Leicester vs Watford
Ref: Josh Smith, EnglandKing Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire · 34,310 cap
Match recap
Watford beat Leicester 2–1 in their Championship fixture. James scored for Leicester; Maamma and Pollock replied for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.43 for Leicester versus 1.40 for Watford. Leicester sit 23rd in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
⚽
James
Assist: Ayew
Fatawu
Yellow Card
Skipp
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Maamma
Assist: Louza
Second Half
48'
Louza
Yellow Card
61'
Kyprianou
Yellow Card
Mavididi
Yellow Card
65'
⚽
Pollock
Assist: Louza
66'
⇄
Ince
⇄
Mavididi
⇄
De Cordova-Reid
81'
⇄
Maamma
81'
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
⇄
Ricardo Pereira
⇄
Skipp
90+1'
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Chakvetadze
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LeicesterWatford
3Won
Statistical edge
3–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.43VS1.40
Attack0 · 5 won
9
Shots
13
2
Shots on target
3
4
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
6
5
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
51%
Possession
49%
458
Total passes
448
387
Accurate passes
382
84%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline0 · 2 won
14
Fouls
8
3
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
5
-0.76
Goals prevented
-0.76
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Watford
4-4-2Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 5C. OkoliD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 9J. AyewF
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 3W. FaesD
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 25L. PageM
- 28J. MongaM
- 30A. RamseyM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
- 56O. AlukoD
Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 6M. PollockD
- 7T. InceM
- 8G. ChakvetadzeF
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 4K. KebenD
- 12N. BaxterG
- 17M. SissokoM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 22J. MorrisD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 29J. PétrisD
- 66N. IrankundaF
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan James | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 87 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 87 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Olabade Aluko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Carranza | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silko Thomas | F | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aaron Ramsey | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/4 |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 8.5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 81 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/5 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | F | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Abankwah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Petris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Morris | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Moussa Sissoko | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |