Leicester City in play-off drama
Leicester City's hopes of playing Premier League football next season are over after they lost in the play-offs to Watford.
- Michael Sibert
Leicester host Watford in first leg of play-off semi-final
Leicester take on Watford tonight in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final at the King Power Stadium.
Defender Paul Konchesky is expected to be fit for the game after he missed the 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest that confirmed Leicester's place in the play-offs over their East Midlands' rivals.
Watford missed out on automatic promotion on the final day of the season. Their goalkeeper Manual Almunia will undergo a late fitness test.
The second leg is at Watford's Vicarage Road on Sunday and the winner of the tie will face either Brighton or Crystal Palace at Wembley for a place in next season's Premier League.
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