NORWICH. Watford beats Norwich City 3-1.
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Scott Ledger and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Norwich City started with a aggressive line-up. On the opposite side, Watford adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Norwich City – Formation
Daniel Farke decided to play with the following team: Tim Krul
, Max Aarons , Ozan Kabak , Grant Hanley , Brandon Williams , Billy Gilmour , Mathias Normann , Kenny McLean , Josh Sargent , Teemu Pukki and Milot Rashica .The home team had on the bench: Andrew Omobamidele, Lukas Rupp, Angus Gunn, Adam Idah, Dimitrios Giannoulis, Todd Cantwell
, Christos Tzolis , Ben Gibson and Pierre Lees Melou.Best player: Mathias Normann
The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Mathias Normann.
His rating is
with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.Watford – Formation
On the other side, Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart played with: Ben Foster
, Kiko Femenía , William Troost-Ekong , Craig Cathcart , Danny Rose , Juraj Kucka , Moussa Sissoko , Ismaïla Sarr , Tom Cleverley , Emmanuel Dennis and Joshua King .They had on the bench: Jeremy Ngakia
, Ken Sema , Imrân Louza, Cucho Hernández, Ashley Fletcher, Adam Masina, Christian Kabasele, Oghenekaro Etebo and Daniel Bachmann.Watford could not rely on the presence of J. Ngakia (injured).
Best player: Ismaïla Sarr
The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Ismaïla Sarr.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 29 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.Match report
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 4 On Target 9
- 9 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 100 Attack 92
- 48 Dangerous attack 47
- 78 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
Fouls
- 8 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Norwich City was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Watford that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Norwich City was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Watford was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Norwich City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Watford shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 1 yellow card (B. Williams). On the other side, Watford received 1 yellow card (C. Cathcart).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Norwich City will stay with 0 points to stay in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Watford will have 6 points like Arsenal and Leicester City to stay in the 13th place.
In the next match in the Premier League, Norwich City will play away with Everton on the 25th of September with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Everton (5 draws). Watford will host against Newcastle United on the 25th of September with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Brentford – 0-2
- Burnley – Arsenal – 0-1
- Liverpool – Crystal Palace – 3-0
- Manchester City – Southampton – 0-0
- Norwich City – Watford – 1-3
- Aston Villa – Everton – 3-0