Watford vs Leicester City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Watford are hosting Leicester City at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
6': Delay in match because of an injury Imrân Louza (Watford).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
12': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Formose Mendy (Watford).
12': Formose Mendy (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
16': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
16': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
17': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
17': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Offside, Watford. Mattie Pollock is caught offside.
20': Delay in match (Watford).
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan James (Leicester City).
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Delay in match (Watford).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
35': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
35': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
37': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
37': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Penalty Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu draws a foul in the penalty area.
40': Penalty conceded by Formose Mendy (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
41': Penalty saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford).
42': Foul by Jordan James (Leicester City).
42': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Jordan James (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Formose Mendy.
45'+6': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
45'+9': First Half ends, Watford 0, Leicester City 0.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Leicester City 0.
45': Substitution, Watford. Kévin Keben replaces Formose Mendy.
47': Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
48': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
48': Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Jordan James.
53': Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
54': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
54': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
59': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
60': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
61': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Stephy Mavididi.
61': Substitution, Leicester City. Divine Mukasa replaces Jordan James.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
63': Attempt saved. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford).
63': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
65': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid with a cross.
66': Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
67': Substitution, Watford. Nampalys Mendy replaces Imrân Louza.
67': Delay in match (Leicester City).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
70': Attempt missed. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu following a fast break.
71': Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
72': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Marc Bola (Watford).
74': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
74': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
75': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
76': Attempt missed. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross following a corner.
76': Egil Selvik (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
76': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
78': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
78': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
79': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Leicester City. Ben Nelson replaces Jamaal Lascelles.
80': Substitution, Leicester City. Joe Aribo replaces Oliver Skipp.
85': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
85': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Attempt missed. Joe Aribo (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross following a set piece situation.
87': Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Pierre Ekwah.
87': Handball by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
88': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
88': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
89': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
89': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Patson Daka.
90': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
90': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Egil Selvik (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
90'+2': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Egil Selvik (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
90'+6': Attempt saved. Ben Nelson (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Leicester City 0.
0': Match ends, Watford 0, Leicester City 0.

Statistics

LEI		WAT
8	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	5
54.8	Possession	45.2
15	SHOTS	6
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
325	Accurate Passes	250
408	Passes	334
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	2
19	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.1
59	Long Balls	64
18	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	6
21	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	11
31	Effective Clearances	29
31	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,493

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	46	+52	95
2	Ipswich Town	46	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	+26	80

Full Table

Line-Ups

Watford (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Egil Selvik (GK)
27	Formose Mendy
6	Matthew Pollock
16	Marc Bola
25	James Abankwah
17	Pierre Ekwah
10	Imran Louza
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze
66	Nestory Irankunda
39	Edo Kayembe
9	Luca Kjerrumgaard

Watford Substitutes:

Kévin Keben, Vivaldo Semedo, Edoardo Bove, Nampalys Mendy, Albert Eames, Mamadou Doumbia, Tom Ince, Amin Nabizada, Nathan Baxter.

Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
24	Jamaal Lascelles
5	Caleb Okoli
33	Luke Thomas
21	Ricardo Pereira
6	Jordan James
8	Harry Winks
22	Oliver Skipp
20	Patson Daka
10	Stephy Mavididi
7	Fatawu Issahaku

Leicester City Substitutes:

Dujuan Richards, Fran Vieites, Ben Nelson, Divine Mukasa, Jordan Ayew, Joe Aribo, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Jeremy Monga, Hamza Choudhury.

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