English Premier League

FT Friday, January 21, 2022
Norwich City LLWLW 3
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Watford LLLLD 0
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

WAT leads series 5-0

Lineups

WAT · 4-3-3

  1. 26Daniel BachmannG
  2. 22SamirCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 14Hassane KamaraLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 39Edo KayembeCM
  7. 19Moussa SissokoLM
  8. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  9. 7Joshua KingF
  10. 10João PedroLF
  11. 25Emmanuel DennisRF

Substitutes

  1. 33Juraj KuckaSUB
  2. 18Ozan TufanSUB
  3. 42James MorrisSUB
  4. 17Ashley FletcherSUB
  5. 12Ken SemaSUB
  6. 2Jeremy NgakiaSUB
  7. 31Francisco SierraltaSUB
  8. 29Cucho HernándezSUB
  9. 35Robert ElliotSUB

NOR · 4-4-2

  1. 28Angus GunnG
  2. 4Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 5Grant HanleyCD-R
  4. 21Brandon WilliamsLB
  5. 2Max AaronsRB
  6. 19Jacob SørensenCM-L
  7. 20Pierre Lees-MelouCM-R
  8. 17Milot RashicaLM
  9. 24Josh SargentRM
  10. 22Teemu PukkiCF-L
  11. 35Adam IdahCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Michael McGovernSUB
  2. 11Przemyslaw PlachetaSUB
  3. 30Dimitris GiannoulisSUB
  4. 15Ozan KabakSUB
  5. 3Sam ByramSUB
  6. 46Jon RoweSUB
  7. 23Kenny McLeanSUB
  8. 18Christos TzolisSUB
  9. 10Kieran DowellSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Substitution, Norwich City. Kenny McLean replaces Jacob Sørensen because of an injury.
  2. 36' Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Kenny McLean (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 52' VAR Decision: Goal Norwich City - Watford 0-1 Norwich City (Joshua Sargent).
  6. 59' Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Tom Cleverley.
  7. 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.
  8. 74' VAR Decision: Goal Norwich City - Watford 0-2 Norwich City (Joshua Sargent).
  9. 78' Second yellow card to Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) for a bad foul.
  10. 84' Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Hassane Kamara.
  11. 87' Substitution, Norwich City. Sam Byram replaces Teemu Pukki.
  12. 89' Substitution, Watford. Juraj Kucka replaces Kiko Femenía.
  13. 90'+2' Own Goal by Juraj Kucka, Watford. Watford 0, Norwich City 3.
  14. 90'+6' Substitution, Norwich City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Milot Rashica.

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