Leicester City v Watford, 20 January 2018

Score2-0 to Leicester City
RefereeLee Probert
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,891

View Leicester City v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Leicester City had now won eight of their last ten home league games against Watford, including play-offs and each of the last three Premier League meetings.

2 Leicester City

0 Watford

Goals:

Jamie Vardy penalty 39 P
Riyad Mahrez 90 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Aleksandar Dragović
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Matty James
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Orestis Karnezis Goalkeeper
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Molla Wagué Defender
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Roberto Pereyra Midfielder
Ben Watson Midfielder
Marvin Zeegelaar Midfielder
André Carrillo Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Troy Deeney Forward

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Shinji Okazaki 65
Adrien Silva for Jamie Vardy 89

Substitutions:

Andre Gray for Roberto Pereyra 60
Sebastian Prödl for Molla Wagué 61
Stefano Okaka for Daryl Janmaat 81

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Yohan Benalouane
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Adrien Silva
Midfielder Fousseni Diabaté
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Forward Andre Gray
Forward Stefano Okaka
Forward Jerome Sinclair

Comments:

League position: 7th Jamie Vardy's penalty was the 300th goal scored by Leicester City in their home games in the Premier League (played 223). Riyad Mahrez had now scored in each of his last five Premier League appearances against Watford. The Foxes had now won two of their last seven games in the Premier League (lost three).

Comments:

League position: 10th Manager Marco Silva was sacked on the day after this game. Watford were now on their longest run without a clean sheet in all competitions since October 2016 (12 games). This was the Hornets' 100th game in the Premier League since returning to the competition in 2015-16, and the first of the 100 when goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes had failed to start. Only Stoke City (18) had now gone trailed in more Premier League games so far in this season than Watford (17).

2 Leicester City

Goals:

Jamie Vardy penalty 39 P
Riyad Mahrez 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Aleksandar Dragović
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Matty James
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Shinji Okazaki 65
Adrien Silva for Jamie Vardy 89

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ben Hamer
Defender Yohan Benalouane
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Adrien Silva
Midfielder Fousseni Diabaté
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 7th Jamie Vardy's penalty was the 300th goal scored by Leicester City in their home games in the Premier League (played 223). Riyad Mahrez had now scored in each of his last five Premier League appearances against Watford. The Foxes had now won two of their last seven games in the Premier League (lost three).

0 Watford

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Orestis Karnezis Goalkeeper
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Molla Wagué Defender
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Roberto Pereyra Midfielder
Ben Watson Midfielder
Marvin Zeegelaar Midfielder
André Carrillo Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Troy Deeney Forward

Substitutions:

Andre Gray for Roberto Pereyra 60
Sebastian Prödl for Molla Wagué 61
Stefano Okaka for Daryl Janmaat 81

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Forward Andre Gray
Forward Stefano Okaka
Forward Jerome Sinclair

Comments:

League position: 10th Manager Marco Silva was sacked on the day after this game. Watford were now on their longest run without a clean sheet in all competitions since October 2016 (12 games). This was the Hornets' 100th game in the Premier League since returning to the competition in 2015-16, and the first of the 100 when goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes had failed to start. Only Stoke City (18) had now gone trailed in more Premier League games so far in this season than Watford (17).