English Premier League

Watford vs Norwich City, 2021-22 English Premier League

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Watford
  • Red Card 78': Emmanuel Dennis
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0 - 3
Norwich City
  • 51': Josh Sargent
  • 74': Josh Sargent
  • 90'+2': Juraj Kucka (OG)

Josh Sargent's double helps Norwich climb out of relegation zone with win at Watford

Josh Sargent's first goals in Premier League play helped Norwich City earn a crucial 3-0 victory at Watford on Friday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Adam Idah (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 4': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Samir (Watford).
  • 7': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
  • 8': Joshua King (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Norwich City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joshua Sargent.
  • 16': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 17': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 17': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Brandon Williams (Norwich City).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 19': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 21': Substitution, Norwich City. Kenny McLean replaces Jacob Sørensen because of an injury.
  • 23': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Brandon Williams.
  • 23': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Adam Idah (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Samir (Watford).
  • 25': Foul by Milot Rashica (Norwich City).
  • 25': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
  • 27': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Joshua Sargent (Norwich City).
  • 28': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  • 31': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Samir (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross.
  • 33': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
  • 34': Ben Gibson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
  • 36': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 36': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
  • 38': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
  • 40': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua King.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Norwich City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Norwich City 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 48': Foul by Adam Idah (Norwich City).
  • 48': Samir (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 49': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 50': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Goal! Watford 0, Norwich City 1. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 52': VAR Decision: Goal Norwich City - Watford 0-1 Norwich City (Joshua Sargent).
  • 53': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 53': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Samir (Watford).
  • 58': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Tom Cleverley.
  • 59': Offside, Norwich City. Max Aarons tries a through ball, but Adam Idah is caught offside.
  • 74': Goal! Watford 0, Norwich City 2. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milot Rashica with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 74': VAR Decision: Goal Norwich City - Watford 0-2 Norwich City (Joshua Sargent).
  • 78': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 78': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Second yellow card to Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milot Rashica with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
  • 80': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Kabasele.
  • 82': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 84': Foul by Adam Idah (Norwich City).
  • 84': Samir (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Hassane Kamara.
  • 86': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 87': Substitution, Norwich City. Sam Byram replaces Teemu Pukki.
  • 87': Foul by Adam Idah (Norwich City).
  • 87': Samir (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Watford. Juraj Kucka replaces Kiko Femenía.
  • 90': Offside, Watford. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Moussa Sissoko is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Own Goal by Juraj Kucka, Watford. Watford 0, Norwich City 3.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Norwich City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Milot Rashica.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+8': Cucho Hernández (Watford) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+13': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 90'+14': Foul by Sam Byram (Norwich City).
  • 90'+14': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+15': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+15': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 90'+15': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Norwich City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Norwich City 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 0
31.5 Possession 68.5
7 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
152 Accurate Passes 464
259 Passes 565
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
5 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 74
13 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.2 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 9
14 Effective Clearances 5
14 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,782

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 30 +37 67
2 Manchester City 29 +32 60
3 Manchester United 29 +11 51
4 Aston Villa 29 +5 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
22 Samir
27 Christian Kabasele
14 Hassane Kamara
21 Kiko Femenía
39 Edo Kayembe
19 Moussa Sissoko
8 Tom Cleverley
7 Joshua King
10 João Pedro
25 Emmanuel Dennis Yellow Card
Watford Substitutes:
Juraj Kucka, Ozan Tufan, James Morris, Ashley Fletcher, Ken Sema, Jeremy Ngakia, Francisco Sierralta, Cucho Hernández, Robert Elliot.

NOR Norwich City (4-4-2)

No. Name
28 Angus Gunn (GK)
4 Ben Gibson
5 Grant Hanley
21 Brandon Williams
2 Max Aarons
19 Jacob Sørensen
20 Pierre Lees-Melou
17 Milot Rashica
24 Josh Sargent
22 Teemu Pukki
35 Adam Idah
Norwich City Substitutes:
Michael McGovern, Przemyslaw Placheta, Dimitris Giannoulis, Ozan Kabak, Sam Byram, Jon Rowe, Kenny McLean, Christos Tzolis, Kieran Dowell.

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