Summary

  • Wague, Zeegelaar & Docoure in for Watford

  • Okazaki, Chilwell, King & Dragovic in for Leicester

  1. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Watford take a quick free-kick, which results in Abdoulaye Doucoure shooting... out for a throw-in.

    Doucoure has been quite disappointing today. A 67% passing accuracy.

  2. Postpublished at 63 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Richarlison plays the ball through the legs of Aleksandar Dragovic - NUTS - and he's shoved over as he tries to get the ball on the other side.

    Dragovic was already booked, and I suspect that's his final warning.

  3. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Riyad Mahrez finds Marc Albrighton, whose pass through to Jamie Vardy is cleared out for a corner.

    The old crew all linking up there.

  4. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Watford striker Stefano Okaka flicks a low cross into the air and tries a bicycle kick - but it's wide.

    Ambitious. Would have been a goal of the season contender had he executed it better.

  5. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Ball breaks to Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, who works the ball onto his right foot - and then drills over the bar from 25 yards.

    Doucoure is now caught dawdling on the ball and Leicester break but Riyad Mahrez's pass is an inch away from Jamie Vardy.

  6. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Long ball over the top, which Watford forward Richarlison tries to take down first time. If he gets it right, he's in on goal. Instead the ball runs 25 yards away from him into the hands of Kasper Schmeichel.

  7. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Riyad Mahrez (slightly greedily) goes it alone for Leicester, with Christian Kabasele blocking his shot.

    The ball breaks to Wilfred Ndidi and his shot is blocked by... Kabasele again.

  8. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure tries to spread the play from left to right to Daryl Jamaat but it's a horrible pass and goes straight out for a throw-in.

  9. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Marvin Zeegelaar's long throw-in is flicked towards goal by the head of Stefano Okaka. Kasper Schmeichel grabs it. That'll probably technically be their first shot on target, bar the goal.

  10. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    We are under way again. Please let's start this half like we ended the first one.

  11. Postpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Molla Wague was actually at Leicester last season, in a move which had entirely escaped my attention.

    Played in a 1-0 FA Cup defeat by Millwall.

    I know, lazy journalism on my part. Must have been that rum and raisin chocolate I had before coming into work today.

  12. Half-time factoidpublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Molla Wague’s goal means Watford have now had more different goalscorers in the Premier League than any other side this season - 13. Unlucky for Leicester.

  13. Half-time factoidpublished at 15:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Molla Wague celebratesImage source, Reuters

    Watford goalscorer Molly Wague was born in the same French area - Vernon - as Ousmane Dembele of Barcelona and Nottingham Forest manager Philippe Montanier.

  14. Half-time factoidpublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Riyad Mahrez has scored in all three of his Premier League games at Vicarage Road.

  15. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    First 35 minutes of that game, no thanks.

    The last 10 minutes, yes please.

  16. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 45+2 mins

    Watford 1-1 Leicester

    Now Watford should be ahead! What a Christmas cracker. Tom Cleverley finds Richarlison on the left side of the box and, with Kasper Schmeichel beaten, his fierce shot comes back off the post.

  17. goal

    GOAL - Watford 1-1 Leicesterpublished at 45 mins

    Molla Wague

    Well now, Watford have equalised right at the end of the first half. Mali defender Molla Wague - making his first Premier League start - turns the ball home from close range after Leicester made a hash of clearing a corner.

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 43 mins

    Watford 0-1 Leicester

    Watford are getting ready to bring on striker Stefano Okaka. He replaces attacking midfielder Roberto Pereyra. I didn't see an injury to Pereyra, but Watford's Twitter feed suggests he had a knock.

  19. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Watford 0-1 Leicester

    Leicester midfielder Wilfred Ndidi goes head first over some advertising boards at the side of the pitch but he's grand to play on.

    Ndidi was fortunate to not hurt himself there...

  20. Postpublished at 40 mins

    Watford 0-1 Leicester

    This game has exploded into life and Watford should be level. Andre Carrillo plays the ball through to Richarlison, who goes round Kasper Schmeichel before smashing the ball into the side of the net.