Watford 2-1 Leicester — Premier League, 26 Dec 2017
Watford beat Leicester 2-1 in the Premier League on 26 December 2017 at Vicarage Road, Watford. M. Wagué scored for Watford; Riyad Mahrez for Leicester. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 1 and Leicester 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 4'
- 8'
- 13'
- 30'
- 0-137'assist: M. Albrighton
- 44'out: S. Okaka
- 1-145'
- Half-time1-1
- 1-265'Own Goal
- 73'
- 73'out: I. Slimani
- 81'
- 84'
- 87'
- 88'
- 90'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Watford
- 7.8André CarrilloF
- 7.5Molla WaguéD
- 7.3Tom CleverleyM
- 7.2Heurelho GomesG
- 7.2Marvin ZeegelaarD
- 7.0Christian KabaseleD
- 6.8Abdoulaye DoucouréM
- 6.7RicharlisonF
- 6.6Stefano OkakaF
- 6.5Roberto PereyraF
- 6.2Daryl JanmaatD
- 6.2Ben WatsonM
Leicester
- 8.6Marc AlbrightonM
- 7.2Riyad MahrezM
- 6.7Leonardo UlloaF
- 6.6Demarai GrayM
- 6.5Aleksandar DragovićD
- 6.4Wes MorganD
- 6.4Islam SlimaniF
- 6.3Jamie VardyF
- 6.3Harry MaguireD
- 6.3Wilfred NdidiM
- 6.3Shinji OkazakiM
- 6.2Andy KingM
- 5.9Kasper SchmeichelG
- 5.7Benjamin ChilwellD
Line-ups
Substitutes
WatfordMarco Silva
Substitutes
- 25J. HolebasD
- 5S. Prödl87'D
- 29E. CapoueM
- 18A. GrayF
- 17J. Sinclair90'F
- 33S. Okaka44'F6.6
- 35Daniel BachmannG
LeicesterC. Puel
Substitutes
- 19I. Slimani73'F6.4
- 28C. FuchsD
- 7Demarai Gray73'M6.6
- 22Matthew JamesM
- 12B. HamerG
- 29Y. BenalouaneD
- 23L. Ulloa84'F6.7
Team statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Carrillo | 89 | – | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7.8 |
| Molla Wagué | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Tom Cleverley | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Heurelho Gomes | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Marvin Zeegelaar | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.2 |
| Christian Kabasele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Richarlison | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Stefano Okaka | 46 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Roberto Pereyra | 44 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Daryl Janmaat | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ben Watson | 87 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.2 |
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Albrighton | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8.6 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Leonardo Ulloa | 6 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Demarai Gray | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Aleksandar Dragović | 73 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Wes Morgan | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Islam Slimani | 17 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jamie Vardy | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Harry Maguire | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Wilfred Ndidi | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Shinji Okazaki | 73 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Andy King | 84 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| Benjamin Chilwell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 5.7 |
Recent Form
WatfordLLLLD
- L23 Dec 17ABrighton0-1
- L16 Dec 17HHuddersfield1-4
- L12 Dec 17ACrystal Palace1-2
- L09 Dec 17ABurnley0-1
- D02 Dec 17HTottenham1-1
LeicesterDLWWW
- D23 Dec 17HManchester United2-2
- L16 Dec 17HCrystal Palace0-3
- W13 Dec 17ASouthampton4-1
- W09 Dec 17ANewcastle3-2
- W02 Dec 17HBurnley1-0
Head-to-head
Final table, Premier League 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Burnley | 38 | -3 | 54 |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | -14 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester | 38 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Newcastle | 38 | -8 | 44 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | -10 | 44 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 38 | -16 | 44 |
| 13 | West Ham | 38 | -20 | 42 |
| 14 | Watford | 38 | -20 | 41 |
| 15 | Brighton | 38 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Huddersfield | 38 | -30 | 37 |
Before and after
Watford
- Previous: Brighton 1-0 Watford, 23 Dec 2017 · Premier League
- Next: Watford 1-2 Swansea, 30 Dec 2017 · Premier League
Leicester
- Previous: Leicester 2-2 Manchester United, 23 Dec 2017 · Premier League
- Next: Liverpool 2-1 Leicester, 30 Dec 2017 · Premier League
Data updated