Norwich City vs Watford, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWatford finally win after sinking lacklustre Norwich 2-0
Watford earned their first Premier League win of the season as goals from Gerard Deulofeu and substitute Andre Gray gave them a 2-0 win at Norwich.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Norwich City 0, Watford 1. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 4': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 4': Attempt missed. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
- 9': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
- 9': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. José Holebas (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
- 12': Attempt missed. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 17': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
- 18': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
- 18': Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
- 23': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 23': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
- 24': Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Stiepermann.
- 24': Attempt missed. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 25': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 25': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 30': Offside, Norwich City. Kenny McLean tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
- 31': Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Roberto Pereyra because of an injury.
- 31': Attempt missed. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andre Gray.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 33': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 35': Attempt saved. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Onel Hernández with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Holebas.
- 37': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
- 38': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 39': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 44': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 44': Tom Trybull (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Watford 1.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 48': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
- 48': Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Christian Kabasele (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Norwich City 0, Watford 2. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Andre Gray (Watford).
- 54': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
- 59': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 61': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 61': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Norwich City. Todd Cantwell replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 62': Substitution, Norwich City. Josip Drmic replaces Marco Stiepermann.
- 63': Attempt saved. Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
- 63': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ben Foster.
- 64': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 65': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
- 65': Josip Drmic (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Second yellow card to Christian Kabasele (Watford) for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 69': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Will Hughes (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Watford. Adrian Mariappa replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
- 71': Attempt saved. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 71': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ben Foster.
- 74': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Etienne Capoue.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Max Aarons (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 74': Foul by José Holebas (Watford).
- 74': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
- 76': Attempt missed. Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
- 77': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Trybull.
- 81': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford).
- 81': Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Jamal Lewis.
- 83': Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Will Hughes following a fast break.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Tom Trybull (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Tom Trybull (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Foul by José Holebas (Watford).
- 85': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
- 86': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces José Holebas.
- 89': Adam Masina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
- 90'+3': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 90'+3': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Adam Masina (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
- 90'+4': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 2.
- 0': Match ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 2.
Statistics
WAT |
NOR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 232 | Accurate Passes | 523 |
| 315 | Passes | 597 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 25 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 36 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 27,074
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | +42 | 79 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 36 | +43 | 77 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 36 | +15 | 65 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 37 | +6 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 4 | Ben Godfrey |
| 27 | Alexander Tettey |
| 12 | Jamal Lewis |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 18 | Marco Stiepermann |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 19 | Tom Trybull |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 11 | Onel Hernández |
| 17 | Emiliano Buendía |
Watford (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 4 | Craig Dawson |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 27 | Christian Kabasele |
| 25 | José Holebas |
| 2 | Daryl Janmaat |
| 29 | Étienne Capoue |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 37 | Roberto Pereyra |
| 7 | Gerard Deulofeu |
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