Watford v Leicester City, 15 May 2022

Score5-1 to Leicester City
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,257

View Watford v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Watford won: 3 Drawn: 2 Leicester City won: 9 Watford scored: 12 Leicester City scored: 27 This victory became Leicester City's biggest-ever league win against Watford; previously 5-2 at Filbert Street in League Division 1 on 16 January 1993.

1 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

5 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

João Pedro 6 G

Goals:

James Maddison 18 G
Jamie Vardy 22 G
Harvey Barnes 46 G
Jamie Vardy 70 G
Harvey Barnes 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Kalu
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

Danny Ward Goalkeeper
Timothy Castagne Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Hassane Kamara for Dan Gosling 46
Peter Etebo for Ken Sema 81

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Nampalys Mendy 46
Daniel Amartey for Jonny Evans 57
Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy 81

Cards:

Cards:

Youri Tielemans 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Hassane Kamara
Defender James Morris
Defender Francisco Sierralta
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Midfielder Peter Etebo
Forward Kwadwo Baah
Forward Tiago Çukur

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Ademola Lookman

Comments:

League position: 19th With their 100th home defeat in the top flight, Watford equalled the all-time record for the most home defeats in a season in the top division: also 15 by Blackpool in 1966-67 and Stoke City in 1984-85, both in League Division One. The Hornets conceded 46 goals at Vicarage Road in this season in the Premier League: the most in home games in a season in the top division by any team since 1960-61 in League Division One (Newcastle United 49 and Chelsea 48). They had now been trailing at half-time in 19 of their 37 games so far in this Premier League season; the most in the division in 2021-22. Samir was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Craig Cathcart was promoted to the starting XI.

Comments:

League position: 9th This result became Leicester City's biggest away win in the Premier League since their record 9-0 victory at Southampton on 25 October 2019. Aged 35 years and 124 days, Jamie Vardy became the second oldest player to score two goals in consecutive appearances in the Premier League after Youri Djorkaeff for Bolton Wanderers in May 2004 (36 years and 60 days). Kasper Schmeichel dropped out of the Foxes’ starting XI after a run of 149 consecutive starts in the Premier League; the sixth-longest such run in the competition’s history.

1 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

João Pedro 6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Kalu
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Hassane Kamara for Dan Gosling 46
Peter Etebo for Ken Sema 81

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Hassane Kamara
Defender James Morris
Defender Francisco Sierralta
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Midfielder Peter Etebo
Forward Kwadwo Baah
Forward Tiago Çukur

Comments:

League position: 19th With their 100th home defeat in the top flight, Watford equalled the all-time record for the most home defeats in a season in the top division: also 15 by Blackpool in 1966-67 and Stoke City in 1984-85, both in League Division One. The Hornets conceded 46 goals at Vicarage Road in this season in the Premier League: the most in home games in a season in the top division by any team since 1960-61 in League Division One (Newcastle United 49 and Chelsea 48). They had now been trailing at half-time in 19 of their 37 games so far in this Premier League season; the most in the division in 2021-22. Samir was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Craig Cathcart was promoted to the starting XI.

5 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

James Maddison 18 G
Jamie Vardy 22 G
Harvey Barnes 46 G
Jamie Vardy 70 G
Harvey Barnes 86 G

Starting lineup:

Danny Ward Goalkeeper
Timothy Castagne Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Nampalys Mendy 46
Daniel Amartey for Jonny Evans 57
Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy 81

Cards:

Youri Tielemans 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho
Forward Ademola Lookman

Comments:

League position: 9th This result became Leicester City's biggest away win in the Premier League since their record 9-0 victory at Southampton on 25 October 2019. Aged 35 years and 124 days, Jamie Vardy became the second oldest player to score two goals in consecutive appearances in the Premier League after Youri Djorkaeff for Bolton Wanderers in May 2004 (36 years and 60 days). Kasper Schmeichel dropped out of the Foxes’ starting XI after a run of 149 consecutive starts in the Premier League; the sixth-longest such run in the competition’s history.