English Premier League 1996-1997Watford 0-1 Leicester City
Leicester move five points clear at the top of the Premier League after beating Watford thanks to Riyad Mahrez's strike.
BBC Sport » 17mThe season summary shows the overall statistics and season best performances with the usual breakdown into the detail.
» Season Summary
| Results | Goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Home Wins | Away Wins | Draws | Home | Away | Difference | Total |
| 380 | 162 | 99 | 119 | 559 | 411 | +148 | 970 |
| 43% | 26% | 31% | 1.47 | 1.08 | +0.39 | 2.55 | |
| Scoring Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Record | Detail, dates link to results |
| Highest aggregate | 9 |
Southampton 6 Manchester United 3, 26.10.1996 |
| Highest scoring draw | 3 |
Middlesbrough 3 Liverpool 3, 17.08.1996 Derby County 3 Leeds United 3, 17.08.1996 Arsenal 3 Chelsea 3, 04.09.1996 Manchester United 3 Middlesbrough 3, 05.05.1997 |
| Highest home score | 7 |
Everton 7 Southampton 1, 16.11.1996 Newcastle United 7 Tottenham Hotspur 1, 28.12.1996 |
| Highest home margin | 6 |
Everton 7 Southampton 1, 16.11.1996 Newcastle United 7 Tottenham Hotspur 1, 28.12.1996 |
| Highest away score | 4 |
Nottingham Forest 1 Sunderland 4, 21.08.1996 Leeds United 0 Manchester United 4, 07.09.1996 Chelsea 2 Wimbledon 4, 19.10.1996 Nottingham Forest 0 Manchester United 4, 26.12.1996 Sunderland 0 Tottenham Hotspur 4, 04.03.1997 Blackburn Rovers 2 Leicester City 4, 11.05.1997 |
| Highest away margin | 4 |
Leeds United 0 Manchester United 4, 07.09.1996 Nottingham Forest 0 Manchester United 4, 26.12.1996 Sunderland 0 Tottenham Hotspur 4, 04.03.1997 |
| Home Goals Breakdown | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ |
| 100 | 122 | 89 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26.3% | 32.1% | 23.4% | 9.5% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Away Goals Breakdown | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ |
| 128 | 135 | 81 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33.7% | 35.5% | 21.3% | 7.9% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Goal Difference Breakdown - Home Win (+), Draw (0), Away Win (-) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5+ | +4 | +3 | +2 | +1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5- |
| 7 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 75 | 119 | 51 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1.8% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 14.2% | 19.7% | 31.3% | 13.4% | 10.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Goal Total Breakdown | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ |
| 41 | 64 | 102 | 68 | 65 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10.8% | 16.8% | 26.8% | 17.9% | 17.1% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Score Breakdown | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Wins | Away Wins | Draws | ||||||
| 1-0 | 38 | 10.0% | 1-0 | 26 | 6.8% | 0-0 | 41 | 10.8% |
| 2-0 | 29 | 7.6% | 2-0 | 24 | 6.3% | 1-1 | 49 | 12.9% |
| 2-1 | 30 | 7.9% | 2-1 | 22 | 5.8% | 2-2 | 25 | 6.6% |
| 3-0 | 10 | 2.6% | 3-0 | 6 | 1.6% | 3-3 | 4 | 1.1% |
| 3-1 | 19 | 5.0% | 3-1 | 12 | 3.2% | |||
| 3-2 | 3 | 0.8% | 3-2 | 3 | 0.8% | |||
| 4-0 | 6 | 1.6% | 4-0 | 3 | 0.8% | |||
| 4-1 | 5 | 1.3% | 4-1 | 1 | 0.3% | |||
| 4-2 | 6 | 1.6% | 4-2 | 2 | 0.5% | |||
| 4-3 | 4 | 1.1% | ||||||
| 5-0 | 4 | 1.1% | ||||||
| 5-1 | 3 | 0.8% | ||||||
| 6-1 | 1 | 0.3% | ||||||
| 6-2 | 1 | 0.3% | ||||||
| 6-3 | 1 | 0.3% | ||||||
| 7-1 | 2 | 0.5% | ||||||