Watford vs Norwich City 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
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
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,400
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 89 | 6 |
| +41 | Leicester City | 42 | 88 | 10 |
| +42 | Leeds United | 43 | 87 | 8 |
| +30 | Southampton | 42 | 84 | 8 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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