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By JAMES SHARPE Published: 09: 00 AEDT, 22 February 2025 | Updated: 11: 12 AEDT, 22 February 2025 24 View comments By the time the third goal went in, the Leicester fans had seen enough. Only half an hour on the clock but off they trudged, up from their seats, and down into the concourse. Anywhere but here. Anything but watching this. Those sat closest to the Brentford supporters waved them goodbye as they went to the tune of 'Cheerio, cheerio' from the jubilant travellers. Those that stayed turned their voices on everything in front of them. 'You're not fit to wear the shirt, ' they chanted to the players. 'Sack the board, ' they called to those in the directors' box. When Fabio Carvalho completed the rout two minutes from time, Leicester's players argued among themselves. When the final whistle blew, only a handful – led by Jamie Vardy – went over to applaud the fans. The others headed straight down the tunnel. This is a club that not so long ago won the FA Cup, the Community Shield and challenged for European competition. It's nearly 10 years ago but this is still a club that won the Premier League. Now, it's a club divided and in disarray. Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo were both on target in Brentford's 4-0 win over Leicester Some Leicester supporters made the for exit after their side went 3-0 down in the first half Leicester have won just one Premier League match under current boss Ruud van Nistelrooy Leicester have now lost 10 of their last 11 league games after Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Norgaard and Carvalho wrapped up the most routine of victories. They are the first side in English top-flight history to lose six straight matches at home without scoring. 'The gap between Brentford and us was very big, ' said Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy. 'Some performances you can take some hope from but we have to accept that we are in a position now where every week we face a team better than us. 'I cannot ask the players to do more than perform at the maximum of their capabilities. With the squad we have, it's a huge mountain to climb to stay in this league. The situation is alarming. ' Leicester fans have become so disillusioned with the mismanagement of the club that a group of supporters led a protest march to the King Power Stadium ahead of their last game against Arsenal. It wasn't needed this time, the patches of empty blue seats dotted around before kick-off spoke loudly enough. They'd become swathes long before half-time. By full-time, a sea of blue. Friday night under the lights? We'd rather stay at home and watch it on the box. At least we can just switch over to Gardener's World. Perhaps it could have been different had Leicester converted either of their early chances as Woyo Coulibaly and then Jamie Vardy, charging through on the counter-attack, both had shots saved by Mark Flekken in the opening minutes. But then this is a side that last scored 76 days ago. The heavy home defeat keeps Leicester in the bottom three, two points from safety Yoane Wissa opened the scoring for Brentford after Mikkel Damsgaard split the defence Bryan Mbeumo doubled Brentford's advantage as the visitors dismantled Leicester Christian Norgaard put Brentford 3-0 up after a free kick, as Leicester fans turned on the board Even the sight of Vardy bursting through was never going to be enough to silence the frustrations as cries of 'We want Rudkin out', directed at the club's director of football Jon Rudkin, erupted after 14 minutes. And certainly not when Brentford took the lead three minutes later as Mikkel Damsgaard split the Leicester defence with a single pass and Wissa did the rest. Just 10 minutes later, it was 2-0. Damsgaard found Mbeumo on the right, who cut inside on to his left foot and curled a delightful effort into the far corner. Christian Norgaard nodded in Mbeumo's free-kick at the near post to make it three just after half an hour before Carvalho punished more slack Leicester defending to add another late on. 'It is difficult to win in the Premier League, even more so away, to do so in the way we did tonight was very impressive, ' said Brentford boss Thomas Frank. 'I am proud of my fantastic group of players. They like each other and they play for each other. ' It was all so simple. And when it comes to this Leicester side under Van Nistelrooy, all so predictable. No confidence, no organisation, no hope. In his 13 league games in charge, van Nistelrooy's side has scored fewer goals, conceded far more and won fewer points than predecessor Steve Cooper. Fabio Carvalho fired in a late fourth for Brentford, who moved into the top half with the win Leicester have set a Premier League record after six straight home defeats without scoring It's remarkable, they remain just two points from safety. Keep playing like this, though, and Leicester will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Premier League title win next season back in the Championship.   LEICESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Hermansen 5. 5; Coulibaly 5 (Vestergaard 5, 46), Faes 4, Okoli 4. 5 (Coady 83), Kristiansen 5. 5; Ndidi 5. 5 (Skipp 77), Soumare 5; De Cordova-Reid 5 (Mavididi 6, 46), El Khannouss 6, Ayew 5. 5 (Buonanotte 55, 6. 5); Vardy 6. 5 Subs not used: Stolarczyk, Thomas, Winks, Daka  Booked:  De Cordova-Reid, Coulibaly, Okoli, Buonanotte Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy 4 BRENTFORD (4-2-3-1): Flekken 7. 5; Ajer 7. 5 (Kayode 84), Collins 8, Pinnock 7. 5, Lewis-Potter 8; Norgaard 8 (Yarmoliuk 6. 5, 46), Janelt 7 (Maghoma 6, 73); MBEUMO 9, Damsgaard 8. 5 (Carvalho 7. 5, 72), Schade 7. 5 (Konak 87); Wissa 8. 5 Subs not used: Valdimarsson, Mee, Ji-Soo, Morgan  Scorers: Wissa 17, Mbeumo 27, Norgaard 32, Carvalho 89 Manager: Thomas Frank 8 Referee: Tony Harrington Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group