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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Walkers Stadium
  • Attendance: 21642
  • Referee: Taylor, A

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90mins

The referee has booked Jordan Stewart.

90mins

Radostin Kishishev is booked for dissent.

90mins

Marlon King takes a penalty for Watford and scores!.

90mins

Marton Fulop goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

86mins

Jobi McAnuff is being taken off, Adrian Mariappa has come on in his place.

85mins

Alan Sheehan is being taken off, Radostin Kishishev has come on in his place.

85mins

Goal!! Leicester have scored with Mark De Vries putting it in the back of the net.

83mins

Watford are replacing Jay DeMerit with Will Hoskins.

79mins

Danny Shittu goes into the referees book for dissent.

79mins

Iain Hume is replaced by Hossein Kaebi.

76mins

The referee has booked James Chambers.

68mins

Steven Kabba is replaced by Tamas Priskin.

62mins

Leicester are replacing Dudley Campbell with James Chambers.

58mins

The referee has booked Steven Kabba.

58mins

Stephen Clemence is booked for unsporting behaviour.

54mins

Goal!! Leicester have scored with Alan Sheehan putting it in the back of the net.

51mins

Goal!! Leicester have scored with Dudley Campbell putting it in the back of the net.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45mins

Gareth McAuley is booked for unsporting behaviour.

45mins

The referee has booked Marlon King.

43mins

Dudley Campbell is booked for persistent infringement.

37mins

Gavin Mahon is booked for unsporting behaviour.

15mins

Goal!! Leicester have scored with Iain Hume putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Martin Allen's ruse of putting up framed messages of encouragement from fans on the home dressing room wall to inspire his players worked a treat as his Leicester side trounced previously unbeaten Watford.

City had an early scare when inside the first minute Jobi McAnuff fired wide after a mistake by City keeper Marton Fulop and Danny Shittu headed a free-kick narrowly over.

But all that changed on 15 minutes when Iain Hume gave the Foxes the lead with a stunning strike.

Accepting a flick-on from DJ Campbell there seemed little danger, but Hume let fly from 25 yards with a shot that cannoned from the underside of the bar and into the net.

City continued to rattle Watford after the restart, striking the woodwork twice in a minute.

First Stephen Clemence crashed a 20-yard drive against the bar, before Campbell broke clear to side foot a shot against the base of the post.

But the Foxes weren't to be denied and went two up on 51 minutes when a half-cleared Clemence free-kick fell to Campbell, who guided home from close range.

And the home side were three goals to the good on 54 minutes when Clemence touched a free-kick to Alan Sheehan, whose deflected shot left the wrong-footed Mart Poom with no chance.

Leicester rewarded their exultant supporters with a fourth on 86 minutes when Mark De Vries turned a defender and beat the former Derby keeper with a curling shot from a tight angle.

Watford registered a consolation goal in time added on when Marlon King scored from the penalty spot after James Chambers had fouled King inside the area, but it was never going to spoil a good day for City.

Leicester City Team

Watford Team

Leicester City

Watford

Corners

15

Fouls

1718

Goal attempts

1511

Shots off target

26

Offsides

43

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