Leicester City v Watford, 28 November 2021

Score4-2 to Leicester City
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,020

View Leicester City v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Leicester City won: 8 Drawn: 2 Watford won: 3 Leicester City scored: 22 Watford scored: 11 Watford had yet to keep a clean sheet in 21 meetings in the top division.

4 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

2 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

James Maddison 16 G
Jamie Vardy 34 G
Jamie Vardy 42 G
Ademola Lookman 68 G

Goals:

Josh King penalty 30 P
Emmanuel Dennis 61 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Ademola Lookman
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Dan Bachmann Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Adam Masina Defender
William Troost-Ekong Defender
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Imran Louza Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Cucho Hernández Midfielder/Forward
Emmanuel Dennis Forward
Josh King Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Ademola Lookman 75
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for James Maddison 88

Substitutions:

João Pedro for Imran Louza 46
Ozan Tufan for Tom Cleverley 46
Ashley Fletcher for Emmanuel Dennis 71

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender James Morris
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 10th Leicester City avoided losing three consecutive home league games without scoring for the first time since September 1983 in League Division One. The Foxes had now won 200 of their 587 games in the Premier League (lost 234). Jamie Vardy had now equalled Ian Wright's competition record for the most goals scored by a player in the Premier League after their 30th birthday (93).

Comments:

League position: 16th Watford had now lost five of their last seven games in the Premier League (won two). Emmanuel Dennis had now scored five goals in his 12 appearances for the Hornets in the Premier League. They had now conceded the opening goal in 20 of their last 23 games in the Premier League.

4 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

James Maddison 16 G
Jamie Vardy 34 G
Jamie Vardy 42 G
Ademola Lookman 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Ademola Lookman
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Ademola Lookman 75
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for James Maddison 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 10th Leicester City avoided losing three consecutive home league games without scoring for the first time since September 1983 in League Division One. The Foxes had now won 200 of their 587 games in the Premier League (lost 234). Jamie Vardy had now equalled Ian Wright's competition record for the most goals scored by a player in the Premier League after their 30th birthday (93).

2 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Josh King penalty 30 P
Emmanuel Dennis 61 G

Starting lineup:

Dan Bachmann Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Adam Masina Defender
William Troost-Ekong Defender
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Imran Louza Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Cucho Hernández Midfielder/Forward
Emmanuel Dennis Forward
Josh King Forward

Substitutions:

João Pedro for Imran Louza 46
Ozan Tufan for Tom Cleverley 46
Ashley Fletcher for Emmanuel Dennis 71

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender James Morris
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 16th Watford had now lost five of their last seven games in the Premier League (won two). Emmanuel Dennis had now scored five goals in his 12 appearances for the Hornets in the Premier League. They had now conceded the opening goal in 20 of their last 23 games in the Premier League.