English League Championship

Norwich City vs Watford, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Norwich City
  • 20': Ashley Barnes
  • 28': Josh Sargent
  • 77': Gabriel Sara
  • 82': Christian Fassnacht
FT
4 - 2
Watford
  • 42': Mileta Rajovic
  • 71': Yaser Asprilla

About

Norwich City are hosting Watford at Carrow Road, Norwich, 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.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
  • 6': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Sara following a corner.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Ashley Barnes (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
  • 8': Foul by Jacob Sørensen (Norwich City).
  • 8': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 10': Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Ben Gibson (Norwich City).
  • 12': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 15': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Norwich City).
  • 17': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Ashley Barnes (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Goal! Norwich City 1, Watford 0. Ashley Barnes (Norwich City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 24': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ken Sema.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Stacey with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jake Livermore.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Jacob Sørensen (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Gibson with a headed pass.
  • 27': Penalty Norwich City. Kenny McLean draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 27': Penalty conceded by Wesley Hoedt (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 28': Penalty saved. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 28': Goal! Norwich City 2, Watford 0. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Foul by Josh Sargent (Norwich City).
  • 30': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Foul by Borja Sainz (Norwich City).
  • 32': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
  • 34': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
  • 38': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 40': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Norwich City).
  • 40': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Goal! Norwich City 2, Watford 1. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Stacey.
  • 44': Ashley Barnes (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
  • 45'+1': Borja Sainz (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
  • 45'+1': Matheus Martins (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Norwich City. Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Jamal Lewis (Watford).
  • 45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Norwich City 2, Watford 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 2, Watford 1.
  • 47': Foul by Gabriel Sara (Norwich City).
  • 47': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Ismaël Koné (Watford).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 55': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
  • 55': Jamal Lewis (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Substitution, Norwich City. Christian Fassnacht replaces Onel Hernández.
  • 56': Substitution, Norwich City. Marcelino Núñez replaces Josh Sargent.
  • 61': Substitution, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Matheus Martins.
  • 61': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Ken Sema.
  • 62': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
  • 62': Offside, Watford. Jake Livermore is caught offside.
  • 64': Angus Gunn (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
  • 66': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
  • 66': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 68': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Stacey.
  • 71': Goal! Norwich City 2, Watford 2. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 72': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Jack Stacey (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City).
  • 74': Mileta Rajovic (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Goal! Norwich City 3, Watford 2. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
  • 79': Borja Sainz (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
  • 79': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Substitution, Norwich City. Liam Gibbs replaces Borja Sainz.
  • 80': Substitution, Norwich City. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Ashley Barnes.
  • 80': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (Norwich City).
  • 80': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Goal! Norwich City 4, Watford 2. Christian Fassnacht (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Stacey with a cross.
  • 83': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 83': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Jake Livermore.
  • 84': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
  • 84': Sydney van Hooijdonk (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Christian Fassnacht (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 88': Foul by Liam Gibbs (Norwich City).
  • 88': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Liam Gibbs (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (Norwich City).
  • 90'+2': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Norwich City. Danny Batth replaces Gabriel Sara.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Norwich City 4, Watford 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Norwich City 4, Watford 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
55.8 Possession 44.2
11 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
461 Accurate Passes 352
528 Passes 420
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 7
22 Crosses 22
0.1 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 54
36 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 15
13 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 13
12 Effective Clearances 16
12 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 25,325

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leicester City 45 +50 97
2 Ipswich Town 45 +33 93
3 Leeds United 45 +39 90
4 Southampton 45 +23 84
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
28 Angus Gunn (GK)
6 Ben Gibson
19 Jacob Lungi Sörensen
30 Dimitris Giannoulis
3 Jack Stacey
10 Ashley Barnes Yellow Card
23 Kenny McLean
17 Gabriel Sara
9 Josh Sargent
7 Borja Sainz
25 Onel Hernández
Norwich City Substitutes:
Grant Hanley, Kellen Fisher, Christian Fassnacht, Danny Batth, Liam Gibbs, Sam McCallum, Sydney van Hooijdonk, George Long, Marcelino Núñez.

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
26 Ben Hamer (GK)
4 Wesley Hoedt
5 Ryan Porteous Yellow Card
6 Jamal Lewis
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
8 Jake Livermore
16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
11 Ismaël Koné
9 Mileta Rajovic
12 Ken Sema
37 Matheus Martins Yellow Card
Watford Substitutes:
Yaser Asprilla, Edo Kayembe, Daniel Bachmann, Tom Ince, Matthew Pollock, Emmanuel Dennis, Francisco Sierralta, James Morris, Ryan Andrews.

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