Leicester City looks to shift their focus from the Europa League to the Premier League this weekend against Watford. The match schedules for Sunday at the King Power Stadium, with kickoff at 5 pm.
Leicester City welcome struggling Watford to The King Power Stadium on Saturday in what will be the toughest test of the season so far for the Foxes.
Brendan Rodger’s men come into this fixture sitting in 12th place in the Premier League table, just two points clear of 16th-placed Watford. The latter is showing signs of improvement under new manager Claudio Ranieri.
The way Leicester City’s season progresses, there is no reason to suggest that Brendan Rodger’s side cannot again be challenging for a top-four spot in the Premier League.
However, things have not gone according to plan so far for the league leaders, and it could be argued that they have struggled for form so far this term.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sensationally sacked as Manchester United head coach hours after the club’s 4-1 defeat away to Watford in their Premier League clash last weekend.
The Three points take Watford to the 16th spot in the table, boasting a record of four wins, one draw and seven defeats from their 12 matches back at this level of football.
Leicester City vs Watford Head to Head
Both sides have 24 games against each other, with hosts taking 12 wins while opponents with nine wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Leicester City 3-1 Legia
- Leicester City 0-3 Chelsea
- Leeds United 1-1 Leicester City
- Leicester City 1-1 Spartak Moscow
- Leicester City 0-2 Arsenal
Away
- Watford 4-1 Man United
- Arsenal 1-0 Watford
- Watford 0-1 Southampton
- Watford 0-1 Southampton
- Everton 2-5 Watford
Leicester City Team News
Leicester will be without four first-teamers for their trip to Southampton, with Youri Tielemans, James Justin, Ricardo Pereira, and Wes Fofana all ruled out through injury. However, Jonny Evans is expected to feature despite concerns over a thigh strain.
Watford Team News
As for Watford, Ranieri revealed on Friday that both Sarr and Nicolas Nkoulou would be absent due to the injuries that they picked up in the win over Man United last weekend.
Prediction and Odds
The Europa League exhaustion is bound to catch up on the Foxes this weekend.
- Draw
- Goals Under 3.5
- Both Teams to Score
