Leicester City conquers Watford 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Leicester City overcame Watford to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Leicester City conquers Watford 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Leicester City topped Watford to win 2-1. It was Leicester City to strike first with a penalty of Patson Daka at the 11′. Then Ricardo Pereira scored again for Leicester City in the 55′ minute. Eventually, Emmanuel Dennis reduced the distance for Watford (63′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 20,597 spectators.​ The referee was Oliver Langford who had the assistance of Hristo Karaivanov and Richard Woodward. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.84 degrees Celsius or 38.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Watford

1 - 2

Team 1

Leicester City

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 13 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 104 Attack 82
  • 57 Dangerous attack 34
  • 37 Ball safe 36
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 4 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Watford was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Leicester City that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Watford was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Leicester City managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Watford shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Watford received 2 yellow cards (Ryan Porteous and Wesley Hoedt). On the other side, Leicester City received 3 yellow cards (Jamie Vardy, Benjamin Nelson and Harry Winks).

Match Timeline

Mileta Rajovic- sub ->Vakoun Issouf Bayo
3'
11'
P. Daka(penalty)
37'
Harry Winks- Yellow
45'
55'
Ricardo Pereira(goal)Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
Y. Asprilla- sub ->Mileta Rajovic
60'
Emmanuel Dennis- sub ->Ken Sema
60'
61'
Emmanuel Dennis(goal)
63'
62'
C. Doyle- sub ->Benjamin Nelson
R. Porteous- Yellow
75'
Tom Ince- sub ->Giorgi Chakvetadze
72'
72'
Jamie Vardy - sub ->Patson Daka
82'
Hamza Choudhury- sub ->Dennis Praet
83'
Stephy Mavididi- sub ->Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
Wesley Hoedt- Yellow
90'
90'
Jamie Vardy - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After this match, Watford stays with 41 points like Middlesbrough and Bristol City to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City will has 75 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away against Norwich City on the 13th of February with a 14-5 head to head record in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Leicester City will host Sheffield Wednesday on the 13th of February with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (2 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Ben Hamer 26.England
6.7
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
7.0
90'
D
Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland
6.4
D
T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria
6.3
D
R. Porteous 5.Scotland
6.8
75'
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
7.0
M
Ismaël Koné 11.Canada
7.7
M
Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia
6.6
72'
F
Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast
3'
F
Ken Sema 12.Sweden
6.8
60'
F
Matheus Martins 37.Brazil
6.4
61'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bachmann  1.Austria
D
Mattie Pollock 15.England
D
R. Andrews 45.England
6.6
61'
D
F. Sierralta 3.Chile
D
J. Morris 42.England
M
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
7.0
60'
M
Tom Ince 7.England
6.8
72'
F
Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria
7.0
60' Goals63'
F
Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark
6.8
3'

Watford adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Ben Hamer (6.7), Tom Dele-Bashiru (6.3), Ryan Porteous (6.8), Wesley Hoedt (7.0), Jamal Lewis (6.4), Ismaël Koné (7.7), Jake Livermore (7.0), Giorgi Chakvetadze (6.6), Matheus Martins (6.4), Vakoun Issouf Bayo and Ken Sema (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Matthew Pollock, Yaser Asprilla (7.0), Emmanuel Dennis (7.0), Ryan Andrews (6.6), Horacio Barrenechea, Francisco Sierralta, Thomas Ince (6.8), Mileta Rajovic (6.8) and James Morris.

Watford could not rely on the presence of Mileta Rajovic (injured).

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: Vakoun Issouf Bayo for Mileta Rajovic (3′), Ken Sema for Emmanuel Dennis (60′), Matheus Martins for Ryan Andrews (61′), Mileta Rajovic for Yaser Asprilla (60′) and Giorgi Chakvetadze for Thomas Ince (72′).

Player of the match: Ismaël Koné​

The most impressive player for Watford was Ismaël Koné.

His rating is 7.7 with 39 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City
G
Mads Hermansen 30.Denmark
6.7
D
Ben Nelson 45.Scotland
6.3
62' 45'
D
J. Justin 2.England
7.3
D
Wout Faes 3.Belgium
7.7
M
Dennis Praet 26.Belgium
7.5
82'
M
Harry Winks 8.England
6.3
37'
M
A. Fatawu 18.Ghana
7.9
83'
M
Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal
7.9
Goals55'
M
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England
7.1
M
K. McAteer 35.England
6.8
F
P. Daka 20.Zambia
7.3
72' Goals11'
Substitutes
G
J. Stolarczyk 41.Poland
D
Conor Coady 4.England
D
C. Doyle 5.England
6.8
62'
M
Hamza Choudhury 17.England
6.4
82'
M
W. Alves 37.England
F
Jamie Vardy  9.England
6.8
72' 90'
F
Thomas Cannon 28.England
F
Yunus Akgün 29.Turkey
F
Stephy Mavididi 10.England
7.0
83'

Also Leicester City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Enzo Maresca played with: Mads Hermansen (6.7), Benjamin Nelson (6.3), Wout Faes (7.7), James Justin (7.3), Ricardo Pereira (7.9), Harry Winks (6.3), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (7.9), Dennis Praet (7.5), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (7.1), Kasey McAteer (6.8) and Patson Daka (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Callum Doyle (6.8), Stephy Mavididi (7.0), Conor Coady, Jamie Vardy (6.8), Hamza Choudhury (6.4), Thomas Cannon, Yunus Akgün, Will Alves and Jakub Stolarczyk.

Substitutions

Leicester City made 4 changes: Benjamin Nelson for Callum Doyle (62′), Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy (72′), Dennis Praet for Hamza Choudhury (82′) and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for Stephy Mavididi (83′).

Player of the match: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Abdul Fatawu Issahaku even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 17 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​