English League Championship

Norwich City vs Watford, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Norwich City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Watford
    • 86': Bayo Youssouf

    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.
    • 1': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 1': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
    • 4': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 4': Sam McCallum (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Gaspar.
    • 6': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
    • 8': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
    • 8': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
    • 9': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 14': Offside, Norwich City. Marcelino Núñez tries a through ball, but Adam Idah is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
    • 18': Foul by Liam Gibbs (Norwich City).
    • 18': Samuel Kalu (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Liam Gibbs (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Samuel Kalu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
    • 24': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Offside, Norwich City. Liam Gibbs tries a through ball, but Grant Hanley is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 26': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Samuel Kalu because of an injury.
    • 35': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 36': Offside, Norwich City. Marcelino Núñez tries a through ball, but Grant Hanley is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Sara.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Max Aarons (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vakoun Issouf Bayo with a cross.
    • 40': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
    • 41': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Watford).
    • 41': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City).
    • 42': Leandro Bacuna (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
    • 44': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sam McCallum (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Sargent.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford).
    • 45'+2': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Gibbs with a through ball.
    • 45'+3': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Gabriel Sara (Norwich City).
    • 45'+5': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
    • 45'+5': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Watford 0.
    • 48': Foul by Adam Idah (Norwich City).
    • 48': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
    • 49': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': James Morris (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Foul by Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford).
    • 50': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Gaspar with a headed pass.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
    • 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 54': Foul by Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford).
    • 54': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Gaspar with a cross.
    • 60': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Liam Gibbs (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Watford).
    • 61': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Keinan Davis because of an injury.
    • 66': Foul by Ben Gibson (Norwich City).
    • 66': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
    • 67': Sam McCallum (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 67': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a cross.
    • 68': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Sara.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Sara with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 74': Substitution, Norwich City. Andrew Omobamidele replaces Max Aarons.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Mario Gaspar (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 77': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
    • 77': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
    • 83': Substitution, Watford. William Troost-Ekong replaces Christian Kabasele because of an injury.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 86': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
    • 86': Goal! Norwich City 0, Watford 1. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr following a fast break.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Núñez (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Sargent.
    • 89': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 90': Adam Idah (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 90'+2': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 90'+5': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
    • 90'+5': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
    • 90'+7': Gabriel Sara (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 1.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 2
    40.4 Possession 59.6
    12 SHOTS 15
    3 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    205 Accurate Passes 335
    289 Passes 427
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    23 Crosses 35
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    57 Long Balls 43
    29 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    20 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    5 Interceptions 3
    46 Effective Clearances 30
    46 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Carrow Road
    Location: Norwich, England
    Attendance: 26,587

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 13 +14 29
    2 Sheffield United 14 +11 28
    3 Leeds United 13 +14 26
    4 Burnley 13 +11 23
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NOR Norwich City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    28 Angus Gunn (GK)
    6 Ben Gibson
    5 Grant Hanley Yellow Card
    15 Sam McCallum
    2 Max Aarons
    46 Liam Gibbs Yellow Card
    17 Gabriel Sara
    26 Marcelino Núñez
    22 Teemu Pukki
    24 Josh Sargent
    11 Adam Idah
    Norwich City Substitutes:
    Kieran Dowell, Tim Krul, Jordan Hugill, Andrew Omobamidele, Onel Hernández, Todd Cantwell, Dimitris Giannoulis.

    WAT Watford (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    31 Francisco Sierralta Yellow Card
    15 Craig Cathcart
    27 Christian Kabasele
    25 Leandro Bacuna
    3 Mario
    42 James Morris Yellow Card
    2 Jeremy Ngakia Yellow Card
    7 Keinan Davis
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    28 Samuel Kalu
    Watford Substitutes:
    Bayo Youssouf, William Troost-Ekong, Yáser Asprilla, Matthew Pollock, Ben Hamer, Adrian Blake, Joseph Hungbo.

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