The Hornets, who ran out 3-2 winners at Aston Villa last weekend, were beaten twice by this weekend’s opponents in the Championship last term, losing 3-0 both at home and away
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That goalless draw at Villa Park saw new Coach, Remi Garde, take charge of his first game for the side in a move that seemed to excite followers of the Midlands outfit
After the Hornets were forced to whether initial pressure from Louis van Gaal’s side, they nearly fell behind when Allan Nyom mistimed his clearance and saw the ball land on top of Heurelho Gomes’s net
Leicester’s best chance of the first half fell the way of Vardy, but the forward couldn’t beat Heurelho Gomes, who got down low to push his strike from the edge of the box away to safety
The Hornets’ reluctance to sell the forward in the summer, when a £10 million bid from Chinese club, Hebei China Fortune, was made, has paid off for the club and the player, who scored twice in the 2-0 win over West Ham at Vicarage Road on Saturday
The hosts dominated the game’s chances in the first half, as Adrian kept out a Nathan Ake header from close range, before Miguel Britos headed over the bar from a Ben Watson free kick
Ighalo’s Watford host the Hammers as Moses returns to their line up after missing last weekend’ visit to Stamford Bridge due to transfer rules
The London side have been adding to their squad this week as they continue to strengthen the team following promotion from the Championship, bringing in former West Ham United player, Alessandro Diamanti from Chinese side, Guangzhou Evergrande, while Nathan Ake joins from Chelsea
The Nigerian international has been in prolific form during pre-season despite playing in a new role behind Troy Deeney
Ighalo restored his side’s lead when he burst through two challenges and into the box before slotting the ball past Howard
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Ighalo’s strike ensured that Watford remain inside the playoff zone in sixth place, while Rotherham United remain just three points clear of the Championship relegation zone
Ighalo shot the Hornets into the lead in the 24th minute
Goals from Nahki Wells, James Vaughan and Joel Lynch helped to thwart Watford’s promotion hopes this season but they hadn’t accounted for substitute Ighalo, though, as he came on to bang in a goal from a tight angle with what was to be one of his first touches of the match
After a Christmas without much rotation, Jose Mourinho has rested key men such as Eden Hazard, Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas for visit of the Championship promotion hopefuls
Jose Mourinho’s team suffered their lowest point of the campaign by falling to a surprise second league defeat on Thursday
Trailing to Odion Ighalo’s first-half opener, the Bees hit back 12 minutes after the break when a fine move culminated in Jonathan Douglas latching on to Alan Judge’s lovely pass and firing home
Watford are keen on keeping the youngster and have offered him a place on their scholarship scheme plus a one-year professional contract
Ikpeazu picked up the injury while scoring two goals on his full debut against Bradford City