English Premier League

Watford vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 6': João Pedro
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  • 18': James Maddison
  • 22': Jamie Vardy
  • 46': Harvey Barnes
  • 70': Jamie Vardy
  • 86': Harvey Barnes

Leicester routs Watford 5-1 in Hodgson's last home game

— Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes each scored twice as Roy Hodgson’s final home match in charge of already-relegated Watford ended in an embarrassing 5-1 Premier League loss to Leicester on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 5': Samuel Kalu (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 6': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 0. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 11': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harvey Barnes.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Adam Masina (Watford) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Christian Kabasele following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
  • 15': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ken Sema.
  • 17': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 18': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 20': Foul by Dan Gosling (Watford).
  • 20': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
  • 25': Offside, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 27': Foul by Dan Gosling (Watford).
  • 27': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 34': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 43': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dan Gosling.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
  • 45'+3': Samuel Kalu (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Samuel Kalu (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Watford 1, Leicester City 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Leicester City 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Hassane Kamara replaces Dan Gosling.
  • 46': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 3. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
  • 47': Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
  • 48': Adam Masina (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
  • 49': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 53': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
  • 53': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 54': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Offside, Watford. Hassane Kamara tries a through ball, but Samuel Kalu is caught offside.
  • 57': Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Jonny Evans.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
  • 58': Offside, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia tries a through ball, but Samuel Kalu is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 62': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Danny Ward.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 66': Offside, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne tries a through ball, but Marc Albrighton is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
  • 68': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 4. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a through ball.
  • 72': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Danny Ward.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 76': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Kalu.
  • 76': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Danny Ward.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Watford. Peter Etebo replaces Ken Sema.
  • 81': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 86': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 5. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 88': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
  • 88': Samuel Kalu (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Peter Etebo (Watford).
  • 89': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a through ball.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Leicester City 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Leicester City 5.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 2
59.5 Possession 40.5
13 SHOTS 13
7 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
449 Accurate Passes 273
526 Passes 351
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 9
21 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 56
28 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 0
14 Effective Tackles 10
26 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 16
19 Effective Clearances 10
19 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,257

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 4 +5 12
2 Arsenal 4 +8 9
3 Tottenham Hotspur 4 +7 9
4 AFC Bournemouth 4 +1 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
15 Craig Cathcart
27 Christian Kabasele
11 Adam Masina
2 Jeremy Ngakia
39 Edo Kayembe
16 Dan Gosling
19 Moussa Sissoko
10 João Pedro
12 Ken Sema
28 Samuel Kalu

LEI Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Danny Ward (GK)
6 Jonny Evans
3 Wesley Fofana
24 Nampalys Mendy
2 James Justin
27 Timothy Castagne
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8 Youri Tielemans
7 Harvey Barnes
10 James Maddison
9 Jamie Vardy

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