English Premier League

Watford vs Norwich City 2021-22 English Premier League

  • Red Card 78': Emmanuel Dennis
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0 - 3
  • 51': Josh Sargent
  • 74': Josh Sargent
  • 90'+2': Juraj Kucka (OG)

Josh Sargent's double helps Norwich climb out of relegation zone with win at Watford

Josh Sargent's first goals in Premier League play helped Norwich City earn a crucial 3-0 victory at Watford on Friday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 21': Substitution, Norwich City. Kenny McLean replaces Jacob Sørensen because of an injury.
  • 36': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Norwich City 0.
  • 51': Goal! Watford 0, Norwich City 1. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 52': VAR Decision: Goal Norwich City - Watford 0-1 Norwich City (Joshua Sargent).
  • 59': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Tom Cleverley.
  • 74': Goal! Watford 0, Norwich City 2. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milot Rashica with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 74': VAR Decision: Goal Norwich City - Watford 0-2 Norwich City (Joshua Sargent).
  • 78': Second yellow card to Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Hassane Kamara.
  • 87': Substitution, Norwich City. Sam Byram replaces Teemu Pukki.
  • 89': Substitution, Watford. Juraj Kucka replaces Kiko Femenía.
  • 90'+2': Own Goal by Juraj Kucka, Watford. Watford 0, Norwich City 3.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Norwich City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Milot Rashica.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,782

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+25 Arsenal 19 45 2
+26 Manchester City 18 40 4
+7 Aston Villa 19 39 4
+4 Liverpool 18 32 6
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 0
31.5 Possession 68.5
7 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
152 Accurate Passes 464
259 Passes 565
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
5 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 74
13 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.2 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 9
14 Effective Clearances 5
14 Clearances 5

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
22 Samir
27 Christian Kabasele
14 Hassane Kamara
21 Kiko Femenía
39 Edo Kayembe
19 Moussa Sissoko
8 Tom Cleverley
7 Joshua King
10 João Pedro
25 Emmanuel Dennis Yellow Card

NOR Norwich City (4-4-2)

No. Name
28 Angus Gunn (GK)
4 Ben Gibson
5 Grant Hanley
21 Brandon Williams
2 Max Aarons
19 Jacob Sørensen
20 Pierre Lees-Melou
17 Milot Rashica
24 Josh Sargent
22 Teemu Pukki
35 Adam Idah

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