Championship
·Matchday 39
Featured match
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford and Leicester played out a goalless draw. Leicester had 55% of possession.
Watford
Leicester
- Full-time 0 - 0
Added time: 2 minutes
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90+2'
B. Reid Yellow card · Leicester Yellow card for B. Reid (Leicester)
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90+2'
Egil Selvik Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Egil Selvik (Watford)
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90+1'
Mamadou Doumbia Yellow card · Watford Mamadou Doumbia of Watford is booked
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89'
Jordan Ayew Out: Patson Daka · Leicester Substitution for Leicester: Jordan Ayew comes on for Patson Daka
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87'
Vivaldo Semedo Out: P. Ekwah · Watford Substitution for Watford: Vivaldo Semedo comes on for P. Ekwah
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80'
B. Nelson Out: J. Lascelles · Leicester Substitution for Leicester: B. Nelson comes on for J. Lascelles
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80'
Joseph Aribo Out: O. Skipp · Leicester Substitution for Leicester: Joseph Aribo comes on for O. Skipp
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76'
Mamadou Doumbia Out: L. Kjerrumgaard · Watford Substitution for Watford: Mamadou Doumbia comes on for L. Kjerrumgaard
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67'
Nampalys Mendy Out: Imrân Louza · Watford Substitution for Watford: Nampalys Mendy comes on for Imrân Louza
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66'
E. Bove Out: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford Substitution for Watford: E. Bove comes on for Giorgi Chakvetadze
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61'
D. Mukasa Out: J. James · Leicester Substitution for Leicester: D. Mukasa comes on for J. James
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61'
B. Reid Out: S. Mavididi · Leicester Substitution for Leicester: B. Reid comes on for S. Mavididi
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54'
Abdul Fatawu Yellow card · Leicester Yellow card for Abdul Fatawu (Leicester)
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46'
K. Keben Out: Formose Mendy · Watford Substitution for Watford: K. Keben comes on for Formose Mendy
- Half-time 0 - 0
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42'
J. James Yellow card · Leicester Yellow card for J. James (Leicester)
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17'
S. Mavididi Yellow card · Leicester S. Mavididi of Leicester is booked
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12'
Formose Mendy Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Formose Mendy (Watford)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Leicester
LWDLW
Last 5 matches DLDWL
1.1Goals scored per match1.2
1.3Goals conceded per match1.9
2Clean sheets1
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-4-2
Leicester4-2-3-1
33
7.6
Thomas
Luke Thomas
Player profile
24
7.3
Lascelles
80'
J. Lascelles
- 80'Out
39
6.3
Kayembe
Edouard Kayembe
Player profile
9
5.9
Kjerrumgaard
76'
L. Kjerrumgaard
- 76'Out
8
7.0
Chakvetadze
66'
Giorgi Chakvetadze
- 66'Out
- 87'Out
- 67'Out
Watford4-4-2
Coach: Edward Still
Starting XI
- 1GK Egil Selvik90+2' 8.9
- 25DF J. Abankwah 7.2
- 6DF M. Pollock 7.5
- 27DF Formose Mendy12'46' 6.3
- 16DF M. Bola 6.9
- 66MF Nestory Irankunda 6.3
- 10MF Imrân Louza67' 6.9
- 17MF P. Ekwah87' 7.3
- 8MF Giorgi Chakvetadze66' 7.0
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard76' 5.9
- 39FW Edouard Kayembe 6.3
Substitutes
- 12GK N. Baxter
- 23MF Nampalys Mendy67' 6.5
- 7MF T. Ince
- 15MF E. Bove66' 6.3
- 4DF K. Keben46' 6.6
- 20FW Mamadou Doumbia76'90+1' 6.5
- 18FW Vivaldo Semedo87' 6.5
- 56— A. Eames
- 53FW Amin Nabizada
Leicester4-2-3-1
Coach: Gary Rowett
Starting XI
- 1GK J. Stolarczyk 6.9
- 21DF R. Pereira 7.3
- 5DF Caleb Okoli 7.6
- 24DF J. Lascelles80' 7.3
- 33DF Luke Thomas 7.6
- 22MF O. Skipp80' 6.3
- 8MF H. Winks 7.0
- 7MF Abdul Fatawu54' 8.2
- 6MF J. James42'61' 6.5
- 10MF S. Mavididi17'61' 6.3
- 20FW Patson Daka89' 5.5
Substitutes
- 13GK Fran Vieites
- 9FW Jordan Ayew89'
- 14FW B. Reid61'90+2' 6.6
- 18MF Joseph Aribo80' 6.6
- 12FW D. Richards
- 28MF J. Monga
- 17MF H. Choudhury
- 4DF B. Nelson80' 6.7
- 29MF D. Mukasa61' 6.6
Watford
Leicester
45%
55%
6
Shots
15
2
On target
5
2
Off target
6
7
Corners
4
13
Fouls
8
1
Offsides
3
3
Yellow cards
4
5
Saves
2
334
Passes
408
75%
Pass accuracy
80%
0.25
Expected goals
2.22
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins1Draws0
Leicester wins5Last meetings
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26 December 2025 · Championship
Leicester
1-2
Watford
-
10 February 2024 · Championship
Watford
1-2
Leicester
-
25 November 2023 · Championship
Leicester
2-0
Watford
-
15 May 2022 · Premier League
Watford
1-5
Leicester
-
8 January 2022 · FA Cup
Leicester
4-1
Watford
-
28 November 2021 · Premier League
Leicester
4-2
Watford