Watford defeats Norwich City after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Watford had a spectacular comeback against Norwich City.

By
Mark Hall
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Watford defeats Norwich City after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Watford had a amazing comeback against Norwich City. Watford made the most of its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Tuesday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper assisted by Adrian Holmes and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Chris Pollard. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.35 degrees Celsius or 36.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Watford

3 - 2

Team 1

Norwich City

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 21 Total 12
  • 9 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 156 Attack 75
  • 61 Dangerous attack 20
  • 61 Ball safe 48
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 8 Total 5
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Watford was in firm control of the ball 58% while Norwich City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Watford was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Watford won the match​.

Watford shot 21 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Norwich City shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Watford received 1 yellow card (Jake Livermore). Regarding the opposition, Norwich City received 4 yellow cards (Borja Sainz, Shane Duffy , Dimitrios Giannoulis and Jack Stacey).

Match Timeline

3'
D. Batth(goal)Gabriel Sara
12'
17'
Ashley Barnes- sub ->Ui-jo Hwang
Jake Livermore- Yellow
18'
Ismaël Koné(goal)
30'
Mileta Rajovic(goal)
33'
35'
Jack Stacey- Yellow
64'
Shane Duffy - Yellow
67'
L. Gibbs- sub ->Adam Idah
68'
K. Fisher- sub ->Jack Stacey
Y. Asprilla(goal)
77'
Vakoun Bayo- sub ->Mileta Rajovic
83'
Matheus Martins- sub ->Yaser Asprilla
83'
83'
Borja Sainz- sub ->Christian Fassnacht
84'
M. Núñez- sub ->Danny Batth
F. Sierralta- sub ->Ken Sema
90'
90'
Dimitrios Giannoulis - Yellow
Mattie Pollock- sub ->Jake Livermore
90'
90'
Borja Sainz- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this contest, Watford will have 24 points to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Norwich City will stay with 23 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away against Ipswich Town on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head record in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Norwich City will play away agasint Sheffield Wednesday on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Ben Hamer 26.England
6.8
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
7.3
D
R. Porteous 5.Scotland
7.7
D
Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland
7.3
D
R. Andrews 45.England
6.7
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
7.0
90' 18'
M
Ken Sema 12.Sweden
7.3
90'
M
Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo
7.3
M
Ismaël Koné 11.Canada
7.8
Goals30'
M
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
7.8
83' Goals77'
F
Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark
7.5
83' Goals33'
Substitutes
G
M. Roberts 40.England
D
F. Sierralta 3.Chile
90'
D
Mattie Pollock 15.England
90'
M
Tom Ince 7.England
M
Imrân Louza 10.Morocco
M
T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria
F
Rhys Healey 14.England
F
Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast
6.7
83'
F
Matheus Martins 37.Brazil
6.4
83'

Watford started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Ben Hamer (6.8), Ryan Andrews (6.7), Ryan Porteous (7.7), Wesley Hoedt (7.3), Jamal Lewis (7.3), Edo Kayembe (7.3), Jake Livermore (7.0), Ismaël Koné (7.8), Yaser Asprilla (7.8), Mileta Rajovic (7.5) and Ken Sema (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Ince, Imrân Louza, Francisco Sierralta, Rhys Healey, Matthew Pollock, Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6.7), Tom Dele-Bashiru, Matheus Martins (6.4) and Myles Roberts.

Substitutions

Watford made 4 changes: Mileta Rajovic for Vakoun Issouf Bayo (83′), Yaser Asprilla for Matheus Martins (83′), Ken Sema for Francisco Sierralta (90′) and Jake Livermore for Matthew Pollock (90′).

Player of the match: Ismaël Koné​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was Ismaël Koné.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 59 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City
G
G. Long 12.England
7.5
D
Jack Stacey 3.England
7.0
68' 35'
D
D. Batth 21.England
7.0
84' Goals3'
D
Shane Duffy  24.Republic of Ireland
7.1
64'
D
Dimitrios Giannoulis  30.Greece
6.8
90'
M
Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland
6.6
83'
M
Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil
8.5
M
K. McLean 23.Scotland
6.7
M
Onel Hernández 25.Cuba
6.8
M
Ui-jo Hwang 31.South Korea
7.3
17' Goals12'
M
Adam Idah 11.Republic of Ireland
6.6
67'
Substitutes
G
Vicente Reyes 39.Chile
D
Sam McCallum 15.England
D
K. Fisher 35.England
6.8
68'
D
Jaden Warner 50.England
M
L. Gibbs 8.England
6.6
67'
M
M. Núñez 26.Chile
6.6
84'
F
Ashley Barnes 10.England
6.4
17'
F
Borja Sainz 7.Spain
6.7
83' 90'
F
T. Springett 42.England

Norwich City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

David Wagner played with: George Long (7.5), Jack Stacey (7.0), Shane Duffy  (7.1), Danny Batth (7.0), Dimitrios Giannoulis (6.8), Kenny McLean (6.7), Gabriel Sara (8.5), Christian Fassnacht (6.6), Ui-jo Hwang (7.3), Onel Hernández (6.8) and Adam Idah (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ashley Barnes (6.4), Borja Sainz (6.7), Liam Gibbs (6.6), Sam McCallum, Marcelino Núñez (6.6), Kellen Fisher (6.8), Vicente Reyes, Tony Springett and Jaden Warner.

Norwich City could not rely on the presence of Ashley Barnes (injured).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 5 changes: Ui-jo Hwang for Ashley Barnes (17′), Adam Idah for Liam Gibbs (67′), Jack Stacey for Kellen Fisher (68′), Danny Batth for Marcelino Núñez (84′) and Christian Fassnacht for Borja Sainz (83′).

Player of the match: Gabriel Sara​

The most impressive player for Norwich City was Gabriel Sara.

His rating is (8.5) with 41 passes (90% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​