Match Report


BrentfordBrentford     Leicester CityLeicester City
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Shaun Mitchell Shaun Mitchell
Daniel MolownyD. Molowny71
G
1
G
75William WrightW. Wright
Tiago NascimentoT. Nascimento70
D
2
D
68Emile BallE. Ball
Jon PlattJ. Platt73
D
3captain
D
70Evan VideiraE. Videira
Efrain CardenasE. Cardenas70
D
4
D
70Billy BrittonB. Britton
Marcel VanderM. Vander74
M
5
D
65Miguel MarquesM. Marques
Houssin AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui76
M
captain6
M
71Aleksi HyypiaA. Hyypia
David ReimersD. Reimers77
M
7
M
75Matthew HowellsM. Howells
Richard BosnichR. Bosnich74
M
8
M
73Tonino PiazzaT. Piazza
Aaron GranttA. Grantt70
A
9
A
75Danny HurstD. Hurst
Neil GallagherN. Gallagher74
A
10
A
74Ismael SükürI. Sükür
Scott GreavesS. Greaves72
A
11
A
68Carl BestC. Best
 
Kevin HendryK. Hendry67
D
12
A
70Warren DoddW. Dodd
Mick FroggattM. Froggatt70
M
13
A
69Aaron van der MeerA. van der Meer
Ernesto CarrascoE. Carrasco69
A
14
D
48Eddie PlowrightE. Plowright

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 17,905 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brentford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Omer Gray.


0.00
Leicester City kick off the first half!
2.06
Emile Ball flicks a high pass forward to Carl Best who brings the ball under control. Carl Best shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.51
Richard Bosnich receives the ball from a throw-in from David Reimers. Richard Bosnich knocks the ball forward to Scott Greaves. Scott Greaves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.03
David Reimers sees Neil Gallagher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Gallagher shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.06
Scott Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Neil Gallagher controls it well on his chest. Neil Gallagher makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.27
Aleksi Hyypia flicks a high ball forward to Danny Hurst who takes it down. Danny Hurst shoots from long range but somehow Daniel Molowny manages to keep it out.
14.23
Tiago Nascimento threads the ball through to David Reimers. David Reimers sees Scott Greaves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Greaves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.50
Billy Britton knocks the ball to his team mate, Tonino Piazza. Tonino Piazza decides to run forward with the ball. Tonino Piazza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.14
Efrain Cardenas catches Ismael Sükür on the ankles. The referee calls over Efrain Cardenas and warns him to calm down! Ismael Sükür hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.11
Houssin Abdellaoui sees Neil Gallagher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Gallagher tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.31
Miguel Marques flicks a high pass forward. Danny Hurst controls it well on his chest. Danny Hurst decides to run forward with the ball. Danny Hurst knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Nascimento.
27.43
Jon Platt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher threads the ball through to Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to William Wright who gathers it comfortably.
28.22
Tonino Piazza flicks a high pass forward. Danny Hurst controls it well on his chest. Danny Hurst deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aleksi Hyypia but the linesman indicates offside!
33.16
Marcel Vander threads the ball through to Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
38.04
Richard Bosnich threads a neat ball through to Houssin Abdellaoui. Houssin Abdellaoui flicks a high ball forward to Aaron Grantt who takes it down. Aaron Grantt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emile Ball.
39.26
Without breaking stride, Marcel Vander plays the ball forward to Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Greaves. Scott Greaves jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving William Wright with no chance!! Goal for Brentford!
42.38
Tonino Piazza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Howells. Matthew Howells controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brentford have changed their lineup with Kevin Hendry replacing Tiago Nascimento and Ernesto Carrasco replacing Scott Greaves. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. The Leicester City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Brentford kick off!
48.19
Houssin Abdellaoui knocks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it curls horrendously wide!
49.43
Houssin Abdellaoui flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Gallagher. Neil Gallagher knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt makes a deft header. It's miles wide!
53.56
Richard Bosnich clumsily knocks into Evan Videira. The referee calls over Richard Bosnich and shows him a yellow card! Evan Videira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.36
Evan Videira flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Howells collects the pass. Matthew Howells controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Hurst. Danny Hurst tries a spectacular long range effort. Daniel Molowny gets down and covers it.
55.21
Neil Gallagher flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Carrasco collects the pass. Ernesto Carrasco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emile Ball.
59.11
Tonino Piazza flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Howells controls it well on his chest. Matthew Howells plays a scrappy one-two with Danny Hurst and advances towards the goal... Matthew Howells shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Daniel Molowny with no chance!! Goal for Leicester City! That brings them level!
61.11
Leicester City have made a substitution with Warren Dodd replacing Ismael Sükür .
65.30
Evan Videira advances with the ball. Evan Videira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Best. Carl Best shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
66.40
Kevin Hendry threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Carrasco. Ernesto Carrasco deftly passes the ball to Neil Gallagher, releasing him through on goal. Neil Gallagher tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
71.47
David Reimers knocks the ball forward to Ernesto Carrasco. Ernesto Carrasco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Britton.
77.34
Brentford have made a substitution with Mick Froggatt replacing Marcel Vander .
78.41
Emile Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Dodd. Warren Dodd whips in a cross ball towards Danny Hurst. Jon Platt clumsily knocks into Danny Hurst. Danny Hurst appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
79.39
Aaron Grantt flicks a high pass forward. Neil Gallagher controls it well on his chest. Neil Gallagher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Britton.
81.43
Mick Froggatt flicks a high pass forward. Neil Gallagher collects the pass. Neil Gallagher lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Carrasco. Ernesto Carrasco makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
83.56
Aleksi Hyypia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Dodd. Warren Dodd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Houssin Abdellaoui.
87.50
Carl Best flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Howells. Matthew Howells skips past David Reimers! Matthew Howells takes a shot at goal but Daniel Molowny is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
89.20
Emile Ball threads the ball through to Warren Dodd. Warren Dodd knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Howells. Matthew Howells makes a convincing header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Brentford

Leicester City
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
21.5%
46.8%
31.6%

Scorers
Aaron Grantt 9
Scott Greaves 39
Carl Best 2
Matthew Howells 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matthew Howells of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Daniel Molowny (GK)
7
2.Tiago Nascimento (DEF)
6
3.Jon Platt (DEF)
6
4.Efrain Cardenas (DEF)
5
5.Marcel Vander (MID)
6
6.Houssin Abdellaoui (MID)
6
7.David Reimers (MID)
6
8.Richard Bosnich (MID)yellow card
5
9.Aaron Grantt (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Neil Gallagher (ATT)
8
11.Scott Greaves (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Kevin Hendry (DEF)
6
13.Mick Froggatt (MID)
6
14.Ernesto Carrasco (ATT)
6

1.William Wright (GK)
6
2.Emile Ball (DEF)
7
3.Evan Videira (DEF)
7
4.Billy Britton (DEF)
6
5.Miguel Marques (DEF)
6
6.Aleksi Hyypia (MID)
6
7.Matthew Howells (MID)goal scored
9
8.Tonino Piazza (MID)
7
9.Danny Hurst (ATT)
7
10.Ismael Sükür (ATT)
6
11.Carl Best (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Warren Dodd (ATT)
6
13.Aaron van der Meer (ATT)
0
14.Eddie Plowright (DEF)
0