Leicester had an unfortunate game vs. QPR. Being dominated, having the lead, but still letting in some soft goals and losing three vital points.
Watford comes from a strong 3-1 home win vs. Wrexham. They are 9th in the table and has a chance to get into the play-off’s. Nampalys Mendy has played a major role recently under new manager Ed Still.
Leicester will be fighting for their lives and hopefully a change in fortunes will happen. There are no new injury problems, so that is a positive.
Ben Nelson had a couple of unfortunate incidents in the game. This could see him being dropped. However, looking at his performances over the last three games, he should keep his place. The problem is to break up the partnership between Okoli and Nelson. Listening to the pre match press conference, Jannik Vestergaard is unlikely to be available. Bringing in Jamaal Lascelles could be even more risky. His match fitness will be a huge question.
Gary Rowett said he is unlikely to change the system, as it is not the system that cracked vs. QPR, it was individuals doing errors. So believe Leicester will be in a 4-3-3 system. He never talked about the form of the midfield. However, we certainly hope he will find a place for Harry Winks in the team.
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Table Position: LEI: 21, WAT: 9
Injuries / Uncertainties / Unavailable / Suspensions:
LEI: Kristiansen, Souttar, Ramsey, Vestergaard
WAT: Ngakia, Petris, Baah, Maamma, Kyprianou, Rocco Vata, Dwomoh, Goglichidze
Head to Head: 11v11
Possible Line-Up’s:
Leicester: Stolarczyk, Pereira, Thomas, Nelson, Okoli, Skipp, Winks, James, Mavididi, Daka, Fatawu
Watford: Selvik; Abankwah, Pollock, Goglichidze, Bola; Irankunda, Louza, Ekwah, Chakvetadze; Kayembe, Kjerrumgaard
Predicted Result: 2-1 (Win)
At it again on Filbert Way 🦊#LEIQPR pic.twitter.com/ShpSmVVPI5
— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 12, 2026
Focus On; Watford
Nickname: The Hornets, Manager: Ed Still, Captain: Imran Louza, Kit Supplier: Kelme, Stadium: Vicarage Road, Capacity: 22 200
In Both Camps, Watford
Wikipedia: Watford Football Club is a professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The team played at several grounds in their early history, including what is now West Herts Sports Club, before moving to Vicarage Road in 1922. They have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Luton Town.
During Graham Taylor’s tenure as manager at the club between 1977 and 1987, Watford rose from the fourth tier to the first. The team finished second in the First Division in 1982–83, competed in the UEFA Cup in 1983–84, and reached the 1984 FA Cup final. Watford declined between 1987 and 1997, before Taylor returned as manager, leading the team to successive promotions from the renamed Second Division[a] to the Premier League for one season in 1999–2000.
The club played again in the highest tier in 2006–07 under Aidy Boothroyd’s management, and then again from 2015 to 2020, reaching the 2019 FA Cup final, their second FA Cup final, but losing to a record-equalling 6–0 score line. In April 2021, Watford were promoted back into the Premier League having spent just one season in the Championship, but were relegated back to the Championship in May 2022, read more
Honours: Watford FC’s main honours include being Football League Third Division champions (1968–69, 1997–98) and Fourth Division champions (1977–78), alongside twice finishing as FA Cup runners-up (1984, 2019). The club has multiple promotions to the top flight and was Football League First Division runners-up in 1982–83.
FA Cup: Runners-up (1983–84, 2018–19), Football League First Division (Top Tier): Runners-up (1982–83),
Football League Second Division/Championship: Runners-up (1981–82, 2014–15, 2020–21), Football League Third Division: Winners (1968–69, 1997–98), Football League Fourth Division: Winners (1977–78)
Southern League: Winners (1914–15), UEFA Cup: Third Round appearance (1983–84).
Did You Know? Watford’s first manager was John Goodall who became player-manager in 1903. Goodall was just coming to the end of a glittering playing career having been a member of the Preston North End Invincibles, who as the name suggests went through an entire season unbeaten, winning the League and FA Cup double in the process. Goodall was the league’s top scorer that season with 21 goals.
Vintage Focus On: John Barnes
Official Website: www.watford.co.uk
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