Leicester vs Watford

Championship · Dec 26, 2025 · 15:00

Final score: Leicester 1–2 Watford

Standings

• Leicester: #23 · 46 Pts · 46 P (12W 16D 18L)
• Watford: #16 · 57 Pts · 46 P (14W 15D 17L)

Recent form

Leicester

• L Dec 20, 2025: QPR 4–1 Leicester
• W Dec 13, 2025: Leicester 3–1 Ipswich
• D Dec 10, 2025: Bristol City 2–2 Leicester
• W Dec 6, 2025: Derby 1–3 Leicester
• L Nov 29, 2025: Leicester 2–3 Sheffield Utd

Watford

• W Dec 20, 2025: Watford 1–0 Stoke City
• D Dec 13, 2025: Wrexham 2–2 Watford
• D Dec 9, 2025: Watford 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday
• W Dec 6, 2025: Watford 3–2 Norwich
• L Dec 1, 2025: Birmingham 2–1 Watford

Head-to-head

• 2026-03-21T15:00:00+00:00: Watford 0–0 Leicester
• 2025-12-26T15:00:00+00:00: Leicester 1–2 Watford
• 2024-02-10T15:00:00+00:00: Watford 1–2 Leicester
• 2023-11-25T15:00:00+00:00: Leicester 2–0 Watford
• 2022-05-15T13:00:00+00:00: Watford 1–5 Leicester

Match events

• 7' Goal Normal Goal — J. James (Leicester) (assists: J. Ayew)
• 19' Card Yellow Card — Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester)
• 42' Card Yellow Card — Oliver Skipp (Leicester)
• 45' Goal Normal Goal — O. Maamma (Watford) (assists: I. Louza)
• 48' Card Yellow Card — Imrân Louza (Watford)
• 61' Card Yellow Card — Hector Kyprianou (Watford)
• 63' Card Yellow Card — Stephy Mavididi (Leicester)
• 65' Goal Normal Goal — M. Pollock (Watford) (assists: I. Louza)
• 66' subst Substitution 1 — T. Ince (Watford) (assists: N. Irankunda)
• 69' subst Substitution 1 — S. Mavididi (Leicester) (assists: J. Monga)
• 75' subst Substitution 2 — B. De Cordova-Reid (Leicester) (assists: A. Ramsey)
• 81' subst Substitution 2 — O. Maamma (Watford) (assists: M. Sissoko)
• 81' subst Substitution 3 — L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford) (assists: V. Semedo)
• 87' subst Substitution 3 — O. Skipp (Leicester) (assists: H. Choudhury)
• 87' subst Substitution 4 — R. Pereira (Leicester) (assists: S. Thomas)
• 90'+1 subst Substitution 4 — G. Chakvetadze (Watford) (assists: J. Morris)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 2 — 3
• Shots off Goal: 5 — 5
• Total Shots: 9 — 13
• Blocked Shots: 2 — 5
• Shots insidebox: 4 — 7
• Shots outsidebox: 5 — 6
• Fouls: 14 — 8
• Corner Kicks: 5 — 6
• Offsides: 1 — 1
• Ball Possession: 51% — 49%
• Yellow Cards: 3 — 2
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 1 — 1
• Total passes: 458 — 448
• Passes accurate: 387 — 382
• Passes %: 84% — 85%
• expected_goals: 0.43 — 1.40
• goals_prevented: -0.76 — -0.76

Injuries

Leicester

• P. Daka — International duty (Missing Fixture)
• V. Kristiansen — Knock (Missing Fixture)
• B. Soumare — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
• H. Souttar — Achilles Tendon Injury (Missing Fixture)
• J. Vestergaard — Inactive (Questionable)
• H. Winks — Injury (Questionable)

Watford

• K. Baah — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
• M. Doumbia — International duty (Missing Fixture)
• J. Grieves — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• E. Kayembe — International duty (Missing Fixture)
• R. Vata — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
• C. Wiley — Muscle Injury (Missing Fixture)