English League Championship

Watford vs Norwich City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 39': Ismaïla Sarr
FT
1 - 0
Norwich City

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 3': Attempt saved. Max Aarons (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
    • 4': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 4': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 5': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Gray.
    • 9': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
    • 9': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jacob Lungi Sørensen.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
    • 15': Hand ball by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 16': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 17': Offside, Watford. Troy Deeney tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
    • 18': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
    • 18': Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 21': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City).
    • 21': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 22': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
    • 25': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 28': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 28': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 34': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Max Aarons.
    • 39': Goal! Watford 1, Norwich City 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 42': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
    • 44': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
    • 44': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City).
    • 45'+2': Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 1, Norwich City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Norwich City 0.
    • 49': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 50': Offside, Norwich City. Michael McGovern tries a through ball, but Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
    • 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jacob Lungi Sørensen.
    • 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
    • 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 54': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
    • 54': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Offside, Watford. Ken Sema tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a cross.
    • 59': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
    • 59': Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
    • 61': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 63': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 64': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
    • 65': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max Aarons.
    • 65': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
    • 66': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max Aarons.
    • 66': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jacob Lungi Sørensen.
    • 67': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City).
    • 67': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Kieran Dowell.
    • 67': Substitution, Norwich City. Ben Gibson replaces Jacob Lungi Sørensen.
    • 67': Substitution, Norwich City. Jordan Hugill replaces Todd Cantwell.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 68': Offside, Norwich City. Kenny McLean tries a through ball, but Max Aarons is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 70': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 70': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Norwich City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
    • 71': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 74': Substitution, Watford. Stipe Perica replaces Andre Gray.
    • 74': Substitution, Watford. Will Hughes replaces Tom Cleverley.
    • 75': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Adam Masina.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Max Aarons (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Vrancic following a corner.
    • 78': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 78': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 79': Oliver Skipp (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 80': Oliver Skipp (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Etienne Capoue.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Marc Navarro replaces Kiko Femenía.
    • 87': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
    • 87': Will Hughes (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Substitution, Norwich City. Lukas Rupp replaces Kenny McLean.
    • 87': Substitution, Norwich City. Josh Martin replaces Christoph Zimmermann.
    • 90': Foul by Josh Martin (Norwich City).
    • 90': Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max Aarons.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
    • 90'+5': Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Norwich City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Norwich City 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 18
    0 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 11
    0 Saves 3
    65.1 Possession 34.9
    16 SHOTS 7
    3 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    498 Accurate Passes 219
    594 Passes 304
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    23 Crosses 25
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    54 Long Balls 70
    29 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    9 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    14 Interceptions 14
    19 Effective Clearances 22
    19 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
    4 Bristol City 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Foster (GK)
    6 Ben Wilmot
    31 Francisco Sierralta
    3 Jeremy Ngakia
    21 Kiko Femenía
    29 Étienne Capoue Yellow Card
    8 Tom Cleverley Yellow Card
    12 Ken Sema
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    9 Troy Deeney
    18 Andre Gray
    Watford Substitutes:
    Adam Masina, James Garner, Joseph Hungbo, Kane Crichlow, Nathaniel Chalobah, Will Hughes, Marc Navarro, Daniel Bachmann, Stipe Perica.

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

    No. Name
    33 Michael McGovern (GK)
    5 Grant Hanley
    6 Christoph Zimmerman
    19 Jacob Sørensen
    2 Max Aarons
    10 Kieran Dowell
    20 Oliver Skipp
    23 Kenny McLean
    22 Teemu Pukki
    14 Todd Cantwell
    17 Emiliano Buendía
    Norwich City Substitutes:
    Mario Vrancic, Ben Gibson, Jordan Hugill, Josh Martin, Tyrese Omotoye, Lukas Rupp, Alexander Tettey, Daniel Barden, Xavier Quintillá.

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