English Premier League

Watford vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 6': João Pedro
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1 - 5
  • 18': James Maddison
  • 22': Jamie Vardy
  • 46': Harvey Barnes
  • 70': Jamie Vardy
  • 86': Harvey Barnes

Leicester thrash Watford as Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes star

Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes scored two goals each as Leicester City thrashed relegated Watford 5-1 at Vicarage Road.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 0. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 18': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 22': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
  • 45': Substitution, Watford. Hassane Kamara replaces Dan Gosling.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  • 46': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 3. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
  • 55': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Jonny Evans.
  • 70': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 4. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a through ball.
  • 81': Substitution, Watford. Peter Etebo replaces Ken Sema.
  • 81': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 86': Goal! Watford 1, Leicester City 5. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,257

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
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Statistics

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6 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 2
59.5 Possession 40.5
13 SHOTS 13
7 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
449 Accurate Passes 273
526 Passes 351
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 9
21 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 56
28 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 0
14 Effective Tackles 10
26 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 16
19 Effective Clearances 10
19 Clearances 10

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
15 Craig Cathcart
27 Christian Kabasele
11 Adam Masina
2 Jeremy Ngakia
39 Edo Kayembe
16 Dan Gosling
19 Moussa Sissoko
10 João Pedro
12 Ken Sema
28 Samuel Kalu

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

No. Name
12 Danny Ward (GK)
6 Jonny Evans
3 Wesley Fofana
24 Nampalys Mendy
2 James Justin
27 Timothy Castagne
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8 Youri Tielemans
7 Harvey Barnes
10 James Maddison
9 Jamie Vardy

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