Fantastic Foxes Wallop Watford

Watford 0 - 3 Leicester City

Leicester thrashed Watford 3-0 at Vicarage Road this afternoon to consolidate second place in the league and secure their best ever start to a league season. It was a superb performance from the Foxes, particularly in the first half. They dominated possession, took an early lead and restricted Watford to very few chances. Nigel Pearson was forced to make two changes to his first choice line-up. Schlupp and Wood replaced the injured Konchesky and Vardy respectively. Both replacements played well, Wood grabbing a goal and Schlupp nullifying the threat of Watford's winger, Anya.

There was an element of fortune about Leicester's opening goal. Watford's keeper Alumina hit a straightforward clearance straight into Chris Wood's face, only for the ball to deflect into the back of the net. City were good value for their 1-0 lead at half-time. Wood and Dyer both had the ball in the net again before the break, only for the linesman to raise the flag for off-side on both occasions. Both calls could have gone either way. Watford had very few clear-cut opportunities in the first half, Schmeichel pulling off an excellent double save from McGugan to deny the hosts their best opportunity to score before the break.

Seven minutes into the second half, Anthony Knockaert doubled Leicester's advantage and banished the memories of his previous visit to Watford in May. On that occasion, City suffered the cruellest defeat imaginable - it was to be a different story today. Schlupp - who turned in a superb performance today - broke clear down the left flank. He slid the ball into Knockaert, who flicked the ball into the air and thumped it into the back of the net. In truth, City rode their luck at times in the second half and Watford missed at least three clear opportunities to score. However, five minutes from time, Lloyd Dyer broke clear to fire a shot low. The ball ricocheted off Almunia and looped into the net. It capped an excellent performance for the Foxes and was no less than they deserved. Indeed, King and Wasilewski both had good opportunities to add a fourth before the final whistle.