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Watford - Leicester City preview


  • Watford have never won in the Premier League against Leicester City, losing three by a single-goal margin and drawing the other meeting.
  • However, Leicester have only won two of their last eight games at Vicarage Road, drawing once and losing five (inc Championship playoffs).
  • The Hornets have kept just one clean sheet in their last 16 home games against Leicester in all competitions.
  • Leicester are 10 points worse off now (12) than they were at this stage last season (22), the biggest points differential between this season and last by any Premier League team.
  • Troy Deeney has been involved in five goals in his last six games against the Foxes in all competitions (three goals and two assists).
  • Deeney has scored 99 goals in all competitions for Watford, but has been stuck on this tally since October 1st having failed to score in his last four appearances for the Hornets.
  • This will be Claudio Ranieri's 50th Premier League game in charge of Leicester City, he's won 26 of the previous 49 (D15 L8).
  • Watford have never beaten a reigning Premier League champion, though did draw with Chelsea twice last season (L4).
  • Robert Huth could make his 300th Premier League appearance in this match, becoming the first German player to reach this milestone in the competition.
  • The Hornets have had eight different goalscorers this season, as many as they had in the entire 2015/16 season.
  • All four of Islam Slimani's goals for Leicester in all competitions so far have been headed goals.
  • Watford have conceded the most headed goals this season in the Premier League (8).

    • Source :talksport.com 
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