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TOM DUTTON

Watford vs Leicester, Premier League preview: Kick-off time, team news, TV channel, h2h, prediction, odds

Watford restart their Premier League campaign at home to Leicester this afternoon as they aim to continue their remarkable survival push under Nigel Pearson.

The Hornets sit just one place above the relegation zone on goal difference ahead of today's early kick-off.

They lost at Crystal Palace before the coronavirus pandemic saw the season halted but their last home game was a shock 3-0 victory over champions-elect Liverpool.

Leicester meanwhile restart their campaign with the sole aim of trying to nail down a Champions League spot. The Foxes sit third, seven points clear of fifth place with a game in hand.

Date, time and venue

Watford vs Leicester is scheduled for 12.30pm BST kick-off on Saturday, June 20.

The Hornets return to action at Vicarage Road for the first time since their win over Liverpool in February.

Team news

Watford: Foster, Femenia, Kabasele, Dawson, Masina, Capoue, Hughes, Sarr, Doucoure, Pereyra, Deeney

Subs: Gomes, Mariappa, Cleverley, Welbeck, Chalobah, Cathcart, Gray, Holebas, Pussetto

Leicester: Schmeichel, Justin, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Ndidi, Albrighton, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Morgan, Gray, Ward, Iheanacho, Perez, Choudhury, Mendy, Fuchs, Bennett

Referee: Craig Pawson

Prediction: Watford 2-1 Leicester

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Leicester have won just one of their last five Premier League matches and went into the hiatus peering over their shoulders.

Watford's fortunes and flipped too, and though form counts for little after a 100-day break, expect a narrow victory for Pearson's men.

How to watch

TV channel: The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting from 12pm.

Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

This will be only the 68th meeting between these two sides with Watford winning 21. Leicester have 30 wins to their name with the remaining 17 games finishing as draws.

Leicester however have won three of the last four Premier League meetings between the sides.

Betting odds and tips

  • Watford to win: 3/1
  • Leicester to win: 11/10
  • Draw: 11/4

Odds courtesy of Betfair Exchange. Click here to find out more.

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