English Premier League

Leicester vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 16': James Maddison
  • 34': Jamie Vardy
  • 42': Jamie Vardy
  • 68': Ademola Lookman
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  • 30': Josh King (P)
  • 61': Emmanuel Dennis

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

  • 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.
  • 30': Goal! Leicester City 1, Watford 1. Joshua King (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Ozan Tufan replaces Tom Cleverley.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Imrân Louza.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 3, Watford 1.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces James Maddison.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,020

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+45 Liverpool 38 84 4
+35 Arsenal 38 74 4
+28 Manchester City 38 71 9
+21 Chelsea 38 69 9
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

LEI 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

WAT 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 Josh King
29 Cucho Hernández
25 Emmanuel Dennis

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