There were chances for Watford before Pereyra cut in from the left and fired an inswinging right-foot shot into the far corner.
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And they were again nearly caught out in the 65th minute when Zieler produced an outstanding reaction save to keep out Pereyra’s close-range header after Amrabat and Daryl Janmaat had combined to open up the Leicester left.
“What we did differently compared to other games was we managed to score when we had to”. He is still a relative unknown in Europe, despite earning a Ballon d’Or nomination, and boss Claudio Ranieri said after Mahrez scored twice against Brugge in September the Champions League music had woken the winger up. Deeney though is still waiting for his century of goals for Watford, stuck on 99.
That was how long it took Étienne Capoue to open the scoring for Watford, who quickly increased their lead thanks to a lovely goal by Roberto Pereyra.
The out-of-form Odion Ihgalo was dropped to the bench.
Two points above the bottom three after enduring a sixth Premier League defeat of the season, at Vicarage Road on Saturday, Leicester welcome Club Brugge to the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night needing only a point to guarantee their place in the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition. Domestic duties must not come second to their continental capers.
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Vardy and Mahrez, who were firing on all cylinders a year ago (11 and seven goals, respectively, after 11 matches) have been firing blanks most of this season and have managed just three goals between them. The Belgium team have never failed to win a game in a previous CL group stage though. “Zero goals conceded, so when we start to win in the Premier League as well everyone will be better”.
Leicester have been struggling in the Premier League this season, suffering from a title winning hangover, an illness that the Premier League’s top clubs will be all too familiar with seeing as the title hasn’t been retained since 2008/09 when Manchester United beat rivals Liverpool to the silverware.
Subs not used: Mariappa, Guedioura, Sinclair, Watson, Ighalo, Pantilimon.
“The relegation is very close to us and we have to react”, Ranieri said after the loss to Watford. “It is the frustration not about that we are not playing good but about losing”, added Mahrez.
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“We know we just have to keep going and we will win games”, continued Mahrez, who also insisted he doesn’t “want to think” about the possibility of relegation despite their poor form. “But mainly I am happy for the performance because the team played as I always want them to play, and especially after the big defeat against Liverpool”.
