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

Watford

18': Imran Louza
31': Keinan Davis

FT
2 - 1

Norwich City

45': Josh Sargent

Introduction

Watford are hosting Norwich City at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
13': Penalty saved! Imrân Louza (Watford) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
18': Goal! Watford 1, Norwich City 0. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a cross.
31': Goal! Watford 2, Norwich City 0. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
43': Max Aarons (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Goal! Watford 2, Norwich City 1. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 2, Norwich City 1.
45': Substitution, Norwich City. Isaac Hayden replaces Liam Gibbs.
45': Substitution, Norwich City. Gabriel Sara replaces Marcelino Núñez.
63': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Yáser Asprilla because of an injury.
73': Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Kieran Dowell.
74': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Norwich City. Todd Cantwell replaces Max Aarons.
87': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Keinan Davis.
90'+1': Substitution, Norwich City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Andrew Omobamidele because of an injury.
90'+5': Substitution, Watford. Samuel Kalu replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Norwich City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,400

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+39	Leeds United	45	90	9
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+24	Southampton	44	84	10

Full Table

Statistics

NOR		WAT
8	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
12	Corner Kicks	3
7	Saves	1
54.5	Possession	45.5
11	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	9
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
362	Accurate Passes	315
463	Passes	400
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	3
26	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	65
26	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	16
21	Tackles	26
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	12
8	Effective Clearances	19
8	Clearances	19

Line-Ups

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
15	Craig Cathcart
5	William Troost-Ekong
14	Hassane Kamara
16	Dan Gosling
18	Yaser Asprilla
6	Imran Louza
4	Hamza Choudhury
7	Keinan Davis
23	Ismaïla Sarr
12	Ken Sema

Substitutes:

Maduka Okoye, João Pedro, Edo Kayembe, Samuel Kalu, Matthew Pollock, Bayo Youssouf, James Morris.

Norwich City (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
28	Angus Gunn (GK)
5	Grant Hanley
4	Andrew Omobamidele
3	Sam Byram
2	Max Aarons
46	Liam Gibbs
23	Kenny McLean
26	Marcelino Núñez
22	Teemu Pukki
24	Josh Sargent
10	Kieran Dowell

Substitutes:

Aaron Ramsey, Tim Krul, Todd Cantwell, Gabriel Sara, Isaac Hayden, Ben Gibson, Onel Hernández.

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