Watford vs Leicester

15 May 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 1 – 5

Half-time: 1–2

João Pedro 6’

James Maddison 18’
Jamie Vardy 22’, 70’
Harvey Barnes 46’, 86’

Match summary

Leicester came from behind to win 5-1 away at Watford. Leicester led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, João Pedro put Watford ahead from a corner in the 6th minute, James Maddison equalised in the 18th minute, set up by Youri Tielemans, and Jamie Vardy put Leicester in front with a header in the 22nd minute, set up by James Maddison. In the second half, Harvey Barnes made it 1-3 in the 46th minute, set up by Marc Albrighton, Vardy made it 1-4 in the 70th minute, set up by Harvey Barnes, and Barnes made it 1-5 in the 86th minute, set up by James Maddison.

Watford can feel hard done by, creating 2.60 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Leicester's 2.27 from 13.

Match stats

13 Shots 13

5 Shots on Target 7

7 Corners 3

0 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

2.59 xG 2.27

2.59 Non-penalty xG 2.27

4 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Watford Leicester

Kick-off

João Pedro

1-0

6’

18’

James Maddison
Assist: Youri Tielemans

1-1

22’

Jamie Vardy
Assist: James Maddison

1-2

Half-time1-2

46’

Harvey Barnes
Assist: Marc Albrighton

1-3

70’

Jamie Vardy
Assist: Harvey Barnes

1-4

86’

Harvey Barnes
Assist: James Maddison

1-5

Full-time1-5

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Leicester

Youri Tielemans

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.

Watford 2.60 xGLeicester 2.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Leicester attacking Watford attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Ben Foster	GK	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Jeremy Ngakia	DEF	90		1	0.01	0.68	1
Christian Kabasele	DEF	90		3	0.75	0.12	1
Craig Cathcart	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Adam Masina	DEF	90		1	0.12	0.00	0
Edo Kayembe	MID	90		0	0.00	0.04	1
Moussa Sissoko	MID	90		0	0.00	0.26	1
Dan Gosling	MID	50		0	0.00	0.05	1
Samuel Kalu	FWD	90		1	0.32	0.29	1
João Pedro	FWD	90	1	7	1.39	0.00	0
Ken Sema	FWD	85		0	0.00	0.76	4
Hassane Kamara	Sub	40		0	0.00	0.00	0
Oghenekaro Etebo	Sub	5		0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Danny Ward	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Timothy Castagne	DEF	90			3	0.41	0.02	1
Wesley Fofana	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jonny Evans	DEF	61			0	0.00	0.00	0
James Justin	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Nampalys Mendy	MID	50			0	0.00	0.00	0
James Maddison	MID	90	1	2	2	0.47	0.38	3
Youri Tielemans	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.47	2
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	MID	90			1	0.02	0.24	3
Harvey Barnes	MID	90	2	1	3	0.69	0.57	2
Jamie Vardy	FWD	85	2		3	0.54	0.26	1
Marc Albrighton	Sub	40		1	0	0.00	0.32	1
Daniel Amartey	Sub	29			0	0.00	0.00	0
Patson Daka	Sub	5			1	0.13	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 19% Avg odds 5.12

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.95

Leicester win 57% Avg odds 1.70

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

Form going into the game

Watford L L L L D

Leicester D D L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Leicester 4-2 Watford, 28 Nov 21 All Watford vs Leicester meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.