Late goal from sub Dasilva earns Brentford Premier League point in opener at Leicester

Bees come from 2-0 down at King Power Stadium to nick a last-gasp draw

Brentford's Josh Dasilva scores to make it 2-2 in the Premier League game against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, Leicester, on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Reuters

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: Josh Dasilva of Brentford celebrates after scoring their team's second goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Brentford FC at The King Power Stadium on August 07, 2022 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins / Getty Images)

Leicester City's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall celebrates scoring their second goal against Brentford. Reuters

Timothy Castagne of Leicester City scores their first goal. Getty

Leicester City's Timothy Castagne scores their first goal against Brentford at the King Power Stadium on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Reuters

Brentford's Ivan Toney scores their first goal against Leicester. Reuters

Brentford goalkeeper David Raya fails to keep out a header from Leicester's Timothy Castagne. PA

Leicester's Timothy Castagne celebrates the first goal with teammates. Reuters

Leicester City's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall takes on Brentford's Mathias Jensen. Reuters

Youri Tielemans of Leicester City takes a shot against Brentford. Getty

Youri Tielemans of Leicester City goes down under a challenge from Brentford's Mathias Jensen. Getty

Leicester City's Jamie Vardy and Brentford's Ben Mee and Rico Henry battle. Reuters

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers. Reuters

Brentford manager Thomas Frank gives instructions to Bryan Mbeumo. PA

Wesley Fofana of Leicester City and Yoane Wissa of Brentford fight for the ball. Getty

Leicester City's James Maddison shoots against Brentford. PA

Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi and Brentford's Mathias Jensen. PA

Leicester's Timothy Castagne competes for the ball with Brentford's Rico Henry. Reuters

Leicester's Danny Ward claims the ball from Brentford's Ivan Toney. Reuters

Substitute Josh Dasilva's late rocket salvaged Brentford a point as they fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 in their Premier League opener at Leicester City.

Dasilva, a second-half replacement for Mathias Jensen, crashed home an unlikely equaliser with four minutes remaining for the Bees, who had been a clear second best for most of the match.

Leicester had been more than good value for their 2-0 lead after goals in each half from Timothy Castagne and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall before Ivan Toney pulled one back in the 62nd minute.

The Foxes bossed the first 45 minutes to such an extent that their 1-0 interval lead was scant reward.

After Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo volleyed straight at Leicester goalkeeper Danny Ward in the 10th minute it was one-way traffic.

Ward, preferred in goal to Daniel Iversen following Kasper Schmeichel's departure to Ligue 1 side Nice, rarely got a touch.

At the other end, Bees goalkeeper David Raya was much busier, parrying a swerving effort from Wilfred Ndidi before James Maddison headed Youri Tielemans' cross just wide.

Maddison was the provider when the Foxes took a deserved lead in the 27th minute as Castagne rose highest to powerfully head home his corner.

Maddison and Dewsbury-Hall were at the heart of all Leicester's best work as Brentford sat deep and were surprisingly passive, with the former's volley gathered comfortably by Raya.

Raya was beaten again three minutes before half-time when Tielemans' 25-yard shot bounced off his right-hand post, but the Foxes gave the scoreline a truer reflection of their dominance just 30 seconds after the restart.

Jamie Vardy teed up Dewsbury-Hall 25 yards from goal and the impressive homegrown midfielder rifled a low shot into the bottom corner.

It looked a long way back for the Bees, but they lifted themselves out of their torpor and Toney flung them a lifeline in the 62nd minute after a rare foray forward.

Toney controlled Rico Henry's ball into the edge of the six-yard box and, after holding off Daniel Amartey's challenge, he hooked the ball home.

Leicester responded through Wesley Fofana's header from Maddison's free-kick, which hit a post before Raya pushed the rebound clear.

As the game entered the final quarter, Brentford continued to improve and went close to levelling when Toney escaped his marker at the far post and headed Mbeumo's brilliant deep cross inches wide.

But, out of nowhere in the closing stages, Dasilva slammed home a shot from the edge of the penalty area to equalise after cutting inside on to his left foot.