Watford v Leicester City, 03 March 2019

Score2-1 to Watford
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,062

View Watford v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm Watford had now failed to keep a clean sheet in the last 20 meetings in all competitions since February 2008. Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Watford won: 3 Drawn: 1 Leicester City won: 6 Watford scored: 8 Leicester City scored: 15

2 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Troy Deeney 5 G
Andre Gray 90 G

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender José Holebas
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Gerard Deulofeu

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Ben Chilwell Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Andre Gray for Gerard Deulofeu 69
Tom Cleverley for Will Hughes 90

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Harvey Barnes 66
Nampalys Mendy for Youri Tielemans 82
Kelechi Iheanacho for Jamie Vardy 83

Cards:

Adrian Mariappa 13 Y
Etienne Capoue 60 Y
Abdoulaye Doucouré 61 Y
Troy Deeney 62 Y
Andre Gray 90 Y

Cards:

Ricardo Pereira 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray
Forward Isaac Success

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 8th This was the third consecutive home game in the Premier League that Watford had faced a former manager (also Sean Dyche of Burnley and Everton's Marco Silva). Andre Gray had now scored the winning goal in Watford's last two home games in the Premier League after coming on as a substitute. The Hornets failed in their attempt to keep three consecutive clean sheets in home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2017. They had now won 150 games in the top division (played 469, lost 211).

Comments:

League position: 11th This was new manager Brendan Rodgers' first game in charge. It was also his first meeting in the Premier League against Watford, where he began his managerial career (31 games from November 2008 to June 2009) when the Hornets were playing in the League Championship. The Foxes had now conceded 12 goal in the opening 15 minutes of their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division. Jamie Vardy had now scored the first goal in the Premier League under City’s last four permanent managers (also Claudio Ranieri, Craig Shakespeare and Claude Puel). He also became the first player to score ten or more goals in four consecutive seasons in the top division for Leicester since Alan Smith from 1983-84 to 1986-87.

2 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Troy Deeney 5 G
Andre Gray 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender José Holebas
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Gerard Deulofeu

Substitutions:

Andre Gray for Gerard Deulofeu 69
Tom Cleverley for Will Hughes 90

Cards:

Adrian Mariappa 13 Y
Etienne Capoue 60 Y
Abdoulaye Doucouré 61 Y
Troy Deeney 62 Y
Andre Gray 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 8th This was the third consecutive home game in the Premier League that Watford had faced a former manager (also Sean Dyche of Burnley and Everton's Marco Silva). Andre Gray had now scored the winning goal in Watford's last two home games in the Premier League after coming on as a substitute. The Hornets failed in their attempt to keep three consecutive clean sheets in home games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2017. They had now won 150 games in the top division (played 469, lost 211).

1 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 75 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Ben Chilwell Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Demarai Gray for Harvey Barnes 66
Nampalys Mendy for Youri Tielemans 82
Kelechi Iheanacho for Jamie Vardy 83

Cards:

Ricardo Pereira 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Christian Fuchs
Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 11th This was new manager Brendan Rodgers' first game in charge. It was also his first meeting in the Premier League against Watford, where he began his managerial career (31 games from November 2008 to June 2009) when the Hornets were playing in the League Championship. The Foxes had now conceded 12 goal in the opening 15 minutes of their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division. Jamie Vardy had now scored the first goal in the Premier League under City’s last four permanent managers (also Claudio Ranieri, Craig Shakespeare and Claude Puel). He also became the first player to score ten or more goals in four consecutive seasons in the top division for Leicester since Alan Smith from 1983-84 to 1986-87.