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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').

Latest headlines

ESPN · 40m ago
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ESPN · 2h ago
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ESPN · 2h ago
Ogden: Man United have set Carrick up to fail
ESPN · 2h ago
Should the Man City saga force changes to the Premier League's PSR rules?
ESPN · 2h ago
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ESPN · 13h ago
Sir Elton John slates Watford form 'decline'
ESPN · Sep 11
Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio returns to English football with Watford
Recap · Aug 22
Wrexham still winless after frustrating Watford draw

Lineups

Watford20th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Egil SelvikG
  2. 2Max AlleyneCD-L
  3. 3Matthew PollockCD-R
  4. 4Marc BolaLB
  5. 5Jeremy NgakiaRB
  6. 6Imran LouzaCM-L
  7. 7Hector KyprianouCM-R
  8. 8Tom InceLM
  9. 9Othmane MaammaRM
  10. 10Luca KjerrumgaardCF-L
  11. 11Giorgi ChakvetadzeCF-R
Leicester
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Jakub StolarczykG
  2. 2Ben NelsonCD-L
  3. 3Caleb OkoliCD-R
  4. 4Luke ThomasLB
  5. 5Ricardo PereiraRB
  6. 6Bobby De Cordova-ReidAM
  7. 7Oliver SkippLM
  8. 8Jordan JamesRM
  9. 9Jordan AyewF
  10. 10Stephy MavididiAM-L
  11. 11Fatawu IssahakuAM-R

Head to head

LEI leads series 5-0
Last meeting: Leicester 4, Watford 2 (Nov 28)

Last 5

WAT
  • Wvs STK1-0
  • T@ WXM2-2
  • Tvs SHW1-1
  • Wvs NOR3-2
  • L@ BIR1-2
LEI
  • L@ QPR1-4
  • Wvs IPS3-1
  • T@ BRC2-2
  • W@ DER3-1
  • Lvs SHU2-3

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Game info

Venue
King Power Stadium, Leicester, England · Attendance 30,485
Officials
Josh Smith

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesLEI leads series 5-0

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