Leicester vs Watford

26 December 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Josh Smith

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

J. James 7’

O. Maamma 45’
M. Pollock 65’

Match summary

Watford came from behind to win 2-1 away at Leicester. It was 1-1 at half-time.

J. James put Leicester ahead in the 7th minute, O. Maamma equalised in the 45th minute, and M. Pollock won it with a header in the 65th minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.40 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Leicester's 0.41 from 9.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

9 Shots 13

2 Shots on target 3

5 Corners 6

458 Passes 448

84.5% Pass accuracy 85.3%

19 Tackles 25

14 Fouls 8

3 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 1

Key events

Leicester Watford

J. JamesRight foot shot

1-0

7’

A. F. Issahaku

19’

S. MavididiShot on target

24’

O. Skipp

42’

45’

O. MaammaRight foot shot

1-1

48’

I. Louza

61’

H. Kyprianou

S. Mavididi

63’

65’

M. PollockHeader

1-2

66’

N. IrankundaT. Ince

J. MongaS. Mavididi

69’

A. RamseyB. Reid

75’

81’

M. SissokoO. Maamma

81’

V. SemedoL. Kjerrumgaard

82’

N. IrankundaShot on target

H. ChoudhuryO. Skipp

87’

S. ThomasR. Pereira

87’

90’

J. MorrisG. Chakvetadze

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Leicester 0.41 xGWatford 1.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Watford attacking Leicester attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Leicester 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Watford 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Stolarczyk	90′	1	2	31	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


R. Pereira	87′	3	–	–	5	–	48	–	–	–	–
C. Okoli	90′	2	1	–	2	–	63	2	–	–	–
B. Nelson	90′	1	1	–	4	–	77	–	–	–	–
L. Thomas	90′	4	–	–	4	–	42	1	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


J. James	90′	1	–	26	1	–	2	–	2	1	–	–
O. Skipp	87′	–	–	42	–	–	2	–	2	3	–
A. F. Issahaku	90′	–	–	40	–	–	1	1	3	3	1
B. Reid	75′	–	–	22	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
S. Mavididi	69′	–	–	22	–	–	2	–	5	1	1
J. Monga Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	7	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
A. Ramsey Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
S. Thomas Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	4	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
H. Choudhury Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	11	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


J. Ayew	90′	–	1	2	–	0.10	–	1	4	2	13	–

Goalkeeper1 player


E. Selvik	90′	1	1	25	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


J. Ngakia	90′	9	4	–	12	–	46	1	–	–	–
M. Pollock	90′	1	–	–	7	6	57	–	1	–	–
M. Alleyne	90′	–	1	–	1	–	60	–	–	–	–
M. Bola	90′	–	–	–	–	–	41	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


O. Maamma	81′	1	–	15	–	–	5	–	6	1	–	–
H. Kyprianou	90′	–	–	20	1	–	–	–	3	–	1
I. Louza	90′	–	2	76	3	–	5	1	12	4	4
T. Ince	66′	–	–	18	2	–	1	–	2	–	1	–
M. Sissoko Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


G. Chakvetadze	90′	–	–	–		–	–	–				–
L. Kjerrumgaard	81′	–	–	1	–	0.05	–	1	3	–	14	–
N. Irankunda Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	1	1	0.02	–	–	4	–	8	–
V. Semedo Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	4	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 42% Avg odds 2.24

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.45

Watford win 31% Avg odds 3.07

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Leicester L W D W L

Watford L W D D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Watford 1-2 Leicester, 10 Feb 24 Next meeting: Watford 0-0 Leicester, 21 Mar 26 All Leicester vs Watford meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.