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Leicester City vs Watford — result, stats & head-to-head, 26 Dec 2025

Leicester City vs WatfordChampionship · Round 23 · King Power Stadium1–2
Matches
Leicester City 1–2 Full time Watford

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Leicester City1 out
Harry WinksSuspendedsince 1 Apr · 63 matches missed
Watford1 out
Caleb Wiley Injurysince 20 Oct · 53 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 7'
    Jordan James · 1–0assist: Jordan Ayew
  2. 19'
    Issahaku Fatawuyellow card
  3. 42'
    Oliver Skippyellow card
  4. 45'
    Othmane Maamma · 1–1assist: Imrân Louza
  5. 48'
    Imrân Louzayellow card
  6. 61'
    Hector Kyprianouyellow card
  7. 63'
    Stephy Mavididiyellow card
  8. 65'
    Mattie Pollock · 1–2assist: Imrân Louza
  9. 66'
    Tom Ince ↑ Nestory Irankunda ↓substitution
  10. 69'
    Stephy Mavididi ↑ Jeremy Monga ↓substitution
  11. 75'
    Bobby De Cordova-Reid ↑ Aaron Ramsey ↓substitution
  12. 81'
    Luca Kjerrumgaard ↑ Vivaldo Semedo ↓substitution
  13. 81'
    Othmane Maamma ↑ Moussa Sissoko ↓substitution
  14. 87'
    Oliver Skipp ↑ Hamza Choudhury ↓substitution
  15. 87'
    Ricardo Pereira ↑ Silko Thomas ↓substitution
  16. 90+1'
    Giorgi Chakvetadze ↑ James Morris ↓substitution

Leicester City left · Watford right

Periods

Leicester City
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0
Watford
1st half1
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

9Shots13
3Shots on target3
5Corners6
14Fouls8
20Tackles25
3Yellow cards2

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
23Round
Fri 26 Dec · 15:00 UTCKickoff
King Power StadiumVenue
32,312Capacity
30,485 (94% full)Attendance
Joshua SmithReferee
5°C · few cloudsWeather

Possession

Possession
51% · 49%
Duels won
38% · 62%
Pass accuracy
84% · 85%

Breakdown

Shooting
4Shots inside box7
5Shots outside box6
2Shots blocked5
0Big chances created3
0Big chances missed1
Passing
458Passes448
18Crosses16
1Accurate crosses5
44Long passes43
22Accurate long passes17
Defence
4Interceptions9
1Keeper saves1
Duels & dribbles
34Duels won57
17Dribble attempts15
4Successful dribbles6

Goalscorers

Jordan James 11Leicester City

Bench

Leicester City · bench

3FaesDF
17Choudhury↑ 87'
18CarranzaFW
25PageMF
28Monga6.1↑ 69'
30Ramsey6.5↑ 75'
31BegovićGK
39Thomas6.6↑ 87'
56AlukoDF

Watford · bench

4KebenDF
12BaxterGK
17Sissoko6.6↑ 81'
18Sousa6.7↑ 81'
22Morris↑ 90'
23MendyMF
25AbankwahDF
29PétrisDF
66Irankunda6.7↑ 66'

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 1 recorded meeting, Leicester City have won 0 and Watford 0 — 1 ended level.

2026 · ChampionshipWatford vs Leicester City 0–0

Recent form

Leicester City LWDWL
Watford LWDDW

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
23
Leicester City
LWDWL
 6.53 46
16
Watford
LWDDW
 6.99 57
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Leicester CityLWDWL
WatfordLWDDW
Match stats
51Possession49
9Shots13
3On target3
5Corners6
3Yellow cards2