English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 5, 2015
Norwich City LLWLD 0
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Watford WWLLW 2
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WAT112
Vicarage Road · 20,422 att.

Match Report

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Troy Deeney scores again as Watford beat Norwich, move into top half

Watford have climbed into the top half of the Premier League after a 2-0 victory over Norwich at Vicarage Road.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
1
49.6
Possession
50.4
7
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
244
Accurate Passes
258
373
Passes
385
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
114
Long Balls
82
45
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
8
9
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
31
Effective Clearances
31
44
Clearances
37

Head to Head

NOR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-R
  4. 16Nathan AkéLB
  5. 2Allan NyomRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 23Ben WatsonCM-R
  8. 7José Manuel JuradoLM
  9. 21Ikechi AnyaRM
  10. 9Troy DeeneyCF-L
  11. 24Odion IghaloCF-R

NOR · 4-5-1

  1. 13Declan RuddG
  2. 6Sébastien BassongCD-L
  3. 24Ryan BennettCD-R
  4. 23Martin OlssonLB
  5. 3Andre WisdomRB
  6. 8Jonathan HowsonCM-L
  7. 18Graham DorransCM-R
  8. 27Alexander TetteyAM
  9. 12Robbie BradyLM
  10. 22Nathan RedmondRM
  11. 7Lewis GrabbanF

Timeline

  1. 29' Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Goal! Watford 1, Norwich City 0. Troy Deeney (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Norwich City. Dieumerci Mbokani replaces Nathan Redmond.
  4. 56' Troy Deeney (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Ben Watson (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Substitution, Norwich City. Cameron Jerome replaces Lewis Grabban.
  7. 74' Substitution, Watford. Juan Carlos Paredes replaces Ikechi Anya.
  8. 76' Ryan Bennett (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Watford. Almen Abdi replaces Jurado.
  10. 78' Substitution, Norwich City. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe replaces Jonny Howson.
  11. 87' Robbie Brady (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Watford 2, Norwich City 0. Odion Ighalo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
  13. 90'+2' Odion Ighalo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Watford. Adlène Guédioura replaces Odion Ighalo.

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