English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 15, 2022
Leicester City DLLLW 5
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Watford LLLLD 1
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LEI235
WAT101
Vicarage Road · 20,257 att.

Match Report

Leicester routs Watford 5-1 in Hodgson's last home game

— Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes each scored twice as Roy Hodgson’s final home match in charge of already-relegated Watford ended in an embarrassing 5-1 Premier League loss to Leicester on Sunday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
2
59.5
Possession
40.5
13
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
449
Accurate Passes
273
526
Passes
351
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
9
21
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.4
54
Long Balls
56
28
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
0
14
Effective Tackles
10
26
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
16
19
Effective Clearances
10
19
Clearances
10

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 11Adam MasinaLB
  5. 2Jeremy NgakiaRB
  6. 39Edo KayembeCM
  7. 16Dan GoslingLM
  8. 19Moussa SissokoRM
  9. 10João PedroF
  10. 12Ken SemaLF
  11. 28Samuel KaluRF

LEI · 4-1-4-1

  1. 12Danny WardG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 3Wesley FofanaCD-R
  4. 24Nampalys MendyDM
  5. 2James JustinLB
  6. 27Timothy CastagneRB
  7. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallCM-L
  8. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  9. 7Harvey BarnesLM
  10. 10James MaddisonRM
  11. 9Jamie VardyF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 0. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 18' Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  3. 22' Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
  4. 45' Substitution, Watford. Hassane Kamara replaces Dan Gosling.
  5. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  6. 46' Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 3. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
  7. 55' Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 57' Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Jonny Evans.
  9. 70' Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 4. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a through ball.
  10. 81' Substitution, Watford. Peter Etebo replaces Ken Sema.
  11. 81' Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
  12. 86' Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 5. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.

Premier League News

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