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Watford vs Leicester City
21 Mar 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Joshua SmithChampionship 2025/2026 · 27 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Leicester CityFormose Mendy
Yellowcard
Foul
12′- 17′
Stephy Mavididi
Yellowcard
Foul
- 41′•
Patson Daka
Missed Penalty
With: Egil Selvik
- 42′
Jordan James
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Kévin Keben
Substitution
Off: Formose Mendy
46′ - 54′
Issahaku Fatawu
Yellowcard
Foul
- 61′⇄
Divine Mukasa
Substitution
Off: Jordan James
- 61′⇄
Bobby De Cordova-Reid
Substitution
Off: Stephy Mavididi
- ⇄
Edoardo Bove
Substitution
Off: Giorgi Chakvetadze
66′ - ⇄
Nampalys Mendy
Substitution
Off: Imrân Louza
67′ - ⇄
Mamadou Doumbia
Substitution
Off: Luca Kjerrumgaard
76′ - 80′⇄
Joe Aribo
Substitution
Off: Oliver Skipp
- 80′⇄
Ben Nelson
Substitution
Off: Jamaal Lascelles
- ⇄
Vivaldo Semedo
Substitution
Off: Pierre Ekwah
87′ - 89′⇄
Jordan Ayew
Substitution
Off: Patson Daka
Mamadou Doumbia
Yellowcard
Foul
90+1′- 90+2′
Bobby De Cordova-Reid
Yellowcard
Argument
Egil Selvik
Yellowcard
Argument
90+2′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.18 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.12 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.44 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 67 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.56 | |
| 87 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 7.26 | |
| 66 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.75 | |
| 76 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.38 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6.81 | |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.49 | |
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| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.38 | |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Watford
Latest: Wrexham · 3–1
Match stats
17 Mar 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Wrexham · 2025/2026
Leicester City
Latest: Ipswich Town · 1–1
Match stats
7 Mar 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Ipswich Town · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 13 previous meetings, 7 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Leicester City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Watford
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Leicester City
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Watford
Leicester City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Leicester City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Watford
Leicester City
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.