Norwich City vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League
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Sarr double for Watford leaves Norwich winless in Premier League
Watford beat Norwich City 3-1 away on Saturday to extend the Canaries' winless run to five Premier League matches.
Match Commentary
- 17': Goal! Norwich City 0, Watford 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 35': Goal! Norwich City 1, Watford 1. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathias Normann with a through ball.
- 37': Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Norwich City 1, Watford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 1, Watford 1.
- 59': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Kiko Femenía because of an injury.
- 63': Goal! Norwich City 1, Watford 2. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua King.
- 70': Substitution, Norwich City. Christos Tzolis replaces Joshua Sargent.
- 70': Substitution, Norwich City. Todd Cantwell replaces Mathias Normann.
- 73': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
- 80': Goal! Norwich City 1, Watford 3. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 82': Substitution, Watford. Peter Etebo replaces Tom Cleverley.
- 88': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Milot Rashica.
- 90'+5': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,649
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +15 | Arsenal | 11 | 26 | 1 |
| +15 | Manchester City | 11 | 22 | 3 |
| +10 | Chelsea | 11 | 20 | 3 |
| +4 | Sunderland | 11 | 19 | 2 |
Statistics
 WAT |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 51.3 | Possession | 48.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 313 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 396 | Passes | 375 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 21 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 14 | Clearances | 18 |
Norwich City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 15 | Ozan Kabak |
| 21 | Brandon Williams  |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 16 | Mathias Normann |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 8 | Billy Gilmour |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 17 | Milot Rashica |
| 24 | Josh Sargent |
Watford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 3 | Danny Rose |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 8 | Tom Cleverley |
| 19 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 33 | Juraj Kucka |
| 7 | Joshua King |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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