Brentford recorded a fourth straight away win in the Premier League for the first time in the club’s history, beating Leicester City 4-0 at King Power Stadium on Friday evening.

The damage was done before the break; Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Nørgaard on target as Thomas Frank’s side blew the Foxes away with a dominant first-half performance under the floodlights. Substitute Fábio Carvalho added a fourth goal during the closing stages.

Ethan Pinnock replaced the injured Sepp van den Berg, while Mathias Jensen was not included in the squad.

Leicester carved out the first chance. Woyo Coulibaly’s cross from the right was blocked by Pinnock and the full-back’s effort on the follow-up was well saved by Mark Flekken at his near post.

Flekken was called into action again moments later, making a sprawling stop to deny Jamie Vardy after the experienced forward latched on to El Khannouss’s through ball and raced towards goal.

Brentford gained a foothold after the Foxes’ flying start. Nathan Collins carried the ball forward and found the overlapping Kristoffer Ajer to his right. The Norwegian’s cross dropped kindly for Kevin Schade, but his shot was blocked by Coulibaly.

The west Londoners took the lead on 17 minutes. Mikkel Damsgaard seized possession deep in Leicester territory following a duel between Nørgaard and Boubakary Soumaré and expertly lifted the ball into the path of Wissa, whose effort kissed the inside of the post on its way into the net.

Vardy’s fierce drive was parried by Flekken as the Foxes went in search of an immediate equaliser - but the second goal went the way of the visitors.

Nørgaard sparked a quick transition, Damsgaard threaded a pass to Mbeumo on the right and the Cameroon international - as we have seen so many times before - shifted the ball onto his left foot and curled into the far corner.

Frank cut an animated figure on the sidelines, clearly eager for the Bees to maintain their quality and intensity - and his players did not disappoint.

Mbeumo turned provider as the visitors extended their advantage, whipping a free-kick towards the front post. Nørgaard darted across Vardy and rose highest to head the ball beyond a helpless Mads Hermansen.

Schade was denied by the post in stoppage time, while Keane Lewis-Potter’s close-range finish was overturned by VAR for handball, as Brentford finished the first half on top.

Hermansen made a sublime stop midway through the second half, diving to his right and getting a strong hand to substitute Yehor Yarmoliuk’s close-range header.

Wissa’s fizzing cross then narrowly evaded Ajer who had been left in space inside the six-yard box.

Brentford continued to push for a fourth as the rain lashed down in Leicester. Wissa received a short pass from Carvalho, drove into the box and saw his low drive blocked by Wout Faes.

Facundo Buonanotte’s curling effort from the edge of the box flashed wide of Flekken’s right post as the game approached its conclusion.

But there was still time for the Bees to add another. Mbeumo outmuscled Victor Kristiansen and had a shot parried by Hermansen. Wissa prodded the loose ball towards Carvalho, who slotted home from 10 yards to round off a superb night for Frank’s side.

Leicester City: Hermansen; Coulibaly (Vestergaard HT), Okoli (Coady 83), Faes, Kristiansen; Ndidi (Skipp 77), Soumaré; De Cordova-Reid (Mavididi HT), El Khannouss, Ayew (Buonanotte 55); Vardy

Subs not used: Stolarczyk, Thomas, Winks, Daka

Brentford: Flekken; Ajer (Kayode 83), Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Nørgaard (Yarmoliuk HT), Janelt (Maghoma 72), Damsgaard (Carvalho 72); Schade (Konak 87), Wissa, Mbeumo

Subs not used: Valdimarsson, Mee, Ji-soo, Morgan

Frank praises defence and 'dangerous' attack

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank was delighted with the way his side comprehensively beat Leicester City on Friday evening.

“It was a very, very good win, of course," said Frank. "It's difficult to win in the Premier League, difficult to win away from home, and the way we did it 4-0 is very impressive. 

“We did what we didn't manage to do last weekend against West Ham in the first half, which was more or less killing the game off. 

“It was very impressive, the way we went forward, we look so dangerous with our front four; the runners of Kevin [Schade] and Bryan [Mbeumo], but also [Yoane] Wissa and the creator in Mikkel Damsgaard behind. 

“On the flip side, I think it’s a big praise to the defence for keeping another clean sheet - that's a team thing, of course - but the back four did well. 

“And when we needed Mark, that situation against Jamie Vardy... sometimes in a game you need a good goalkeeper!” 

Damsgaard: I’ll push to be the best possible version of myself

Mikkel Damsgaard admitted that he is pleasantly surprised by his form this season.

The midfielder created two of Brentford’s four goals against Leicester, taking his assist tally to 10 this campaign.

“It’s amazing,” he said. “Hopefully I can continue making assists for my team-mates.

“I didn’t think it would go this well. I’m happy to be playing every week. I’ll push to be the best possible version of myself.”