Jamie Vardy goes down under a challenge from Molla Wague.

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Watford striker Troy Deeney scores but the whistle is blown for offside. The call appeared marginal.

Riyad Mahrez releases Jamie Vardy down the right hand side, he looks to turn inside and is blocked off by Christian Kabasele. Free-kick for Leicester. Riyad Mahrez curls it in to the area from the free-kick but it is easily dealt with by Watford goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis.

Okazaki is back up and fine.

Shinji Okazaki is caught high on his left leg by Watford's Ben Watson and the Japanese striker has gone down in pain.

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Watford striker Troy Deeney tries his luck from 25 yards out but doesn't catch it with enough power and it's an easy take for Kasper Schmeichel. Not a lot of clear-cut chances in this one.

Ben Watson tries his luck from 30 yards out with a free kick but it comes back of a Leicester body and Roberto Pereyra's follow up is horrible.

Richarlison has a shot which takes a deflection, it nearly runs through for Troy Deeney to have a go but the ball is cleared to the edge of Leicester's area. Abdoulaye Doucoure lets fire but Kasper Schmeichel is equal to it.

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Troy Deeney is fine now. Play has continued and Leicester's Riyad Mahrez has just put the ball out for a goal kick with a poor cross.

Watford captain Troy Deeney is down with a problem following a tough tackle from Harry Maguire and Richarlison puts the ball out of play so he can receive treatment.

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Good chance for Jamie Vardy. Shinji Okazaki played a ball through, which the England striker ran on to, he held Molla Wague off and forced a good save from Watford goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis.

Watford are seeing plenty of the ball in the opening stages but are struggling to create clear chances. Andre Carillo has hit a shot high over the bar from the edge of the area and a number of corners have been easily dealt with by the hosts.

The minute of applause for Cyrille Regis was beautifully respected ahead of kick-off and we are now under way at the King Power Stadium.

With kick-off edging ever closer, here are some stats and facts to get you in the mood.....

Head-to-head

• Leicester have won seven of their last nine home league matches against Watford, including the only two Premier League ties (D1, L1).
• The Hornets have won just once in seven top-flight visits to Leicester, a 2-1 victory in April 1987 at Filbert Street under Graham Taylor.

Leicester City

• Leicester have won only once in six Premier League outings (D2, L3).
• Their only home defeat against a side outside the current top four this season was 3-0 at the hands of Palace in December (W5, D1).
• The Foxes have kept consecutive Premier League clean sheets for the first time since May.
• Leicester's next home goal will be their 300th in the Premier League.
• Riyad Mahrez has scored in each of his last four Premier League games against Watford.

Watford

• Watford have won just once in their last 10 Premier League games (D2, L7) - however, it came against Leicester on Boxing Day.
• They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 league fixtures since beating Newcastle 3-0 in November.
• Their 23 league games this season have produced 75 goals - only fixtures involving Manchester City (84) and Liverpool (82) have produced more.
• Troy Deeney has three goals and three assists in his last seven league starts against Leicester.
• Richarlison has attempted 71 shots in the top flight this season, the third most behind Harry Kane (130) and Mo Salah (88).

Watford boss Marco Silva says the club's recent poor form is troubling him.

They have won just one of their last 10 Premier League matches and start the day six points above the relegation places.

"Of course I am concerned because this is not what we work for.

"The form is not the best, even though in some games we did enough to take more points, although this was not the case in the last two or three matches," said Silva

"We need to work more, analyse why and keep going and keep working hard."

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John Motson
Match of the Day commentator

At first glance, this fixture appears to be a mid-table clash with little riding on it. However, both sides will be anxious to turn around their recent poor form.

Leicester might feel they should have won at Chelsea last weekend, and Claude Puel has them playing attractive football. However, they have been without their regular back four for a while and question marks remain over the future of Riyad Mahrez, who has excelled of late.

Watford have looked out of sorts ever since Marco Silva was linked to the Everton job in November.

Their last win at Leicester was a 2-1 Championship victory in 2013. The Foxes' goalscorer that day was a young loanee named Harry Kane. I wonder what's happened to him?

While we are talking about forwards, let's have a look at Watford's options.

Richarlison has been linked with Arsenal and Chelsea this week. There's no doubting he's a good player but he also hasn't scored since November.

Troy Deeney is another forward regularly linked with a move away. He's scored three times this season and has spoken about seeing a sports psychologist following a season blighted by disciplinary problems.

Andre Carrillo also starts today. He's scored twice for Watford this season.

Watford's record signing, Andre Gray, has four goals, including one in each of his last two appearances but he has to settle for a place on the bench today.

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Leicester City boss Claude Puel admits he's struggling to keep all of his strikers happy.

Islam Slimani has been linked with an exit this month and club record signing Kelechi Iheanacho has struggled to get starts in the Premier League. The Nigerian has had to settle for a place on the bench today.

"I repeat what I have said all along, we have a lot of strikers and we need to make a good balance in the team and give some game time for all the players," said Puel.

"We will see if some player can win some game time at other clubs. We have to discuss with these players."

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There will be a minute of applause at the King Power stadium ahead of kick-off and both sides will wear black armbands in tribute to former West Brom and England forward Cyrille Regis.

Regis, a pioneer for black footballers in the game, died aged 59, on Sunday.

He'll be honoured ahead of all of this weekend's fixtures in the Premier League and West Brom will celebrate his life after his funeral on 30 January.

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