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Harvey Barnes' goal was his ninth of the seasonLeicester City gained a crucial point and ended their five-match losing run as Harvey Barnes netted a second-half equaliser at high-flying Brentford in the Premier League.
Barnes was sent through on goal by James Maddison shortly after half-time, dinking the ball over Brentford keeper David Raya.
Earlier, Mathias Jensen's deflected shot had put Brentford ahead in the 32nd minute at the Gtech Community Stadium.
In the closing stages, Brentford substitute Shandon Baptiste was sent off for a second bookable offence, catching Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
A point for Leicester saw them stay 16th in the Premier League table.
Brentford missed out on a chance to break into the top six and remain eighth.
Barnes stops Foxes' rot
Barnes returned to Leicester's starting line-up having been benched in last Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Chelsea.
The England midfielder, like the rest of his Leicester team-mates, looked second-best in the first half, but made no mistake finishing the Foxes' first clear-cut opportunity in the 52nd minute.
And after their leveller the visitors grew into the game, with Timothy Castagne and Harry Souttar having efforts blocked.
There are still areas of concern for Brendan Rodgers' side, who remain in the thick of a relegation battle.
Leicester are one of just three sides across Europe's top five leagues not to have kept a clean sheet since club football resumed after last winter's World Cup.
Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen made his Premier League debut, replacing regular number one Danny Ward, but was unable to keep out Jensen's strike which deflected off both Ricardo Pereira and Dewsbury-Hall.
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Brentford
Squad number1Player nameRaya
Squad number2Player nameHickey
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number16Player nameMee
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Squad number9Player nameSchade
Squad number10Player nameDasilva
Squad number18Player nameJansson
Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
Leicester City
Squad number31Player nameIversen
Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
Squad number18Player nameAmartey
Squad number15Player nameSouttar
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
Squad number37Player nameTetê
Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Squad number20Player nameDaka
Squad number9Player nameVardy
Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
Squad number26Player namePraet
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Raya
- 2Hickey
- 5Pinnock
- 16Mee
- 3Henry
- 24DamsgaardSubstituted forDasilvaat 61'minutes
- 6NørgaardBooked at 40mins
- 8JensenSubstituted forBaptisteat 75'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 19MbeumoSubstituted forJanssonat 90+4'minutes
- 17Toney
- 11WissaSubstituted forSchadeat 61'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Schade
- 10Dasilva
- 13M Jorgensen
- 14Ghoddos
- 15Onyeka
- 18Jansson
- 22Strakosha
- 26Baptiste
- 33Stevens
Leicester
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Iversen
- 21Ricardo Pereira
- 18Amartey
- 15Souttar
- 27Castagne
- 25NdidiSubstituted forSoumaréat 75'minutesBooked at 84mins
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 37TetêSubstituted forPraetat 66'minutes
- 10MaddisonBooked at 22minsSubstituted forIheanachoat 90'minutes
- 7Barnes
- 20DakaSubstituted forVardyat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Ward
- 9Vardy
- 14Iheanacho
- 24Mendy
- 26Praet
- 33Thomas
- 34Brunt
- 40Marçal-Madivadua
- 42Soumaré
Referee:Darren Bond
Attendance:17,006
Live Text
Match ends, Brentford 1, Leicester City 1.
Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Leicester City 1.
Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré with a cross.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Brentford. Pontus Jansson replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
Delay in match because of an injury Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
Second yellow card to Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) for a bad foul.
Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces James Maddison.
Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).
James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
Attempt blocked. Harry Souttar (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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