Watford vs Leicester City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Watford are hosting Leicester City
at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo because of an injury.
- 10': Penalty Leicester City. Dennis Praet draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 10': Penalty conceded by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 11': Goal! Watford 0, Leicester City 1. Patson Daka (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 15': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 15': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
- 17': Jake Livermore (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 18': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patson Daka.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
- 27': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 31': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
- 32': Mads Hermansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
- 33': Attempt saved. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
- 34': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
- 34': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Harry Winks (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Ben Nelson (Leicester City).
- 40': Mileta Rajovic (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
- 40': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 44': Offside, Watford. Ryan Porteous is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 45': Mileta Rajovic (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 45'+1': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Ben Nelson (Leicester City).
- 45'+5': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
- 45'+5': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Watford 0, Leicester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Leicester City 1.
- 46': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 46': Jamal Lewis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 50': Offside, Watford. Mileta Rajovic is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
- 55': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Goal! Watford 0, Leicester City 2. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
- 58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
- 59': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 59': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Substitution, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Ken Sema.
- 60': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Mileta Rajovic.
- 61': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Matheus Martins.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 62': Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt following a corner.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Callum Doyle replaces Ben Nelson.
- 63': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 2. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 63': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
- 63': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
- 69': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 69': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
- 71': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 71': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Patson Daka.
- 72': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 72': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Andrews.
- 72': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 73': Offside, Watford. Jake Livermore is caught offside.
- 74': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
- 75': Callum Doyle (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 75': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Doyle (Leicester City).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Attempt saved. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 82': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
- 82': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Dennis Praet.
- 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Abdul Fatawu.
- 84': Offside, Watford. Tom Ince is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
- 86': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
- 86': Offside, Watford. Wesley Hoedt is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 88': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
- 90'+4': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 90'+4': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
- 90'+6': Jake Livermore (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Winks following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Leicester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Leicester City 2.
Statistics
LEI | WAT | |
---|---|---|
15 | Fouls | 11 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 6 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
52.4 | Possession | 47.6 |
6 | SHOTS | 13 |
3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
441 | Accurate Passes | 384 |
510 | Passes | 447 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
8 | Crosses | 24 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
45 | Long Balls | 41 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
16 | Tackles | 10 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 5 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
26 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,597
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,597
EFL Championship Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester City | 45 | +50 | 97 |
2 | Ipswich Town | 45 | +33 | 93 |
3 | Leeds United | 45 | +39 | 90 |
4 | Southampton | 45 | +23 | 84 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
26 | Ben Hamer (GK) |
4 | Wesley Hoedt |
5 | Ryan Porteous |
6 | Jamal Lewis |
24 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
8 | Jake Livermore |
16 | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
11 | Ismaël Koné |
19 | Bayo Youssouf |
12 | Ken Sema |
37 | Matheus Martins |
Leicester City (3-2-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
3 | Wout Faes |
2 | James Justin |
45 | Ben Nelson |
8 | Harry Winks |
21 | Ricardo Pereira |
35 | Kasey McAteer |
18 | Fatawu Issahaku |
20 | Patson Daka |
22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
26 | Dennis Praet |
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