Leicester City's struggles deepened with a humiliating home defeat to Brentford

Leicester City's struggles deepened with a humiliating home defeat to Brentford, sparking furious protests from fans directed at the club's leadership.  The 4-0 loss, marked by goals from Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Norgaard, and Fabio Carvalho, condemned the Foxes to their sixth consecutive Premier League home defeat without scoring – a historically poor run for a top-flight team in a single season.

Supporters chanted against Director of Football Jon Rudkin and demanded the board's dismissal as their team's survival hopes dwindled.  Manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who has only managed two league wins in his 13 games since taking over in November, now sees his side languishing second bottom, two points adrift from safety.

Leicester's offensive woes continued, extending their home goal drought to 75 days.  Despite early chances from Jamie Vardy, who was twice denied by Brentford keeper Mark Flekken, the team offered little resistance once Brentford took control.

Wissa's 17th-minute opener was met with chants against Rudkin, but the growing number of empty seats at the King Power Stadium, including a mass walkout after Brentford's second goal, spoke volumes.  The dissent intensified as Mbeumo's curled effort (27th minute) and Norgaard's header (32nd minute) gave Brentford a commanding lead.  The Bees, who moved up to 10th place, were rampant, securing their first consecutive league wins of the season.

Brentford's dominance continued after the break, with Kevin Schade hitting the post and a Keane Lewis-Potter goal being disallowed for handball.  While Mads Hermansen made a good save to deny Yehor Yarmoliuk, substitute Carvalho sealed the rout with a close-range finish in the final minute.  The victory gave Brentford their first league double over Leicester since the 1952-53 season.