English FA Cup

Leicester City vs Watford, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Third Round

· English FA Cup
Leicester City
  • 7': Youri Tielemans (P)
  • 25': James Maddison
  • 54': Harvey Barnes
  • 85': Marc Albrighton
FT
4 - 1
Watford
  • 27': João Pedro

Holders Leicester ease into FA Cup fourth round

Holders Leicester eased into the FA Cup fourth round after a 4-1 win over Watford on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Lewis Brunt (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 6': Penalty Leicester City. Jannik Vestergaard draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 6': Penalty conceded by Francisco Sierralta (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 7': Goal! Leicester City 1, Watford 0. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 8': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 8': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 10': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
  • 15': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Ozan Tufan (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Watford).
  • 17': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 24': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Goal! Leicester City 2, Watford 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a through ball.
  • 27': Goal! Leicester City 2, Watford 1. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher with a through ball.
  • 28': Offside, Leicester City. Lewis Brunt tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
  • 29': Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Vontae Daley-Campbell (Leicester City).
  • 37': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Vontae Daley-Campbell (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Vontae Daley-Campbell (Leicester City).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 45'+1': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 2, Watford 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Watford 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Wanya Marcal-Madivadua replaces Vontae Daley-Campbell.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ozan Tufan (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Wanya Marcal-Madivadua (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 48': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
  • 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 53': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 53': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Goal! Leicester City 3, Watford 1. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 55': VAR Decision: Goal Leicester City 3-1 Watford (Harvey Barnes).
  • 56': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Morris.
  • 57': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 57': Lewis Brunt (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Ashley Fletcher.
  • 63': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Tom Cleverley.
  • 64': Substitution, Watford. Juraj Kucka replaces Ozan Tufan.
  • 70': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
  • 70': James Morris (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Gosling.
  • 74': Hand ball by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
  • 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  • 74': Substitution, Watford. Shaqai Forde replaces João Pedro.
  • 74': Substitution, Watford. Kamil Conteh replaces Moussa Sissoko.
  • 77': Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 78': Foul by Shaqai Forde (Watford).
  • 78': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 79': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
  • 81': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 83': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 83': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 85': Goal! Leicester City 4, Watford 1. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Substitution, Leicester City. Will Alves replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 87': Foul by Shaqai Forde (Watford).
  • 87': Lewis Brunt (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by James Morris.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harvey Barnes.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
  • 90'+3': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by James Morris.
  • 90'+9': Offside, Leicester City. Lewis Brunt tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Leicester City 4, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 4, Watford 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
48.6 Possession 51.4
13 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
348 Accurate Passes 387
434 Passes 458
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
20 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 50
31 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 17
14 Tackles 27
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 11
15 Effective Clearances 16
15 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 25,710

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Danny Ward (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
20 Hamza Choudhury
38 Vontae Daley-Campbell Yellow Card
11 Marc Albrighton
10 James Maddison
62 Lewis Brunt
8 Youri Tielemans
37 Ademola Lookman
7 Harvey Barnes
17 Ayoze Pérez
Leicester City Substitutes:
Jakub Stolarczyk, Ben Nelson, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Kasper Schmeichel, Will Alves, Kasey McAteer, Sammy Braybrooke.

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
31 Francisco Sierralta
15 Craig Cathcart
42 James Morris
2 Jeremy Ngakia
19 Moussa Sissoko
18 Ozan Tufan
8 Tom Cleverley
29 Cucho Hernández
10 João Pedro
17 Ashley Fletcher
Watford Substitutes:
Juraj Kucka, Robert Elliot, Joshua King, Hassane Kamara, Kamil Conteh, Dan Gosling, Ken Sema, Shaqai Forde, Derek Agyakwa.

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