Norwich City vs Watford 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Liam Gibbs (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Samuel Kalu because of an injury.
- 45': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 0.
- 49': James Morris (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Keinan Davis because of an injury.
- 68': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Norwich City. Andrew Omobamidele replaces Max Aarons.
- 83': Substitution, Watford. William Troost-Ekong replaces Christian Kabasele because of an injury.
- 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.
Game Information
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,587
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
 WAT |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Norwich City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 5 | Grant Hanley  |
| 15 | Sam McCallum |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 46 | Liam Gibbs |
| 17 | Gabriel Sara |
| 26 | Marcelino Núñez |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 24 | Josh Sargent |
| 11 | Adam Idah |
Watford (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 31 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 27 | Christian Kabasele |
| 25 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 3 | Mario |
| 42 | James Morris |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 7 | Keinan Davis |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
| 28 | Samuel Kalu |
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