Summary

  • Watford lost 6-1 at Liverpool in last match

  • Champions Leicester without away league win

  • Goalkeeper Gomes fit for Watford, Ighalo on bench

  • Vardy and Drinkwater start for Leicester

  1. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    It is all a bit rushed at the moment, with not much skill on offer at the moment. 

    Just under 30 minutes to go and there is still enough time for Leicester to not only equalise but to win this. They were 2-0 down, remember.

    By the way, if Leicester do not win today then they will become only the third reigning champions, after Leeds United in 1992 and Blackburn Rovers in 1995, to start a Premier League season without a win in their opening six away matches. 

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 57 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    Ethan Carter IV: Leicester fans, how does landing back on planet Earth feel?

  3. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    Etienne Capoue does indeed swing the free-kick into the penalty area but it comes to nothing and Leicester sprint down the other end. Eventually the ball falls to Leicester's Riyad Mahrez, who sees a shot from the edge of the area blocked by some desperate defending.

    Leicester are definitely still in this game.

  4. YELLOW CARD - Fuchspublished at 53 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    Christian Fuchs is shown yellow for clipping the heels of Etienne Capoue. The Leicester left-back is not too happy, but Watford have a free-kick, which Capoue can swing into the area.

  5. Postpublished at 51 mins

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    Leicester's Jamie Vardy gets to the byeline and, under pressure, is able to dink a cross into the middle of the penalty area, but Heurelho Gomes, who still looks a bit fragile after that recent Vardy challenge, is able to gather the ball.

  6. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    Heurelho Gomes will not be too pleased with Nordin Amrabat. A shocking wayward back pass from Amrabat forces Gomes to sprint off his line and he can just about get to the ball and hack it clear before he is clattered into by Jamie Vardy.

    The Brazilian goalkeeper, who had to be subbed in Watford's last game against Liverpool, limps on and is able to continue.

  7. A troubling statistic?published at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    LeicesterImage source, Opta

    Leicester have really struggled with making crosses into the box count. They have managed the seventh fewest amount of successful balls into the area this season and the Foxes have been poor from out wide so far in this game. They managed just two crosses into the box, both from Riyad Mahrez (11), and both failing to find a team-mate.

    It wouldn't be so bad if they were making successful passes into the box, but they've managed that just a couple of times via Danny Drinkwater (4).

    LeicesterImage source, Opta
  8. Postpublished at 46 mins

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    Interesting announcement at Vicarage Road...

    This tweet from the Press Association's Matt McGeehan.

  9. Second half under waypublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    If the first half is anything to go by, then this could well be a cracking second half. Don't go anywhere.

    The players are back, and we are ready for the second half. Can Leicester turn this one around?

  10. Elsewhere in the Premier Leaguepublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Yaya Toure, making his first Premier League appearance of the season, has scored to put Manchester City 1-0 up at Crystal Palace.

    Half timeImage source, .
  11. 'Very good'published at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    Steve Wilson
    Match of the Day commentator

    Watford are just about deserving their lead, but Leicester are not out of this. A very good first half. 

  12. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

  13. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    Two added minutes at the end of a thrilling first half.

  14. A manager Ranieri dreadspublished at 42 mins

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    Will Walter Mazzarri get another win over Claudio Ranieri?

    Well, at the moment it looks that way.

    MazzarriImage source, .
    Mazzarri and RanierImage source, Getty
    Image caption,

    This is a picture from October 2010 as Walter Mazzarri's Napoli beat Claudio Ranieri's Roma 2-0

  15. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    It should be a third for Watford. The Hornets counter-attack at pace with Troy Deeney leading the charge. He tries to slide a square pass for Nordin Amrabat, who would have had a clear run in on goal.

    But the ball slips away from Amrabat and a good opportunity is wasted. Will that come back to haunt the Hornets?

    The opportunity came after a missed header from Robert Huth. Leicester looking vulnerable at the back and a shadow of the side that only lost three Premier League matches last year on their way to the title.

  16. Leicester on the spotpublished at 35 mins

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  17. YELLOW CARD - Miguel Britos (Watford)published at 32 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    A needless booking for Watford's Miguel Britos as he justles for position at an attacking freekick. He joins Juan Zuniga in the book, who was shown a yellow card for fouling Jamie Vardy earlier on. The free-kick, by the way, comes to nothing.

  18. Postpublished at 27 mins

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    Steve Wilson
    Match of the Day commentator

    "It is an absorbing contest."

  19. Time for a Deeney landmark?published at 26 mins

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    Troy DeeneyImage source, .

    Today is Troy Deeney's 276th game for Watford since joining them for £500,000 from Walsall in August 2010.

    Will today be the day for the landmark 100th goal?

  20. Deeney helps do the damagepublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

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    OptaImage source, Opta

    Here's a graphic of Etienne Capoue's opener, a historic one for Watford it turns out. They bagged after 33 seconds, marking the first time they have scored inside the first minute of a Premier League game.

    Troy Deeney (9) played a significant part in the goal. Passing to Roberto Pereyra (37) before charging into the box as his team-mate took the ball towards the edge of the area. Deeney was then on hand to get the ball back and then assist Capoue.