Norwich City vs Watford, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
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.
- 6': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kellen Fisher.
- 6': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tony Springett.
- 8': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
- 8': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 12': Attempt missed. Tony Springett (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucien Mahovo with a cross.
- 15': Offside, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Mattsson.
- 17': Foul by Lucien Mahovo (Norwich City).
- 17': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Ince.
- 19': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Darling.
- 24': Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
- 24': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Max Alleyne (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 25': Max Alleyne (Watford) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
- 28': Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
- 28': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
- 30': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 36': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Offside, Norwich City. Tony Springett is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
- 45'+1': Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Watford 0.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
- 47': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Schwartau with a through ball.
- 47': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
- 48': Delay in match (Norwich City).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt missed. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 51': Foul by Lucien Mahovo (Norwich City).
- 51': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 53': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
- 59': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
- 60': Substitution, Norwich City. Ben Chrisene replaces Lucien Mahovo.
- 60': Substitution, Norwich City. Jovon Makama replaces Jacob Wright.
- 61': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 65': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 65': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Watford. James Abankwah replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
- 67': Substitution, Watford. Nampalys Mendy replaces Imrân Louza.
- 68': Attempt saved. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Kenny McLean.
- 69': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
- 70': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
- 70': Tony Springett (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Norwich City. Liam Gibbs replaces Tony Springett.
- 71': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
- 71': Harry Darling (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Handball by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 76': Offside, Norwich City. Josh Sargent is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 78': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Darling.
- 79': Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Othmane Maamma.
- 79': Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
- 79': Offside, Watford. Max Alleyne is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
- 83': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Oscar Schwartau.
- 83': Substitution, Norwich City. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Josh Sargent.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Tom Ince.
- 90': Goal! Norwich City 0, Watford 1. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
- 90'+2': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
- 90'+7': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Liam Gibbs with a cross.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 1.
Statistics
 WAT |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.7 | Possession | 55.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 278 | Accurate Passes | 350 |
| 370 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 21 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,553
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,553
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vladan Kovacevic (GK) |
| 6 | Harry Darling |
| 15 | Ruairi McConville |
| 47 | Lucien Mahovo |
| 35 | Kellen Fisher |
| 16 | Jacob Wright |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 7 | Pelle Mattsson |
| 9 | Josh Sargent |
| 29 | Oscar Schwartau |
| 42 | Tony Springett |
Watford (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Egil Selvik (GK) |
| 3 | Max Alleyne |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 16 | Marc Bola |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia  |
| 10 | Imran Louza |
| 5 | Hector Kyprianou |
| 42 | Othmane Maamma |
| 7 | Tom Ince |
| 9 | Luca Kjerrumgaard |
| 8 | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
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