Striker Jamie Vardy scored from the penalty spot to help Leicester City beat Watford at the King Power Stadium on SaturdayMolla Wague had a game to forget. He conceded the penalty and left the field with a likely hamstring injury later in the day
MATCH FACTS AND LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Manchester City
23
20
2
1
50
62
2
Manchester United
24
16
5
3
33
53
3
Chelsea
24
15
5
4
29
50
4
Liverpool
23
13
8
2
26
47
5
Tottenham Hotspur
23
13
5
5
25
44
6
Arsenal
24
12
6
6
14
42
7
Leicester City
24
9
7
8
4
34
8
Burnley
24
9
7
8
-2
34
9
Everton
24
7
7
10
-13
28
10
Watford
24
7
5
12
-11
26
11
West Ham United
24
6
8
10
-12
26
12
Bournemouth
24
6
7
11
-11
25
13
Crystal Palace
24
6
7
11
-15
25
14
Huddersfield Town
24
6
6
12
-22
24
15
Newcastle United
23
6
5
12
-10
23
16
Brighton and Hove Albion
24
5
8
11
-16
23
17
Stoke City
24
6
5
13
-25
23
18
Southampton
23
4
9
10
-11
21
19
West Bromwich Albion
24
3
11
10
-12
20
20
Swansea City
23
4
5
14
-21
17
Visitors Watford had the ball in the net first but striker Troy Deeney's first-half effort was ruled out for offsideDeeney looked dejected as he approached referee Lee Probert to discuss his goal being disallowedAnother key decision went against Watford before half time as Vardy was given a penalty after being fouled by Molla WagueFoxes frontman Vardy was brought down by Wague's sliding challenge as defender Christian Kabasele watched onThe decision to award the penalty was correct but that did not stop Wague from protesting by wagging his finger at an officialVardy converted the penalty to register his 11th goal of the season in all competitions — his 10th in the Premier LeagueEngland international Vardy was delighted and he celebrated by jumping high and punching the air as Foxes fans applaudedMidfielder Riyad Mahrez congratulated team-mate Vardy as Leicester's star duo exchanged a hug on the pitchWatford boss Marco Silva looked unimpressed as he wore a frustrated facial expression while putting his hands in his pockets
