Leicester vs Watford 2021-22 English FA Cup, Third Round
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4 - 1
4 - 1
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
- 7': Goal! Leicester City 1, Watford 0. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left 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.
- 37': Vontae Daley-Campbell (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 2, Watford 1.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Wanya Marcal-Madivadua replaces Vontae Daley-Campbell.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Watford 1.
- 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.
- 58': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Ashley Fletcher.
- 63': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Tom Cleverley.
- 64': Substitution, Watford. Juraj Kucka replaces Ozan Tufan.
- 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.
- 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.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Leicester City 4, Watford 1.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 25,710
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 25,710
Statistics
 WAT |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 20 | Hamza Choudhury |
| 38 | Vontae Daley-Campbell  |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 62 | Lewis Brunt |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 37 | Ademola Lookman |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
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 |
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