 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Timothy Castagne 33’
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 46’
  • Ivan Toney 62’
  • Josh Dasilva 86’

Match summary

Leicester and Brentford drew 2-2. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Timothy Castagne put Leicester ahead with a header in the 33rd minute, set up by James Maddison. In the second half, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall made it 2-0 in the 46th minute, set up by Jamie Vardy, Ivan Toney pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 62nd minute, set up by Rico Henry, and Josh Dasilva equalised in the 86th minute.

Brentford had the better of the chances, with 0.93 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Leicester's 0.46 from 14.

Match stats

Leicester Brentford
14 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.46 xG 0.93
0.46 Non-penalty xG 0.93
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Leicester Brentford
Kick-off
Timothy Castagne
Assist: James Maddison1-0 (Leicester)
33’
Half-time1-0
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Assist: Jamie Vardy2-0 (Leicester)
46’
62’
Ivan Toney
Assist: Rico Henry2-1 (Brentford)
86’
Josh Dasilva2-2 (Brentford)
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 0.93 33’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), 1-0 33’ 46’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 2-0 46’ 62’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), 2-1 62’ 86’ Josh Dasilva (Brentford), 2-2 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 0.93 33’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), 1-0 Castagne 33’ 46’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 2-0 Dewsbury-Hall 46’ 62’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), 2-1 Toney 62’ 86’ Josh Dasilva (Brentford), 2-2 Dasilva 86’
Leicester 0.46 xGBrentford 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Leicester attacking 
62’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 77’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 42’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 54’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 85’ Halil Dervisoglu (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Josh Dasilva (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 50’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Wesley Fofana (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Halil Dervisoglu (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 77’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 42’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 54’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 85’ Halil Dervisoglu (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Josh Dasilva (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 50’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Halil Dervisoglu (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Wesley Fofana (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Danny Ward GK900 0.000.000
Wesley Fofana DEF901 0.010.000
Daniel Amartey DEF901 0.010.021
Jonny Evans DEF900 0.000.000
Timothy Castagne MID9011 0.060.000
James Justin MID900 0.000.041
Youri Tielemans MID904 0.090.051
Wilfred Ndidi MID900 0.000.000
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall MID7411 0.030.011
James Maddison MID9016 0.260.135
Jamie Vardy FWD9010 0.000.031
Patson Daka Sub160 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 50% Avg odds 1.92
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Brentford win 24% Avg odds 4.08

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Leicester LWWDW
Brentford DLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 2-1 Brentford, 20 Mar 22 Next meeting: Brentford 1-1 Leicester, 18 Mar 23  All Leicester vs Brentford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.