English League Championship

Watford vs Norwich City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 18': Imran Louza
  • 31': Keinan Davis
FT
2 - 1
Norwich City
  • 45': Josh Sargent

About

Watford are hosting Norwich City at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
  • 1': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Gibbs.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 6': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
  • 12': Penalty Watford. Ismaïla Sarr draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': Penalty conceded by Liam Gibbs (Norwich City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 13': Penalty saved! Imrân Louza (Watford) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Byram.
  • 17': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 18': Goal! Watford 1, Norwich City 0. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a cross.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Max Aarons (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 25': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Dan Gosling.
  • 27': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 27': Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ken Sema.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 31': Goal! Watford 2, Norwich City 0. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
  • 33': Foul by Sam Byram (Norwich City).
  • 33': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Andrew Omobamidele (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
  • 35': Hand ball by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 37': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 38': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ismaïla Sarr.
  • 39': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Dan Gosling.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Offside, Norwich City. Sam Byram tries a through ball, but Kenny McLean is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
  • 43': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Max Aarons (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Dan Gosling (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. William Troost-Ekong (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Cathcart.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Goal! Watford 2, Norwich City 1. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 2, Norwich City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 2, Norwich City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Gabriel Sara replaces Marcelino Núñez.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Isaac Hayden replaces Liam Gibbs.
  • 46': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Norwich City).
  • 46': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
  • 47': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
  • 47': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Andrew Omobamidele (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
  • 51': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
  • 51': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Offside, Norwich City. Kieran Dowell tries a through ball, but Teemu Pukki is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Teemu Pukki with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
  • 55': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range following a corner.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Gosling.
  • 58': Offside, Watford. Keinan Davis tries a through ball, but Dan Gosling is caught offside.
  • 59': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Sargent.
  • 63': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Yáser Asprilla because of an injury.
  • 63': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 63': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 64': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Ken Sema (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
  • 66': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 66': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 66': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
  • 68': Isaac Hayden (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Kieran Dowell.
  • 74': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 74': Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 76': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 81': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
  • 81': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Norwich City. Todd Cantwell replaces Max Aarons.
  • 87': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Keinan Davis.
  • 90': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Norwich City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Andrew Omobamidele because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
  • 90'+2': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Watford. Samuel Kalu replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Norwich City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 2, Norwich City 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
12 Corner Kicks 3
7 Saves 1
54.5 Possession 45.5
11 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 9
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
362 Accurate Passes 315
463 Passes 400
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
26 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 65
26 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 16
21 Tackles 26
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 12
8 Effective Clearances 19
8 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,400

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 27 +32 56
2 Sheffield United 27 +21 55
3 Burnley 27 +22 53
4 Sunderland 27 +17 51
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
15 Craig Cathcart
5 William Troost-Ekong
14 Hassane Kamara Yellow Card
16 Dan Gosling
18 Yáser Asprilla
6 Imran Louza
4 Hamza Choudhury
7 Keinan Davis
23 Ismaïla Sarr
12 Ken Sema
Watford Substitutes:
Maduka Okoye, João Pedro, Edo Kayembe, Samuel Kalu, Matthew Pollock, Bayo Youssouf, James Morris.

NOR Norwich City (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
28 Angus Gunn (GK)
5 Grant Hanley
4 Andrew Omobamidele
3 Sam Byram
2 Max Aarons Yellow Card
46 Liam Gibbs
23 Kenny McLean
26 Marcelino Núñez
22 Teemu Pukki
24 Josh Sargent
10 Kieran Dowell
Norwich City Substitutes:
Aaron Ramsey, Tim Krul, Todd Cantwell, Gabriel Sara, Isaac Hayden, Ben Gibson, Onel Hernández.

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