Premier League latest as visitors seal dominant 4-0 win to pile more misery on Foxes

REPORT: LEICESTER THUMPED BY BRENTFORD AS TORRID RUN CONTINUES

Brentford eased to a dominant 4-0 win over Leicester City at the King Power to consign the Foxes to a record sixth straight home Premier League defeat.

The home side started brightly and had a big chance to take the lead through Jamie Vardy but capitulated after falling behind to Yoane Wissa’s strike in the 17th minute.

That opened the floodgates and The Bees gratefully took advantage. Bryan Mbuemo pounced on more poor defending to double Brentford’s lead with a stunning strike before turning provider for Christian Norgaard to make it 3-0 just past the half-hour mark.

Cue boos and a mass exodus as fans made their displeasure known. A win would have lifted the Foxes out of the relegation zone but any hope of that had faded before half-time.

The second period was a tighter affair but Brentford continued to find success going forward and eventually got their fourth in the 89th minute.

Mbuemo bullied his way through a challenge to force a save out of Mads Hermansen, and the rebound fell to Fabio Carvalho, who found the corner with a simple finish to cap off a thumping win for the visitors and a harrowing evening for the hosts.

It’s a fourth straight away win for Brentford that takes them above Brighton into 10th, while it’s a 10th defeat in 11 for Leicester.

The Foxes remain in 19th on 17 points and haven’t scored at home in their last six Premier League fixtures dating back to December 8.

Brentford will be looking to build on their momentum against Everton next time out, while Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side face a crucial relegation clash away to West Ham before meetings with Chelsea and the two Manchester sides.