Updated 26 December 2025, after full time.
Leicester 1-2 Watford in the Championship at King Power Stadium, Leicester on 26 December 2025. Scorers: Jordan James for Leicester; Mattie Pollock, Othmane Maamma for Watford. In their last 5 meetings, Leicester have won 4, Watford 0, with 1 draw.
Leicester 1-2 Watford was the final score in the Championship on Friday 26 December 2025 at King Power Stadium. Scorers: Jordan James for Leicester; Mattie Pollock, Othmane Maamma for Watford. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Leicester vs Watford was played at King Power Stadium in Leicester on Friday 26 December 2025, the home ground of Leicester, which holds 34,310 people. It finished Leicester 1-2 Watford in the Championship, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Leicester have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 12 and conceding 5, with results reading W W L W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-2 draw at home to Stevenage in the League One on 31 October.
Watford have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 13, with results reading L L W L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-3 defeat away to Norwich in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 5 meetings Leicester have won 4, Watford have won 0 and 1 was drawn, with Leicester scoring 13 goals to Watford's 4. The most recent was Watford 0-0 Leicester City on 21 March 2026 in the Championship.
Emil Riis leads Leicester with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Leicester player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Leicester player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Iker Bravo leads Watford with 4 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Watford player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Watford player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Joshua Smith refereed Leicester vs Watford, averaging 25.6 fouls and 5.1 yellow cards per game across 7 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2026 | Championship | Watford vs Leicester City | 0-0 |
| 10 Feb 2024 | Championship | Watford vs Leicester City | 1-2 |
| 25 Nov 2023 | Championship | Leicester City vs Watford | 2-0 |
| 15 May 2022 | Premier League | Watford vs Leicester City | 1-5 |
| 28 Nov 2021 | Premier League | Leicester City vs Watford | 4-2 |
| Stat | Leicester | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 51% | 49% |
| Shots | 9 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 |
| Corners | 5 | 6 |
| Fouls | 14 | 8 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Tackles | 19 | 25 |
| Passes | 458 | 448 |
Leicester: J. James 7'. Watford: O. Maamma 45', M. Pollock 65'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 7 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 11 of 24 |
| Shots | 15.4 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 5.5 | 2 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.7 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15 | 14 of 24 |
| Passes | 613.7 | 1 of 24 |
| Corners | 7 | 5 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.8 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.1 | 13 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.9 | 12 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.4 | 9 of 24 |
| Passes | 379.7 | 17 of 24 |
| Corners | 3.4 | 24 of 24 |