Leicester vs Watford 26/12/2025

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

Jakub

#1Stolarczyk

Benjamin

#4Nelson

Memeh Caleb

#5Okoli

Luke Jonathan

#33Thomas

Ricardo Domingos

#21Barbosa Pereira

Oliver William

#22Skipp

Jordan Anthony

#6James

Bobby

#14Armani Decordova-Reid

Stephy Alvaro

#10Mavididi

Issahaku

#7Abdul Fatawu

Jordan Pierre

#9Ayew

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

Memeh Caleb

Memeh Caleb Okoli

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Victor Bernth

Victor Bernth Kristiansen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Benjamin

Benjamin Nelson

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Leicester

Martí Cifuentes

Leicester

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jakub

#1Stolarczyk

Benjamin

#4Nelson

Memeh Caleb

#5Okoli

Luke Jonathan

#33Thomas

Ricardo Domingos

#21Barbosa Pereira

Oliver William

#22Skipp

Jordan Anthony

#6James

Bobby

#14Armani Decordova-Reid

Stephy Alvaro

#10Mavididi

Issahaku

#7Abdul Fatawu

Jordan Pierre

#9Ayew

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

Memeh Caleb

Memeh Caleb Okoli

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Victor Bernth

Victor Bernth Kristiansen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Benjamin

Benjamin Nelson

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Leicester

Martí Cifuentes

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

Egil

#1Selvik

Max

#3Alleyne

Matthew William

#6Pollock

Marc Joel

#16Bola

Jeremy Mpobi

#2Ngakia

Imrân

#10Louza

Hector Matthew

#5Kyprianou

Thomas Paul

#7Ince

Othmane

#42Maamma

Luca

#9Kjerrumgaard

Giorgi

#8Chakvetadze

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: Doubtful

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Stephen

Stephen Mfuni

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

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	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

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.