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Leicester City vs Watford

Championship
Leicester
8-7-8
1-2
Final
Watford
9-8-6
King Power Stadium

Match pulse

LEIAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'WAT
51%Possession49%
9Shots13
2On target3
5Corners6
1Saves1
14Fouls8
19'Fatawu IssahakuLEI42'Oliver SkippLEI48'Imran LouzaWAT61'Hector KyprianouWAT63'Stephy MavididiLEI
Team1H2HT
LEI101
WAT112

Who won: Watford 2-1

Watford beat Leicester City 2-1 on Friday, December 26, 2025 at King Power Stadium. Goals for Leicester: Jordan James (7'). Goals for Watford: Othmane Maamma (45') and Matthew Pollock (65').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Leicester City 1, Watford 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Watford 2.
  3. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).

  4. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Ben Nelson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Leicester City).

  7. 90'+3'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.

  8. 90'+1'
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. Chakvetadze

    Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.

    J. Morris

  9. 90'+1'

    Corner, Watford. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.

  10. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  11. 88'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Silko-Amari Thomas.

    F. Issahaku

  12. 87'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

    J. Ayew

  13. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Skipp

    Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Oliver Skipp.

    H. Choudhury

  14. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Pereira

    Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Ricardo Pereira.

    S. Thomas

  15. 87'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vivaldo Semedo following a fast break.

    I. Louza

  16. 82'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.

    N. Irankunda

  17. 81'

    Free kick won

    Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).

  19. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Maamma

    Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Othmane Maamma.

    M. Sissoko

  20. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Kjerrumgaard

    Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.

    V. Semedo

  21. 79'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke Thomas.

  22. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. De Cordova-Reid

    Substitution, Leicester City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.

    A. Ramsey

  23. 75'LEI

    Free kick won

    Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  24. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).

  25. 74'WAT

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.

Leaders

LEIWAT
Total Shots
Fatawu Issahaku
4
Imran Louza
3
Accurate Passes
Ben Nelson
68
Imran Louza
67
Saves
Jakub Stolarczyk
1
Egil Selvik
1

Season seriesLEI leads series 5-0

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