Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season | Matchweek 23
| King Power Stadium | 26 Dec 2025-4:00 pm
Leicester
l w d w l
1 : 2
0.43
xG
1.40
Full Time
Watford
l w d d w
J. James
7'
O. Maamma
45'
Matthew William Pollock
65'
| Referee: J. Smith | Half Time: 1-1
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
7'
Goals
Goal
J. James (Assistant: J. Ayew)
7'
45'
Goal
O. Maamma (Assistant: I. Louza)
65'
Goal
Matthew William Pollock (Assistant: I. Louza)
player photo
6.2
1
Jakub Stolarczyk
player photo
6.5
33
L. Thomas
player photo
6.6
4
B. Nelson
player photo
6.3
5
M. Okoli
player photo
6.7
21
Ricardo Pereira
player photo
6.2
22
O. Skipp
player photo
7.3
6
J. James
player photo
6.3
10
S. Mavididi
player photo
6.3
14
B. De Cordova-Reid
player photo
6.2
7
I. Fatawu
player photo
6.3
9
J. Ayew
player photo
6.3
1
Egil Selvik
player photo
6.5
16
M. Bola
player photo
6.9
3
M. Alleyne
player photo
7.9
6
Matthew William Pollock
player photo
7.7
2
J. Ngakia
player photo
6.9
7
T. Ince
player photo
8.5
10
I. Louza
player photo
6.9
5
Hector Matthew Kyprianou
player photo
7.7
42
O. Maamma
player photo
6.3
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
player photo
6.3
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
field field
Line Ups
Leicester
1
g
Jakub Stolarczyk
6.2
21
d
Ricardo Pereira
87'
6.7
5
d
M. Okoli
6.3
4
m
B. Nelson
6.6
33
d
L. Thomas
6.5
6
m
J. James
7'
7.3
22
m
O. Skipp
42'87'
6.2
7
f
I. Fatawu
19'
6.2
14
m
B. De Cordova-Reid
75'
6.3
10
f
S. Mavididi
63'69'
6.3
9
f
J. Ayew
6.3
Substitutes
31
g
A. Begović
3
d
W. Faes
56
d
O. Aluko
17
m
H. Choudhury
87'
6.9
25
m
L. Page
39
f
S. Thomas
87'
6.6
30
m
A. Ramsey
75'
6.3
28
m
J. Monga
69'
6.2
18
Julián Carranza
Coach
Martí Cifuentes
Watford
1
g
Egil Selvik
6.3
2
f
J. Ngakia
7.7
6
d
Matthew William Pollock
65'
7.9
3
d
M. Alleyne
6.9
16
d
M. Bola
6.5
42
f
O. Maamma
45'81'
7.7
5
m
Hector Matthew Kyprianou
61'
6.9
10
m
I. Louza
48'
8.5
7
m
T. Ince
66'
6.9
8
m
Giorgi Chakvetadze
90'
6.3
9
f
L. Kjerrumgaard
81'
6.3
Substitutes
12
g
N. Baxter
4
m
K. Keben
17
m
M. Sissoko
81'
6.6
18
f
Vivaldo Semedo
81'
6.3
22
d
J. Morris
90'
23
m
N. Mendy
29
Jérémy Pétris
25
d
J. Abankwah
66
f
N. Irankunda
66'
6.9
Coach
Javier Gracia Carlos
Substitutes
Watford
66'
Out
T. Ince
In
N. Irankunda
Out
S. Mavididi
In
J. Monga
69'
Leicester
Out
B. De Cordova-Reid
In
A. Ramsey
75'
Leicester
Watford
81'
Out
O. Maamma
In
M. Sissoko
Watford
81'
Out
L. Kjerrumgaard
In
Vivaldo Semedo
Out
O. Skipp
In
H. Choudhury
87'
Leicester
Out
Ricardo Pereira
In
S. Thomas
87'
Leicester
Watford
90'
+1
Out
Giorgi Chakvetadze
In
J. Morris
Referees
Referee: J. Smith
Cards
Yellow Card
I. Fatawu
19'
Yellow Card
O. Skipp
42'
48'
Yellow Card
I. Louza
61'
Yellow Card
Hector Matthew Kyprianou
Yellow Card
S. Mavididi
63'
Match Statistics
Leicester
Watford
Off Target 5 Blocked 2
On Target 2
On Target 3
Off Target 10 Blocked 5
3 Yellow Cards 2
5 Corners 6
14 Fouls 8
1 Offsides 1
51 Ball Possession 49
9 Shots 13
2 Shots on Goal 3
1 Goals 2
5 Shots off Goal 5
2 Blocked Shots 5
4 Shots insidebox 7
5 Shots outsidebox 6
1 Goalkeeper Saves 1
458 Total passes 448
387 Passes accurate 382
0.43 Expected Goals 1.40
Players Statistics
Leicester
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Watford
Goalkeepers
Field Players
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J. James
Assistant: J. Ayew
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Yellow Card 19'
I. Fatawu
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Yellow Card 42'
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Assistant: I. Louza
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Assistant: I. Louza
Matthew William Pollock
66' Substitute
In:N. Irankunda
Out:T. Ince
N. Irankunda
J. Monga
Substitute 69'
In:J. Monga
Out:S. Mavididi
A. Ramsey
Substitute 75'
In:A. Ramsey
Out:B. De Cordova-Reid
81' Substitute
In:M. Sissoko
Out:O. Maamma
M. Sissoko
81' Substitute
In:Vivaldo Semedo
Out:L. Kjerrumgaard
Vivaldo Semedo
H. Choudhury
Substitute 87'
In:H. Choudhury
Out:O. Skipp
S. Thomas
Substitute 87'
In:S. Thomas
Out:Ricardo Pereira
90' +1' Substitute
In:J. Morris
Out:Giorgi Chakvetadze
J. Morris