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Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the FA Cup fourth round clash between Brentford and Leicester. Brendan Rodgers' side comfortably saw off Stoke in the last round, while Championship high-flyers Brentford beat Middlesbrough. The winner will host Brighton in the fifth round. Team news to follow, kick-off is just an hour away now.

The Emirates FA Cup / 4th Round
Gtech Community Stadium / 24.01.2021
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Pete Sharland

Updated 24/01/2021 at 16:23 GMT


23'
Close! Maddison takes the resultant free-kick and gets his curling effort over the wall. But it hasn't quite got the accuracy to test Daniels as the ball hits the side-netting.
22'
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Yellow card! Zamburek goes into the book for a late challenge on Perez.
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Here's the goal...
20'
Leicester work a clever corner routine, but Thomas' delivery fails to beat the first man.
18'
Perez makes a clever run in behind the Brentford pass as a through ball is teased towards him. But Roerslev is tracking him all the way and applies just enough pressure to allow Daniels to gather.
16'
Maddison feeds Tielemans in space and with Brentford defenders backing off the Leicester midfielder accepts the invitation to shoot from range. He drags his effort well wide of goal, though.
15'
Brentford commit a lot of players forward to contest a free-kick on the left flank. The delivery is searching for Sorensen once more but this time Soyuncu climbs highest to head clear.
12'
Close! Leicester target their attack down the left flank for the first time this afternoon, with Barnes carving in to find space for a shot. His low effort is deflected and Pinnock is well positioned once more to clear.
10'
Maddison finds Perez with a lovely pass on the half volley. The Leicester forward takes a touch to get the ball out of his feet but Pinnock goes to ground early and makes an important block.
8'
A Brentford opener is probably the best a neutral could have hoped for. How will Leicester respond to such an early setback?
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GOAL! Brentford 1-0 Leicester (Mads Sorensen): The hosts lead against the run of play! Amartey concedes a cheap corner, the resultant delivery is whipped to the near post. Chaos ensues, the ball hits a Leicester thigh and Mads Sorensen bundles it over the line.
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Under goes close for Leicester! Positive play from Under once more, but perhaps he should cut it back again rather than shooting from the tight angle. Daniels has his near post covered and makes the stop.
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Chance for Leicester! The visitors make a bright start to proceedings, and perhaps Perez should put them ahead. Under drives down the right flank and centres it for the Leicester forward whose side-footed effort drifts just wide.
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Kick-off! The players, officials and staff take the knee and then Brentford get us underway. It's fourth in the Championship versus third in the Premier League. Most of the snow has been cleared from the pitch, and the conditions look okay at present.
14:25
FIVE minutes until kick-off, it's Brentford versus Leicester in the fourth round of the FA Cup. It's LIVE and it's NEXT!
14:20
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This should be an entertaining affair between two sides competing at the top end of their respective divisions. Brentford have lost just one of their last 19 games, while Leicester are undefeated in 10 of their last 11.
14:15
Vardy will miss just 10 days following his hernia operation, Rodgers has confirmed in a pre-match interview with BT Sport. That is, of course, a huge boost for Leicester and their title hopes.
14:10
These sides actually met at this exact stage of the competition last season, with Kelechi Iheanacho's goal proving the difference as Leicester advanced to the fifth round.
14:05
Rodgers on facing Brentford: "I’ve enjoyed analysing how they’ve worked. We maybe don’t see them so much because we’re analysing our [Premier League] opposition, but they play fantastic football. They have a real trust in their game and how they play. They play their game from behind. Their positioning on the field is very, very good and they look to get numbers into the box to score goals.”
14:00
Brentford boss Thomas Frank: "Everyone, players, coaches, staff, directors, like to compete and challenge against the best teams in the Premier League. That is something we really enjoy going into and we do with a big belief. We are really looking forward to the game tomorrow against a Leicester City side who have done amazingly this season."