Watford vs Leicester

10 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee O Langford

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Emmanuel Dennis 63’
  • Patson Daka 11’ (pen)
  • Ricardo Pereira 55’

Match summary

Leicester beat Watford 2-1 on the road. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Patson Daka put Leicester ahead from the penalty spot in the 11th minute, Ricardo Pereira made it 0-2 in the 55th minute, and Emmanuel Dennis pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 63rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 1.47 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots to Watford's 1.09 from 13.

Match stats

Watford Leicester
13 Shots 6
3 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.09 xG 1.47
1.09 Non-penalty xG 0.68

Key events

Watford Leicester
Kick-off
11’
Patson Daka
Penalty
0-1 (Leicester)
Half-time0-1
55’
Ricardo Pereira0-2 (Leicester)
Emmanuel Dennis1-2 (Watford)
63’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Wesley Hoedt
Leicester
  • Benjamin Nelson
  • Harry Winks
  • Jamie Vardy

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.09 1.47 11’ Patson Daka (Leicester), 0-1 11’ 55’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), 0-2 55’ 63’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 1-2 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.09 1.47 11’ Patson Daka (Leicester), 0-1 Daka 11’ 55’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), 0-2 Pereira 55’ 63’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 1-2 Dennis 63’
Watford 1.09 xGLeicester 1.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Watford attacking 
11’ Patson Daka (Leicester), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 63’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 55’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 20’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ James Justin (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+7’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 65’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Patson Daka (Leicester), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 63’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 55’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 20’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ James Justin (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+7’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 65’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Ben Hamer
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.07 – –
90′ – – 2 0.02 – –
Jamal Lewis
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Jake Livermore
90′ – – – – – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Taken off
72′ – – – – – – –
Matheus Martins Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Taken off
4′ – – – – – – –
Ken Sema Taken off
60′ – – – – – – –
Mileta Rajović Came on as a substituteTaken off
86′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Yáser Asprilla Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Emmanuel Dennis Came on as a substitute
30′ 1 – 3 0.80 – – –
Ryan Andrews Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
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.

Before kick-off

Watford win 27% Avg odds 3.59
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.77
Leicester win 48% Avg odds 1.98

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.