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James Maddison's last goal was in a 2-1 win against Aaton Villa on 21 FebruaryJames Maddison claimed his first goal since February as Leicester continued their recent good form with victory at Brentford.
Youri Tielemans had opened the scoring for the visitors early on with a stunning strike, driving an unstoppable first-time effort into the back of the net from outside the box.
Foxes keeper Kasper Schmeichel tipped over an Ivan Toney header just before half-time, but the hosts equalised on the hour when Mathias Jorgensen flicked home a header from a corner.
Brentford then pressed for a winner, but were caught out by a quick Leicester attack in the 73rd minute.
Tielemans played a great ball to send substitute Patson Daka away and he squared for Maddison to fire home.
The victory meant Leicester, who beat Manchester United 4-2 last weekend, moved up to ninth in the Premier League while Brentford are 12th.
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Foxes and Maddison finally finding form
After a slow start to the season where they lost three of their first six games, Leicester have got into their stride in the last seven days.
This was their third win in a row in all competitions, with the success against Manchester United followed by a thrilling 4-3 midweek comeback victory against Spartak Moscow in the Europa League.
But, just as pleasing as the results for Leicester will have been in those games, so too key individuals finding their goalscoring form.
Belgian Tielemans now has two in his last two league games, with the superb strike against Brentford reminiscent of his FA Cup-winning strike against Chelsea in May.
Youri Tielemans has now scored two goals in his last two Premier League gamesDaka, meanwhile, made the headlines with four goals in Europe in midweek and added to that with an assist in this game.
But it will have been particularly pleasing for Foxes fans to see Maddison back on the scoresheet.
The midfielder endured a difficult start to the season and was benched for six games in September and October as he struggled to find his form.
However, he was superb against United and has only gone from strength-to-strength, getting an assist for Daka's fourth against Spartak and now on the mark against the Bees.
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers had said earlier this week he believes Maddison has got his swagger back and that certainly appears to be the case.
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Brentford
Squad number1Player nameRaya
Squad number22Player nameM Jorgensen
Squad number18Player nameJansson
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number7Player nameCanós
Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number9Player nameForss
Squad number14Player nameGhoddos
Squad number20Player nameAjer
Leicester City
Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel
Squad number18Player nameAmartey
Squad number6Player nameEvans
Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü
Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number17Player nameAyoze Pérez
Squad number23Player nameVestergaard
Squad number29Player nameDaka
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Raya
- 22M JorgensenBooked at 30mins
- 18Jansson
- 5PinnockSubstituted forAjerat 45'minutes
- 7Canós
- 15OnyekaSubstituted forGhoddosat 76'minutes
- 6Nørgaard
- 8Jensen
- 3Henry
- 17Toney
- 19MbeumoSubstituted forForssat 57'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Goode
- 9Forss
- 14Ghoddos
- 20Ajer
- 28Bidstrup
- 30Roerslev
- 33Maghoma
- 36Stevens
- 40Fernández
Leicester
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Schmeichel
- 18Amartey
- 6Evans
- 4SöyüncüBooked at 63minsSubstituted forVestergaardat 68'minutes
- 21Ricardo Pereira
- 8Tielemans
- 42Soumaré
- 27Castagne
- 10MaddisonSubstituted forPérezat 78'minutes
- 14Iheanacho
- 9VardySubstituted forDakaat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Bertrand
- 7Barnes
- 12Ward
- 17Pérez
- 20Choudhury
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 23Vestergaard
- 29Daka
- 37Lookman
Live Text
Match ends, Brentford 1, Leicester City 2.
Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Leicester City 2.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Pontus Jansson (Brentford).
Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
Foul by Marcus Forss (Brentford).
Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces James Maddison.
Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Frank Onyeka.
Foul by Marcus Forss (Brentford).
Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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