Leicester vs Brentford final score: Ordinary goals need not apply

James Maddison was at his very best in a game of classy goals as Leicester City held on to beat Brentford 2-1 at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.

Maddison set up his teammates all day but his free kick goal will join a Timothy Castagne stunner as the most talked-about Foxes moments of the match though a late injury to Kasper Schmeichel is significant cause for concern as Leicester chases the UEFA Europa Conference League title.

Yoane Wissa scored a spectacular goal of his own in the 85th minute to provide late drama in Leicester, but Schmeichel was too good even through injury in a five-save day.

Leicester sits 10th with 36 points, 12 points back of the top seven. The Bees remain eight points clear of the bottom three.

Leicester City 2, Brentford 0

Goal scorers: Castagne (20′), Maddison (33′), Wissa (85′)

Shot attempts: Leicester 12, Brentford 15

Shots on target: Leicester 4, Brentford 6

Possession: Leicester Ciry 53, Brentford 47

1. Beautiful goal competition: All three goals were feasts for the eyes, each the sort that make it a joy to be in the stadium (or watching on your screens, of course). Which one was best? Castagne’s hammer from distance after returning from injury? Maddison’s spell-binding free kick? Wissa’s hope to one-up Castagne? You could make an argument for any of the three, but we’ll take Castagne for a slightly-raised degree of difficult on the competition.

2. Brentford wakes up too late: The Bees were…not exactly awake in the first half, but their second half — especially the last 35ish minutes — was top drawer stuff and they probably deserved a share of the points. Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was very good, however, as Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney couldn’t convert good chances. Mbeumo did