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 21 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    We may well have not seen the last of the goals today. 

    A deep cross from Riyad Mahrez is whipped in and only just misses the heads of Wes Morgan and Robert Huth, who had come up from defence.

  2. 'Leicester need to get Mahrez firing'published at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    Jason Roberts
    Former West Brom striker on Final Score

    Riyad Mahrez hits an excellent penalty, there's no doubt. Foot right through it and they are back in it.

    They need to get Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy back firing and that is promising. 

  3. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcfootballpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    David Thackeray: Will the Foxes be the first to come through the group stage of the Champions League and be relegated?

  4. CLOSE!published at 20 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    And Leicester go straight down the other end and win a corner. From it, Robert Huth, making his 300th Premier League appearance, heads over the top. Twenty hugely enjoyable minutes played so far, and Watford lead 2-1.

  5. CLOSE!published at 18 mins

    Watford 2-1 Leicester

    Another chance for a goal and it comes from a Watford corner but Younes Kaboul's radar is off and he heads wide when he should have hit the target.

  6. goal

    GOAL - Watford 2-1 Leicesterpublished at 14 mins

    Riyad Mahrez (Leicester, penalty)

    Riyad Mahrez makes no mistake as he blasts his penalty high into the net as Heurelho Gomes dives the wrong way.

    What a game. Three goals in the first 14 minutes. And breathe.

    Riyad Mahrez scoresImage source, Reuters
  7. PENALTY to Leicesterpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Watford 2-0 Leicester

    Jamie Vardy has the ball on the left-hand side of the penalty area but a clumsy challenge from Miguel Britos sees referee Neil Swarbrick point to the spot and Leicester have an instant opportunity to pull one back.

  8. goal

    GOAL - Watford 2-0 Leicesterpublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Roberto Pereyra (Watford)

    Stunning. Absolutely stunning from Watford and the champions are two down inside the opening 12 minutes.

    Roberto Pereyra gets the ball on the left-wing, cuts inside Danny Drinkwater and curls the ball into the net from 15 yards out.

    Roberto Pereyra celebratesImage source, Reuters
  9. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Watford 1-0 Leicester

    Leicester are all over the place. Firstly Nordin Amrabat is allowed to sprint down the right wing but his cross comes to no harm, and then a mistake from Danny Simpson gives Watford a corner.

    Luckily for Leicester Wes Morgan is fouled as the set-piece is being taken and the danger is averted.

  10. Blink and you miss itpublished at 5 mins

    Watford 1-0 Leicester

  11. Leicester aiming for first away victory of the seasonpublished at 3 mins

    Watford 1-0 Leicester

    LeicesterImage source, BBC Sport

    Some stats need some explaining and this is one of them. Yes, Leicester have failed to win any of their five games on the road in the Premier League, but four of those matches have been against Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham - four of the top six.

    However, the Foxes only lost three times home or away in the league last year on their way to the title and their away record is the worst in the top flight.

    They have not exactly made the best of starts in this one.

  12. goal

    GOAL - Watford 1-0 Leicesterpublished at 1 min

    Etienne Capoue (Watford)

    What an incredible start. Only 33 seconds are on the clock and Watford are ahead.

    Danny Drinkwater, who missed the England game in midweek with a rib injury, gives the ball away and that allows Roberto Pereyra to gallop down the left wing.

    His cross is flicked on by Troy Deeney and met by Etienne Capoue, who produces a perfect, well-controlled volley, with the ball bounces down into the ground and beating Ron-Robert Zieler.

    Etienne Capoue celebratesImage source, Reuters
  13. KICK-OFFpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Neil Swarbrick is our man in charge and we are ready to get going. Here we go.

  14. What a 50 games it has beenpublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

  15. 'Minor groin injury for Slimani'published at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Leicester have given an update on Twitter as to why Islam Slimani is not featuring today.

  16. The champions - two points above the relegation zonepublished at 14:58 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Leicester are having a lot of fun in the Champions League and will qualify for the last 16 if they beat Club Brugge on Tuesday, but the Premier League has been less enjoyable.

    As you can see, they are far too close to the relegation zone than they would have expected. If they lose they could find themselves below that dotted line later on today.

    Premier League table
  17. Happy Watford fans?published at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    Watford have not finished in the top 10 of the top flight since 1987, but are currently eighth in the Premier League.

    WatfordImage source, .
  18. Mahrez nominated for BBC awardpublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    What a few years it has been Leicester midfielder Riyad Mahrez.

    He joined the Foxes in January 2014, helped them win promotion to the Premier League, made his international debut and then played for Algeria in the World Cup. The year 2016 has not been too bad either - a Premier League title, goals in the Champions League and now a nomination for BBC's African Football of The Year award.

    Mahrez joins Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew, Sadio Mane and Yaya Toure in the five-man shortlist for the BBC award.

    The winner will be decided by fans from across the world, who have until 18:00 GMT on 28 November to vote for their choice. Make your vote and watch profiles of all five nominees here.

    Watch as Mahrez answers some quick-fire questions for the BBC.

    Media caption,

    AFOTY 2016: Riyad Mahrez on Warcraft and playing in the World Cup

  19. A landmark for Leicester defender Huthpublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    One of the men who will be trying to stop Troy Deeney is Leicester centre-half Robert Huth, who makes a tiny bit of Premier League history today.

    Robert HuthImage source, .
  20. Deeney up against the club who tried to sign himpublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2016

    If things had gone differently in the summer then Troy Deeney could have been playing for Leicester today instead of playing for Watford.

    Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri failed with a £25m bid to sign the Hornets captain, who scored 15 goals in all competitions last season.

    In an interview with BBC Radio Leicester, Ranieri praised Deeney and said: "For me he is a good player. He is intelligent, a worker and knows football very well."

    Listen to the full clip here.

    Media caption,

    The Leicester City manager says he's happy with the way things worked out.