
Leicester City gained a crucial point and ended their five-match losing run as Harvey Barnes netted a second-half equaliser at high-flying Brentford in the Premier League.
Barnes was sent through on goal by James Maddison shortly after half-time, dinking the ball over Brentford keeper David Raya.
Earlier, Mathias Jensen's deflected shot had put Brentford ahead in the 32nd minute at the Gtech Community Stadium.
In the closing stages, Brentford substitute Shandon Baptiste was sent off for a second bookable offence, catching Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Leicester dropped to 17th in the Premier League table after relegation rivals Leeds United thrashed Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2.
Brentford missed out on a chance to break into the top six and remain eighth.
Barnes stops the rot for Leicester
Barnes returned to Leicester's starting line-up having been benched in last Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Chelsea.
The England midfielder, like the rest of his Leicester team-mates, looked second-best in the first half, but made no mistake finishing the Foxes' first clear-cut opportunity in the 52nd minute.
And after their leveller the visitors grew into the game, with Timothy Castagne and Harry Souttar having efforts blocked.
There are still areas of concern for Brendan Rodgers' side, who remain in the thick of a relegation battle.
Leicester are one of just three sides across Europe's top five leagues not to have kept a clean sheet since club football resumed after last winter's World Cup.
Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen made his Premier League debut, replacing regular number one Danny Ward, but was unable to keep out Jensen's strike which deflected off both Ricardo Pereira and Dewsbury-Hall.
Brentford fail to finish Foxes off in first half
Brentford should have had the game won in the first half.
They deservedly went ahead through Jensen's fourth goal in his last five home games for the Bees.
Earlier, Bryan Mbeumo had seen his close-range header fly just wide and both the winger and fellow forward Ivan Toney, recently called up to the England squad, had a flurry of efforts blocked.
In the second half, Thomas Frank's side struggled to break down their opponents and it was Leicester who looked the likelier to find a winner.
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste came on in the 75th minute but had a late cameo to forget, collecting two yellow cards in three minutes as Brentford were made to play the last five minutes of injury time with 10 men.
Brentford's next game after the international break is against Brighton on Saturday 1 April, while Leicester City play Crystal Palace on the same day.
Player of the match
MaddisonJames Maddison
Brentford
Squad number2Player nameHickey
Average rating6.85
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Average rating6.71
Squad number17Player nameToney
Average rating6.41
Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
Average rating6.39
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Average rating6.35
Squad number1Player nameRaya
Average rating6.29
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Average rating6.28
Squad number16Player nameMee
Average rating6.25
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Average rating6.19
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Average rating6.16
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Average rating6.13
Squad number18Player nameJansson
Average rating5.52
Squad number9Player nameSchade
Average rating5.42
Squad number10Player nameDasilva
Average rating5.41
Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
Average rating4.75
Leicester City
Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Average rating7.24
Squad number26Player namePraet
Average rating6.55
Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Average rating6.49
Squad number15Player nameSouttar
Average rating6.48
Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Average rating6.32
Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
Average rating6.32
Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
Average rating6.29
Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
Average rating6.27
Squad number20Player nameDaka
Average rating6.23
Squad number31Player nameIversen
Average rating6.18
Squad number25Player nameNdidi
Average rating6.13
Squad number18Player nameAmartey
Average rating6.11
Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
Average rating6.10
Squad number37Player nameTetê
Average rating6.04
Squad number9Player nameVardy
Average rating4.58
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