Leicester vs Watford suspended for five minutes after floodlight failure as fans light up King Power with their phones
LEICESTER’S 4-1 win over Watford in the FA Cup was suspended for five minutes due to a FLOODLIGHT failure.
The incident occurred on the hour mark of Saturday’s third round clash at the King Power Stadium.
Players on both sides were going about their business when the lights simply gave up.
It prompted supporters to light up the arena with their mobile phones.
And witty Foxes fans sang: “We’re Leicester City, we’ll play in the dark.”
As a maintenance team went in to sort out the issue, Leicester and Watford players kept warm with some running and ball-work.
But after just five minutes, the floodlights were turned back on to raucous cheers.
The game was able to carry on, with holders Leicester booking their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
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Youri Tielemans put the hosts ahead after just seven minutes with a well-aimed penalty.
James Maddison then put Leicester two-up with a strike in the 25th minute.
Watford looked set to mount a fightback when Joao Pedro pulled one back just moments later.
But Harvey Barnes’ 54th minute effort put Leicester in total control.
The win was wrapped up five minutes from time when Marc Albrighton made it 4-1 to last year’s champions.
The game also saw Brendan Rodgers hand a senior debut to 16-year-old Will Alves, making him the youngest player to represent Leicester since Joe Mattock in 2007.
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