Woyo Coulibaly and Jamie Vardy were denied Leicester’s first goal at the King Power Stadium for 75 days by Mark Flekken in the first four minutes and they were made to pay with three strikes in 15 first-half minutes from Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Norgaard which prompted some home supporters to head for the exit doors.
Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy admits his team faces “a huge mountain to climb” if they are to avoid relegation from the Premier League following a heavy 4-0 defeat to Brentford.
The gulf in class between Brentford and relegation strugglers Leicester was evident in the second period but the Bees had to wait until the 89th minute to add a fourth when Fabio Carvalho rolled home from close range.
The Foxes became the first team to lose six successive Premier League home games without scoring.
Brentford’s fourth successive win on the road moved them into the top half, while Leicester remain in the bottom three ahead of the weekend’s action.
