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Leicestershire 279 (Niall OBrien 82, Pettini 50) beat Nottinghamshire 271 for 9 (Wood 52, Delport 2-43) by eight runsScorecard Director of cricket Mick Newell castigated his top order after Nottinghamshire failed to chase down a target of 280 and left their chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the Royal London Cup depending on results elsewhereYou have to look at the first 30 overs of our innings, not the last 20, Newell said. You have to look at the top six or seven batsmen, none made 50, thats where the match was lost, and thats really disappointing given the importance of the game.Needing 95 to win off the last ten overs, a brilliant half-century from debutant Luke Wood, made off just 29 balls, kept Notts in the hunt, but the young allrounder was yorked by Cameron Delport in the final over the match, leaving the last pair of Harry Gurney and Luke Fletcher too much to do.Luke had a fine game, and its good to have him available again after injury, but the senior players left him far too much to do, Newell said. Now we need to beat Worcestershire tomorrow and for other results to go our way.Leicestershires innings began badly after Mark Pettini won the toss and chosen to bat. The Foxes captain lost his opening partner to only the ninth ball of the innings, left-arm seamer Wood striking in his first over of his first List A match with a swinging delivery which found the edge of Paul Hortons bat as the experienced former Lancashire man drove at the ball without real conviction.Wood also picked up a wicket in his second over, another swinging delivery beating Kevin OBrien and knocking out the Ireland internationals off stump, and when Luke Fletcher had Lewis Hill caught behind with a delivery which bounced and left the young right-hander, Leicestershire were struggling on 27 for 3.South Africa international Delport looked in good form, however, hitting eight fours in going to 46 off 45 balls and adding 58 with Pettini before shuffling across his crease to Samit Patel and being given leg before wicket after missing a delivery which turned back into him.Pettini, playing the anchor role, had just reached his 50, from 77 balls, when he tried to turn Steven Mullaney into the leg side and succeeded only in lofting a simple catch to Riki Wessels at midwicket.Niall OBrien began the acceleration, the left-hander driving the ball sweetly through the off side and hitting nine fours in a run a ball 82, and with Michael Burgess carving 36 from 32 balls and Rob Sayer contributing a useful 26 off 19, Leicestershire reached what they hoped would be a competitive score.The manner in which Michael Lumb started the Notts reply suggested it could be well short of that, the left-hander stroking four powerful boundaries through the off side in the opening overs. Leicestershire seamer Ollie Freckingham adjusted his line, however, and was rewarded when Lumb drove hard at a delivery without getting to the pitch of the ball and edged to Niall OBrien behind the stumps.Wessels and Brendan Taylor had taken the score past 50 when Wessels thick-edged at attempted drive at the medium pace of Ben Raine high to Rob Sayer at deep point, and Patel came and went quickly, bowled by a Kevin OBrien delivery which seamed back and hit leg stump.Dan Christians arrival at the crease was greeted with a certain amount of dread by Leicestershire supporters, Christian having smashed 54 off just 16 balls in the T20 match between these sides at Trent Bridge on Friday night, but the Australian could not repeat his destructive innings. He did hit a couple of effective blows, but on 12 tried to force a Kevin OBrien delivery off the back foot into the off side, and saw Delport hold a chest high chance at the second attempt.Taylors dismissal by Raine, bowled off the inside edge, ensured the Nottinghamshire innings continued to mirror that of the hosts. Mullaney, very much in form after a List A career best against Yorkshire at Scarborough in Nottinghamshires previous match, looked very much in control in going to 30 before missing with an uncharacteristically wild - and unnecessary - heave across the line at Freckingham.Greg Smiths dismissal, leg before attempting a reverse sweep at the offspin of Sayer, looked to have ended the game, but Wood hit out magnificently to keep his side in the game until the final over.The result means Leicestershire themselves, who went into the game bottom of the north division, could still qualify for the quarter-finals. 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The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club.NGolo Kante could be in-line for a sensational return to the Leicester side for their trip to Watford on Saturday Night Football. The Foxes midfielder has been pivotal to Claudio Ranieris plans so far this campaign, and was initially expected to miss the game this weekend due to the hamstring injury that ruled him out of the 2-2 draw with West Brom on Tuesday.However, Ranieri has revealed the midfielder has a chance of featuring - a welcome boost ahead of another crucial encounter. Leicester looked like they were going to see their rivals close the gap in midweek after the draw with the Baggies, but defeats for Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City mean the Foxes have in fact extended their lead at the top.Watford represent another tough challenge, and the Hornets will be looking to get another three points to take them to that magical 40-point mark. Get ready for a mammoth month of football on Sky Sports as the Premier League title fight continues Team newsWatford defender Craig Cathcart looks set to miss the visit of the table-toppers after failing to recover from a calf injury.Cathcart missed the trip to Manchester United on Wednesday night, and manager Quique Sanchez Flores does not expect him to be ready in time for the tea-time kick-off against the Foxes. NGolo Kante has been one of Leicesters many star performers this season Jose Manuel Jurado remains sidelined (calf), while defender Joel Ekstrand, a long-term absentee with a knee injury, is also unavailable.While Kante could be recalled for Leicester, Ranieri has also confirmed goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who reportedly played against Albion with a minor back injury, will be available.Opta statsLeicester Citys victory at Vicarage Road in 2013-14 ended a run of six games without a win away at Watford (D1 L5).There have been 26 goals netted in the last six matches between Watford & Leicester at Vicarage Road.Watford have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches in all competitions against the Foxes. Three years on from his unforgettable play-off goal, Troy Deeney spoke to us about the progress Watford have made Leicester City have won 10 and lost justt two of their last 17 Barclays Premier League away matches.ddddddddddddThe Foxes have scored in 16 of their last 18 Premier League away matches.Leicester have conceded 31% of their goals from headers, the highest proportion in the top flight.The Hornets have failed to score in six of their last eight Premier League matches. Quique Sanchez Flores has praised the work Claudio Ranieri has done at Leicester before their game on Saturday Night Football Odion Ighalo has scored just one goal in nine Premier League appearances so far in 2016, despite attempting 27 shots (inc. blocked).Just 18 players have started a Premier League game for Leicester City this season; fewer than any other team.In fact, these two sides have both seen a league-high four players play for them in every single Premier League match this season - Schmeichel, Vardy, Albrighton and Morgan for Leicester and Gomes, Deeney, Ighalo and Capoue for Watford. Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri says he is only worried about his sides results and is not worried about what their title rivals do Mersons predictionLeicester were lucky against Norwich - there is no doubt about it - scoring in the last minute, but they did not play well. I thought they really played well in midweek though when they drew 2-2 with West Brom, and I am going to go for a draw here.I thought Watford also played well in midweek at United and there is not a million miles between these two teams, believe me! It is weird, but one is very consistent and has been on a roll, and the other has been in and out really, but punched above their weight.So fair play to both teams and I am going for 1-1…Paul predicts: 1-1 (Sky Bet Odds 5/1)BettingLeicester are Sky Bets 7/5 favourites for the victory with Watford 2/1 while the draw is priced at 23/10. The Foxes regained Premier League outright favouritism at 13/8 after seeing their main title rivals all lose midweek, with Tottenham (15/8), Arsenal (4/1) and Manchester City (6/1) all on the drift. Jamie Vardy heads the first goalscorer betting at 5/1 with Odion Ighalo is considered the hosts main threat at 11/2, with the prolific strike duo 6/1 to both find the net. Saturday Night Football pundit Jamie Redknapp is predicting a 1-1 draw with Ighalo to score first at 30/1 in his Sky Bet tips.Dont forget, tune in to Sky Sports 1 HD from 5pm for full live coverage of Watford v Leicester ' ' '