Leicester v Watford predictions: Foxes can edge an entertaining encounter

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Leicester v Watford in the Premier League on Sunday.

When to bet

2pm Sunday

Best bet

Leicester to win & both teams to score
1pt 9-4 bet365

Team news

Leicester
The Foxes are still without the injured Youri Tielemans, Wesley Fofana, Ryan Bertrand, Ricardo Pereira and James Justin.

Watford
Ismaila Sarr and Nicolas Nkoulou have joined Watford's lengthy injury list which also features Ken Sema, Christian Kabasele, Peter Etebo, Francisco Sierralta and Kwadwo Baah.

Match preview

Leicester supporters know all about Claudio Ranieri's ability to cause an upset and the title-winning Tinkerman returns to the King Power Stadium in charge of a Watford side who thrashed Manchester United 4-1 last weekend.

The Hornets have also won 5-2 at Everton under Ranieri but the Italian has lost his other three Premier League matches with his new club and they could be outgunned by the Foxes.

Brendan Rodgers' men are struggling to match last season's high standards, not helped by some significant injury absentees, and their only clean sheet in their last 18 matches in all competitions came at Championship side Millwall in the EFL Cup.

Rodgers still has plenty of attacking quality at his disposal and Leicester beat Legia Warsaw 3-1 in the Europa League on Thursday, when all four goals were scored in the first 33 minutes, so an entertaining home win is worth a bet.

Key stat

Both teams have scored in five of Leicester's last six wins in all competitions.

Inside info

Leicester

Penalty taker Jamie Vardy
Free-kick wizard James Maddison
Set-piece aerial threat Caglar Soyuncu
Card magnet Wilfred Ndidi

Watford

Penalty taker Tom Cleverley
Free-kick wizard Tom Cleverley
Set-piece aerial threat Craig Cathcart
Card magnet Emmanuel Dennis

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