Leicester vs Watford

Leicester

King Power Stadium

26 Dec 2025, 16:00

1:2

Finished

Watford

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

7'

Goal

Jordan James(Jordan Ayew)

19'

Abdul Fatawu

42'

Oliver Skipp

O. Maamma(Imrân Louza)

Goal

45'

2ND HALF

Imrân Louza

48'

H. Kyprianou

61'

63'

S. Mavididi

Mattie Pollock(Imrân Louza)

Goal

65'

Tom Ince

N. Irankunda

66'

69'

Jeremy Monga

S. Mavididi

75'

Aaron Ramsey

Bobby Reid

L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Sissoko

81'

O. Maamma

Vivaldo

81'

87'

H. Choudhury

Oliver Skipp

87'

Silko Thomas

Ricardo Pereira

G. Chakvetadze

J. Morris

91'

Match statistics

50%Possession50%

458Passes Attempted448

387Completed Passes383

5Corners6

22Throw-ins19

9Shots On Target13

Line-ups

Leicester

Formation

4-2-3-1

J. Stolarczyk

#1J. Stolarczyk

Ben Nelson

#4Ben Nelson

Caleb Okoli

#5Caleb Okoli

Luke Thomas

#33Luke Thomas

Ricardo Pereira

#21Ricardo Pereira

Oliver Skipp

#22Oliver Skipp

Jordan James

#6Jordan James

Bobby Reid

#14Bobby Reid

S. Mavididi

#10S. Mavididi

Abdul Fatawu

#7Abdul Fatawu

Jordan Ayew

#9Jordan Ayew

Starting XI

J. Stolarczyk #1
Ben Nelson #4
Caleb Okoli #5
Luke Thomas #33
Ricardo Pereira #21	87'
Oliver Skipp #22	87' 42'
Jordan James #6	⚽7'
Bobby Reid #14	75'
S. Mavididi #10	69' 63'
Abdul Fatawu #7	19'
Jordan Ayew #9	🎯7'

Will not play

Harry James

Harry James Souttar

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Hamza Dewan

Hamza Dewan Choudhury

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Aaron James

Aaron James Ramsey

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Victor Bernth

Victor Bernth Kristiansen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Leicester

Martí Cifuentes

Leicester

Formation

4-2-3-1

J. Stolarczyk

#1J. Stolarczyk

Ben Nelson

#4Ben Nelson

Caleb Okoli

#5Caleb Okoli

Luke Thomas

#33Luke Thomas

Ricardo Pereira

#21Ricardo Pereira

Oliver Skipp

#22Oliver Skipp

Jordan James

#6Jordan James

Bobby Reid

#14Bobby Reid

S. Mavididi

#10S. Mavididi

Abdul Fatawu

#7Abdul Fatawu

Jordan Ayew

#9Jordan Ayew

Starting XI

J. Stolarczyk #1
Ben Nelson #4
Caleb Okoli #5
Luke Thomas #33
Ricardo Pereira #21	87'
Oliver Skipp #22	87' 42'
Jordan James #6	⚽7'
Bobby Reid #14	75'
S. Mavididi #10	69' 63'
Abdul Fatawu #7	19'
Jordan Ayew #9	🎯7'

Will not play

Harry James

Harry James Souttar

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Hamza Dewan

Hamza Dewan Choudhury

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Aaron James

Aaron James Ramsey

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Victor Bernth

Victor Bernth Kristiansen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Leicester

Martí Cifuentes

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Max Alleyne #3
Mattie Pollock #6	⚽65'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Imrân Louza #10	🎯65' 48' 🎯45'
H. Kyprianou #5	61'
Tom Ince #7	66'
O. Maamma #42	81' ⚽45'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	81'
G. Chakvetadze #8	91'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Head-to-head

47 matches

Leicester

Leicester

26

Wins

9

Draws

12

Wins

Watford

Watford

Championship2024 • 1 match

Watford

Leicester

Championship2023 • 1 match

Leicester

Watford

FA Cup2022 • 1 match

Leicester

Watford

Premier League2022 • 1 match

Watford

Leicester

Premier League2021 • 1 match

Leicester

Watford

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Smith

Venue:

King Power Stadium

Capacity:

32 312

Leicester vs Watford match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Leicester and Watford. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.