Leicester City vs Watford

FA Cup - 3rd Round 8 Jan 2022, 15:00
Leicester City
Leicester City
4–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire) 👤 M. Dean

Match report

Leicester City cruised past Watford 4-1 in the FA Cup - 3rd Round on 8 January 2022.

Leicester City had 13 shots to Watford's 13.

The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire), with M. Dean in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 13 - 13 On target 7 - 4 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 9 - 11 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Marc Albrighton
Leicester City · 1 goal
8 Hamza Choudhury 61 passes (85% accurate)
8 Jannik Vestergaard captained the side
8 Ademola Lookman 2 assists
7 Youri Tielemans 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–6 6–7
Shots On Goal 3–2 4–2
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 2–2 3–3
Attacks 47–44 48–53
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 5
95 Attacks 97
51 Dangerous Attacks 45
4 On Target 3
8 Off Target 11
13 Shots Total 13
7 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 4
11 Shots Inside Box 6
2 Shots Outside Box 7
9 Fouls 11
5 Corners 5
3 Offsides 0
51% Ball Possession 49%
1 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 3
458 Passes Total 434
387 Passes Accurate 348
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leicester City · 4-2-3-1
12 D. Ward
11 M. Albrighton 20 H. Choudhury 23 J. Vestergaard 38 V. Daley-Campbell
8 Y. Tielemans 62 L. Brunt
17 A. Pérez 10 J. Maddison 7 H. Barnes
37 A. Lookman
Watford · 4-3-3
26 D. Bachmann
2 J. Ngakia 15 C. Cathcart 31 F. Sierralta 42 J. Morris
8 T. Cleverley 19 M. Sissoko 18 O. Tufan
17 A. Fletcher 29 C. Hernández 10 J. Pedro
Leicester City
Coach
B. Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 1 Kasper Schmeichel
  • 41 Jakub Stolarczyk
  • 45 Ben Nelson
  • 49 Kasey McAteer
  • 77 Will Alves
  • 54 Wanya Marcal-Madivadua
  • 74 Sammy Braybrooke
Watford
Coach
C. Ranieri
Substitutes
  • 35 Robert Elliot
  • 48 Derek Agyakwa
  • 14 Hassane Kamara
  • 16 Dan Gosling
  • 45 Kamil Conteh
  • 33 Juraj Kucka
  • 12 Ken Sema
  • 7 Joshua King
  • 47 Shaqai Forde
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Wanya Marçal ↓ V. Daley-Campbell Leicester City
  • 58' ↑ K. Sema ↓ A. Fletcher Watford
  • 63' ↑ D. Gosling ↓ T. Cleverley Watford
  • 64' ↑ J. Kucka ↓ O. Tufan Watford
  • 74' ↑ K. McAteer ↓ Ayoze Pérez Leicester City
  • 74' ↑ K. Conteh ↓ M. Sissoko Watford
  • 74' ↑ S. Forde ↓ João Pedro Watford
  • 86' ↑ W. Alves ↓ A. Lookman Leicester City
Cards
  • 37' Vontae Daley-Campbell Leicester City
Head-to-head
Leicester City 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 City D D L D L
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leicester City vs Watford?
Leicester City won 4-1 against Watford on 8 January 2022.
Who won Leicester City vs Watford?
Leicester City won the match 4-1.
Where was Leicester City vs Watford played?
The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire).
Who had more possession in Leicester City vs Watford?
Leicester City had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.