Summary

  • Wague, Zeegelaar & Docoure in for Watford

  • Okazaki, Chilwell, King & Dragovic in for Leicester

  1. goal

    GOAL - Watford 0-1 Leicesterpublished at 37 mins

    Riyad Mahrez

    Leicester lead. Marc Albrighton gets the ball down the left wing, and cuts back so he whip the ball in on his right foot.

    His delicious cross finds in-form Riyad Mahrez at the back post and the Algerian heads the ball past Heurelho Gomes.

  2. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Riyad Mahrez takes a corner for Leicester and it goes wide. I'm not sure who it was who got the final touch. Wes Morgan thinks it came off a Watford defender. The referee says goal kick though.

  3. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Do Leicester buy any defenders who can't take long throw-ins? Aleksandar Dragovic unleashes one into the box, and Riyad Mahrez's bouncing shot is easily saved.

  4. YELLOW CARDpublished at 31 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Leicester defender Aleksandar Dragovic, making his Premier League debut, is booked for fouling Roberto Pereyra.

    Watford have really come alive in this game in then past few minutes.

  5. 'Vardy has tried to be too clever'published at 15:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    John Hartson
    Former Arsenal striker on Final Score

    What Jamie Vardy does well is get across the defender, but he has tried to be too clever and lift it over the goalkeeper.

  6. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Tom Cleverley flicks the ball past Wes Morgan - to be honest I think maybe the ball just got caught between his legs - and he's brought down.

    Free-kick to Watford...

    Cleverley's free-kick is half-cleared to Abdoulaye Doucoure, whose shot is blocked by Harry Maguire.

  7. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Marc Albrighton plays an excellent though ball to Jamie Vardy - who is past Watford's entire defence.

    I'm getting ready to tell you it's 1-0 but Vardy tries to clip the ball over Heurelho Gomes and instead clips it wide. Sitter.

  8. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    A terrible cross by Watford midfielder Tom Cleverley goes straight out of play. This hasn't been great.

    Marc Albrighton is back on the pitch now all bandaged up.

  9. Silva link with Everton hasn't helped Watfordpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Andy Reid: "I can't see them having the full backing for Marco Silva now, they'll be irked by that and it will have surprised them. It's a tricky time for Watford at the moment."

  10. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Great work down the right by Watford's Andre Carrillo and his cross finds Roberto Pereyra, but his attempted flicked shot is blocked by a defender.

    Now Marc Albrighton is getting treatment after being caught accidentally in the face by Tom Cleverley's boot. His eyebrow is getting some strapping and now a head bandage Terry Butcher style.

  11. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    We have our first shot of the game, Ben Chilwell's cross finds Shinji Okazaki and his header is tipped over the bar by Heurelho Gomes.

  12. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Leiecester left-back Ben Chilwell picks out Riyad Mahrez at the back post. The Algerian, who ended up chesting the ball wide, was flagged offside, but I don't think he was.

  13. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Not the highest quality so far as a Watford defender passes the ball straight to Jamie Vardy, who then loses it himself 35 yards from goal.

    Maybe they've had a few too many roast potatoes yesterday?

  14. Postpublished at 12 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Are we going for a Premier League yellow card record here? Watford's Christian Kabasele mistimes his challenge on Shinji Okazaki.

    Kabasele hurt himself while committing the foul, but when he gets up he's booked.

    Three in 12 minutes.

  15. Postpublished at 11 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Wes Morgan tries to spread the ball out to Riyad Mahrez on the right wing, but the Algerian is offside. I wonder will Mahrez still be at Leicester on 1 February.

  16. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Terrible play by Watford's Andre Carrillo, who - I think - is trying to flick the ball up to volley it away but instead touches it out for a corner.

    The corner comes to nothing.

  17. YELLOW CARDpublished at 7 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Leicester winger Marc Albrighton is caught late by Ben Watson after playing a ball down the left wing. Watson is booked.

  18. YELLOW CARDpublished at 3 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    An early Boxing Day card for Leicester defender Harry Maguire, who chops down Richarlison.

  19. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    Jamie Vardy chases a long Marc Albrighton ball and wins a throw-in off Christian Kabasele. Neither side on top in the very early stages.

  20. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Watford 0-0 Leicester

    We are under way at Watford.