Leicester City vs Watford, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
4 - 2
4 - 2
Maddison ruins Ranieri's return as Leicester beats Watford
— James Maddison inspired Leicester to a 4-2 win over Watford in the Premier League to ruin Claudio Ranieri’s return on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Leicester City. Jonny Evans tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
- 2': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
- 3': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 3': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
- 6': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 6': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 9': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 10': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Dangerous play by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
- 11': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. William Troost-Ekong (Watford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Offside, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis tries a through ball, but Moussa Sissoko is caught offside.
- 16': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 16': Goal! Leicester City 1, Watford 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Evans with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 18': Offside, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
- 19': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
- 24': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 24': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt missed. Adam Masina (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 25': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 25': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 28': Penalty Watford. Emmanuel Dennis draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 28': Penalty conceded by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 30': Goal! Leicester City 1, Watford 1. Joshua King (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Masina with a cross.
- 32': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 32': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
- 33': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Goal! Leicester City 2, Watford 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
- 36': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross.
- 37': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 38': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
- 42': Goal! Leicester City 3, Watford 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Hand ball by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 44': Offside, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Offside, Watford. Daniel Bachmann tries a through ball, but Joshua King is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
- 45'+2': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 3, Watford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 3, Watford 1.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Imrân Louza.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Ozan Tufan replaces Tom Cleverley.
- 47': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 47': Joshua King (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 50': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
- 50': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ozan Tufan.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 54': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 56': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 57': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
- 57': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a headed pass.
- 58': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Adam Masina.
- 59': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 60': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Masina.
- 61': Goal! Leicester City 3, Watford 2. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 62': VAR Decision: Goal Watford - Leicester City 3-2 Watford (Emmanuel Dennis).
- 66': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
- 66': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a through ball.
- 68': Goal! Leicester City 4, Watford 2. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 71': Substitution, Watford. Ashley Fletcher replaces Emmanuel Dennis because of an injury.
- 72': Offside, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 74': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Evans.
- 75': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 77': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 77': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Offside, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 82': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 83': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Ozan Tufan (Watford).
- 84': Attempt missed. Ozan Tufan (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Adam Masina.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces James Maddison.
- 89': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 89': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
- 90': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 90'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 90'+4': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
- 90'+4': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Hand ball by Ashley Fletcher (Watford).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 4, Watford 2.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 4, Watford 2.
Statistics
 WAT |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,020
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,020
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 37 | Ademola Lookman |
Watford (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 6 | Imran Louza |
| 11 | Adam Masina |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 19 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 8 | Tom Cleverley |
| 7 | Joshua King |
| 29 | Cucho Hernández |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
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