English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 5, 2016
Leicester City WWLWD 1
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Watford LWWDL 0
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Match Report

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Riyad Mahrez helps Leicester City beat Watford, expand Premier League lead

A wonder goal from Riyad Mahrez saw Leicester took another step closer to completing the unthinkable and winning the Barclays Premier League.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
6
49.8
Possession
50.2
14
SHOTS
11
7
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
307
Accurate Passes
301
415
Passes
413
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
6
21
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.2
86
Long Balls
96
42
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
3
18
Effective Tackles
23
26
Tackles
27
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
21
25
Clearances
21

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 16Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 5Sebastian PrödlCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 2Allan NyomRB
  6. 23Ben WatsonCM-L
  7. 4Mario SuárezCM-R
  8. 29Étienne CapoueLM
  9. 11Nordin AmrabatRM
  10. 24Odion IghaloCF-L
  11. 9Troy DeeneyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Adlène GuédiouraSUB
  2. 22Almen AbdiSUB
  3. 21Ikechi AnyaSUB
  4. 10Mamadou Obbi OularéSUB
  5. 18Costel PantilimonSUB
  6. 8Valon BehramiSUB
  7. 14Juan Carlos ParedesSUB

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 14N'Golo KantéCM-L
  7. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 20Shinji OkazakiCF-L
  11. 9Jamie VardyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Mark SchwarzerSUB
  2. 13Daniel AmarteySUB
  3. 23Leonardo UlloaSUB
  4. 22Demarai GraySUB
  5. 15Jeff SchluppSUB
  6. 10Andy KingSUB
  7. 27Marcin WasilewskiSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Nordin Amrabat (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Andy King replaces Shinji Okazaki.
  3. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Marc Albrighton.
  4. 56' Goal! Watford 0, Leicester City 1. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  5. 58' Nathan Aké (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Substitution, Watford. Almen Abdi replaces Mario Suárez.
  7. 74' Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 82' Substitution, Watford. Ikechi Anya replaces Nyom.
  9. 85' Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Riyad Mahrez because of an injury.
  10. 88' Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Obbi Oularé replaces Etienne Capoue.
  11. 90'+2' Wes Morgan (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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