Leicester vs Watford

Championship 26 Dec 2025, 15:00
Leicester
Leicester
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 King Power Stadium Round 23

Match report

Watford edged past Leicester 2-1 in the Championship on 26 December 2025.

Watford had 13 shots to Leicester's 9.

The match was played at King Power Stadium.

Half-time 1-1 Shots 9 - 13 On target 3 - 3 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 14 - 8 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Jordan James
Leicester · 1 goal
8 Matthew Pollock 1 goal
8 Othmane Maamma 1 goal
8 Jeremy Ngakia captained the side
8 Imrân Louza 2 assists
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–8 5–5
Shots On Goal 2–1 1–2
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 2–2 3–4
Attacks 56–40 63–48
Match statistics
5 Corners 6
4 Substitution 4
119 Attacks 88
53 Dangerous Attacks 37
1 On Target 4
8 Off Target 9
9 Shots Total 13
3 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 5
4 Shots Inside Box 7
5 Shots Outside Box 6
14 Fouls 8
5 Corners 6
1 Offsides 1
51% Ball Possession 49%
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 2
457 Passes Total 448
387 Passes Accurate 382
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leicester · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Stolarczyk
21 R. Pereira 5 C. Okoli 4 B. Nelson 33 L. Thomas
6 J. James 22 O. Skipp
7 A. Issahaku 14 B. Decordova-Reid 10 S. Mavididi
9 J. Ayew
Watford · 4-4-2
1 E. Selvik
2 J. Ngakia 6 M. Pollock 3 M. Alleyne 16 M. Bola
42 O. Maamma 5 H. Kyprianou 10 I. Louza 7 T. Ince
8 G. Chakvetadze 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
Leicester
Coach
Marti Cifuentes
Substitutes
  • 28 Jeremy Monga
  • 30 Aaron Ramsey
  • 39 Silko Thomas
  • 17 Hamza Choudhury
  • 31 Asmir Begović
  • 3 Wout Faes
  • 56 Olabade Aluko
  • 25 Louis Page
  • 18 Julián Carranza
Watford
Coach
Javier Gracia Carlos
Substitutes
  • 66 Nestory Irankunda
  • 17 Moussa Sissoko
  • 18 Vivaldo
  • 22 James Morris
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 29 Jeremy Petris
  • 25 James Abankwah
  • 4 Kévin Keben Biakolo
  • 23 Nampalys Mendy
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ N. Irankunda ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 69' ↑ J. Monga ↓ S. Mavididi Leicester
  • 75' ↑ A. Ramsey ↓ B. De Cordova-Reid Leicester
  • 81' ↑ M. Sissoko ↓ O. Maamma Watford
  • 81' ↑ V. Semedo ↓ L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
  • 87' ↑ H. Choudhury ↓ O. Skipp Leicester
  • 87' ↑ S. Thomas ↓ R. Pereira Leicester
  • 90+1' ↑ J. Morris ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
Cards
  • 19' I. Fatawu Leicester
  • 42' O. Skipp Leicester
  • 48' I. Louza Watford
  • 61' H. Kyprianou Watford
  • 63' S. Mavididi Leicester
Head-to-head
Leicester 5 2 draws 1 Watford
2026-03-21 Watford vs Leicester 0 - 0
2025-12-26 Leicester vs Watford 1 - 2
2024-02-10 Watford vs Leicester City 1 - 2
2023-11-25 Leicester City vs Watford 2 - 0
2022-05-15 Watford vs Leicester City 1 - 5
2022-01-08 Leicester City vs Watford 4 - 1
Recent form
Leicester D D L D L
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leicester vs Watford?
Leicester lost 1-2 against Watford on 26 December 2025.
Who won Leicester vs Watford?
Watford won the match 2-1.
Where was Leicester vs Watford played?
The match was played at King Power Stadium.