English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 3, 2019
Leicester City DLLLW 1
–
Watford DWWWL 2
1st2ndT
LEI011
WAT112
Vicarage Road · 20,062 att.

Match Report

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Brendan Rodgers' Leicester reign starts with defeat after Andre Gray winner

The Brendan Rodgers era at Leicester got off to a losing start following Andre Gray's stoppage time winner for Watford.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
1
61
Possession
39
14
SHOTS
6
2
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
481
Accurate Passes
289
576
Passes
371
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
22
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
41
32
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
13
19
Effective Clearances
34
19
Clearances
34

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-2

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-2-2

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  8. 9Troy DeeneyCF-L
  9. 7Gerard DeulofeuCF-R
  10. 37Roberto PereyraAM-L
  11. 19Will HughesAM-R

LEI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Wes MorganCD
  3. 15Harry MaguireCD-L
  4. 6Jonny EvansCD-R
  5. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-L
  6. 21Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 3Ben ChilwellLM
  8. 14Ricardo PereiraRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 19Harvey BarnesCF-L
  11. 10James MaddisonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 0. Troy Deeney (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 13' Adrian Mariappa (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 61' Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 62' Troy Deeney (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Harvey Barnes.
  7. 69' Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
  8. 75' Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
  9. 82' Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Youri Tielemans.
  10. 83' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy because of an injury.
  11. 84' Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Will Hughes.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Watford 2, Leicester City 1. Andre Gray (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
  14. 90'+3' Andre Gray (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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