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Thrilling Draw at King Power Stadium Between Leicester and Watford
Leicester, England – A match full of intensity and twists unfolded at the King Power Stadium this December 26th, where Leicester and Watford drew in a Championship match for the 23rd round.
Leicester City took an early lead, in the 7th minute, thanks to a goal by J. James assisted by J. Ayew. However, the home side’s joy was overshadowed by yellow cards shown to I. Fatawu in the 19th minute and to O. Skipp in the 42nd. Right before halftime, in the 45th minute, Watford equalized with a goal by O. Maamma, assisted by I. Louza, taking the match tied to the halftime break.
The second half continued at a blistering pace. I. Louza received a yellow card in the 48th minute. Watford took the lead in the 65th minute with a goal by M. Pollock, once again assisted by I. Louza, who was putting on an outstanding performance in the match. The game remained contested with yellow cards for H. Kyprianou in the 61st for Watford and S. Mavididi in the 63rd for Leicester.
Despite having 50% possession and 9 total shots, of which 3 were on target, Leicester failed to capitalize on their dominance on the field. Watford, on the other hand, proved to be effective by converting 2 of their 3 shots on target into goals. The match ended with a total of 5 corners for Leicester and 6 for Watford.
Referee Josh Smith showed a total of 5 yellow cards, 3 for Leicester and 2 for Watford, in a match that featured 14 fouls by Leicester and 7 by Watford. The match ended in a draw, leaving a bittersweet taste for both teams on this Boxing Day.
Substitutions watford: at minute 66 T. Ince came in and N. Irankunda went out., at minute 80 L. Kjerrumgaard came in and V. Semedo went out., at minute 80 O. Maamma came in and M. Sissoko went out., at minute 90 G. Chakvetadze came in and J. Morris went out.
Substitutions leicester: at minute 69 S. Mavididi came in and J. Monga went out., at minute 75 B. De Cordova-Reid came in and A. Ramsey went out., at minute 87 R. Pereira came in and S. Thomas went out., at minute 87 O. Skipp came in and H. Choudhury went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Leicester
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