Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo yet again was unable to break his goal drought after six games in the top flight without a goal as Leicester City extended their Premier League table lead to five points following a 1-0 victory at Watford in Saturday’s late kickoff.
Riyad Mahrez scored the only goal of the match in the 56th minute as the Foxes moved five points clear of second-place Tottenham Hotspur and eight clear of third-place Arsenal with nine games to play.
A lively start saw both teams have half-chances inside the opening five minutes, but Holebas could not beat Kasper Schmeichel from close range, before Heurelho Gomes got down well to keep out Christian Fuchs down the other end.
Ake was next to come close for Watford in the 11th minute, but the on-loan Chelsea defender’s header from a Ben Watson free kick bounced off the top of the Leicester crossbar.
The best chance of the opening 23 minutes, which was full of intensity, fell to Leicester, but Vardy could not convert from close range after Mahrez had teed up the striker inside the Watford box.
Down the other end, Ighalo managed to squeeze a low cross into Troy Deeney, but his effort was straight at Schmeichel as it remained goalless approaching the 30-minute mark at Vicarage Road.
Ighalo had a super chance to level the scores in the 81st minute when Deeney found his strike partner inside the box, but the 26-year-old could only head straight into the arms of Schmeichel.
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