Leicester vs Watford

Final score: Leicester 1-2 Watford in the Championship, December 26, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 6 wins for Leicester, 2 draws, 2 wins for Watford.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 23
Form: LLDWL Leicester
: LDLLW Watford

7' J. James · J. Ayew 1-0
19' Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
42' Oliver Skipp
45' 1-1 O. Maamma · I. Louza
HT1-1
48' Imrân Louza
61' Hector Kyprianou
63' Stephy Mavididi
65' 1-2 M. Pollock · I. Louza
66' ▲ N. Irankunda ▼ T. Ince
69' ▲ J. Monga ▼ S. Mavididi
75' ▲ A. Ramsey ▼ B. De Cordova-Reid
81' ▲ M. Sissoko ▼ O. Maamma
81' ▲ V. Semedo ▼ L. Kjerrumgaard
87' ▲ H. Choudhury ▼ O. Skipp
87' ▲ S. Thomas ▼ R. Pereira
90'+1 ▲ J. Morris ▼ G. Chakvetadze
FT1-2

Line-ups

Leicester Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Marti Cifuentes

1J. Stolarczyk 6.2
21R. Pereira ▼ 87' 6.7
5C. Okoli 6.3
4B. Nelson 6.6
33L. Thomas 6.5
6J. James ⚽ 7.3
22O. Skipp ▼ 87' 6.2
7I. Fatawu 6.2
14B. De Cordova-Reid ▼ 75' 6.3
10S. Mavididi ▼ 69' 6.3
9J. Ayew ⇢ 6.3

Substitutes 9

31A. Begovic
3W. Faes
56O. Aluko
17H. Choudhury ▲ 87' 6.9
25L. Page
39S. Thomas ▲ 87' 6.6
30A. Ramsey ▲ 75' 6.3
28J. Monga ▲ 69' 6.2
18J. Carranza

Watford Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Javier Gracia Carlos

1E. Selvik 6.3
2J. Ngakia 7.7
6M. Pollock ⚽ 7.9
3M. Alleyne 6.9
16M. Bola 6.5
42O. Maamma ⚽ ▼ 81' 7.7
5H. Kyprianou 6.9
10I. Louza ⇢2 8.5
7T. Ince ▼ 66' 6.9
8G. Chakvetadze ▼ 90' 6.3
9L. Kjerrumgaard ▼ 81' 6.3

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
4K. Keben
17M. Sissoko ▲ 81' 6.6
18V. Semedo ▲ 81' 6.3
22J. Morris ▲ 90'
23N. Mendy
29J. Petris
25J. Abankwah
66N. Irankunda ▲ 66' 6.9

Statistics

03⚑5

⚑620

51%Possession49%

9Shots13

2Shots on target3

5Shots off target5

4Shots inside box7

5Shots outside box6

2Blocked shots5

5Corners6

1Offsides1

14Fouls8

3Yellow cards2

1Saves1

-0.76Goals prevented-0.76

458Passes448

387Accurate passes382

84%Pass accuracy85%

0.43Expected goals (xG)1.40

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0