Amidst the busy schedule of the Premier League, the outfits gear up themselves for the FA Cup. In the third round of the domestic cup competition, Leicester City will square off against Watford.
Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City faced Liverpool in their previous Premier League fixture and emerged victorious against them. Kasper Schmeichel denied a penalty to Salah whereas Ademola Lookman scored just before the hour mark to break the deadlock.
On the other hand, Watford are struggling in the league. Though they have put valiant performances on the pitch, the results have not favored them. They have lost five out of five of their previous games and the recent one was against Tottenham Hotspur. The team will look to return to winning ways against LCFC.
Match Details
Match: Leicester City vs Watford
Date and Time: 8th January, 8:30 PM IST
Venue: King Power Stadium
Leicester City vs Watford Head-to-Head
Leicester City and Watford have locked their horns 70 times across all competitions. Though Watford have shocked the opposition several times, the Foxes have outfoxed them 31 times. The Hornets have won just 21 times against the opposition.
Leicester City vs Watford Team News
Leicester City: Due to the ongoing AFCON, Brendan Rodgers will miss the services of Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Daniel Amartey. Also, the former Liverpool manager will not have Caglar Soyuncu, James Justin, Jamie Vardy, Wesley Fofana and Jonny Evans.
Watford: The Hornets are also not an exception and will continue to struggle without their first-team players like Ismalia Sarr, Adam Masina and William Troost Ekong. Also, they have a huge number of players on the surgery table including Danny Rose, Kiko Femina, N’Koulou, Kwadwo Baah, Peter Etebo and Christian Kabasele.
Leicester City vs Watford Probable Playing XI
Leicester City: Danny Ward, Timothy Castagne, Yannick Vestergaard, Ben Nelson, Luke Thomas, Youri Tielemans, Boubacary Soumare, Ademola Lookman, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes, Ayoze Perez
Watford: Daniel Bachmann (GK), Jeremy Ngakia, Francisco Sierralta, Craig Cathcart, Hassane Kamara, Juraj Kucka, Moussa Sissoko, Tom Cleverley, Cucho Hernandez, Josh King, Emmanuel Dennis
Leicester City vs Watford D11 Team
Daniel Bachmann, Craig Cathcart, Yannick Vestergaard, Francisco Sierralta, Mousa Sissoko, Youri Tielemans (VC), James Maddison ©, Harvey Barnes, Ayoze Perez, Josh King, Ademola Cookman
Leicester City vs Watford Probable Winners
Though there will be squad rotations due to congested schedule in England, Leicester City have enough talent and experience at their disposal to defeat struggling Hornets.
Prediction: Leicester City 2-0 Watford
Leicester City vs Watford Live Stream
The match between Leicester City and Watford will be streamed live on the Sony Network and SonyLiv
