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Watford vs Leicester City

Championship
Watford
10-7-12
0-1
Final
Leicester
17-9-3
Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'LEI
50%Possession50%
11Shots14
4On target7
3Corners8
6Saves4
10Fouls11
29'Nordin AmrabatWAT58'Nathan AkéWAT74'Christian FuchsLEI90'+2'Wes MorganLEI
Team1H2HT
WAT000
LEI011

Who won: Leicester 1-0

Leicester City beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Leicester: Riyad Mahrez (56').

Recap · Mar 5
Riyad Mahrez helps Leicester City beat Watford, expand Premier League lead

A wonder goal from Riyad Mahrez saw Leicester took another step closer to completing the unthinkable and winning the Barclays Premier League.

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ESPN · 17h ago
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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

Leicester
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 2Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 3Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 4Christian FuchsLB
  5. 5Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 6N'Golo KantéCM-L
  7. 7Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  8. 8Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 9Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 10Shinji OkazakiCF-L
  11. 11Jamie VardyCF-R
Watford20th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 2Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 3Sebastian PrödlCD-R
  4. 4José HolebasLB
  5. 5Allan NyomRB
  6. 6Ben WatsonCM-L
  7. 7Mario SuárezCM-R
  8. 8Étienne CapoueLM
  9. 9Nordin AmrabatRM
  10. 10Odion IghaloCF-L
  11. 11Troy DeeneyCF-R

Head to head

LEI leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Leicester 1, Watford 0 (May 9)

Last 5

LEI
  • Tvs WBA2-2
  • Wvs NOR1-0
  • L@ ARS1-2
  • W@ MNC3-1
  • Wvs LIV2-0
WAT
  • L@ MAN0-1
  • Tvs BOU0-0
  • Wvs LEE1-0
  • W@ CRY2-1
  • L@ TOT0-1

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Game info

Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford, England · Attendance 20,884

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Season seriesLEI leads series 3-1-1

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