NORWICH. Norwich City beats Watford 4-2. Watford lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

Josh Sargent didn’t score a penalty (28′) for Norwich City.​

The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 25,325 spectators.​ The referee was Stuart Attwell with the collaboration of Neil Davies and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.55 degrees Celsius or 47.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Norwich City

4 - 2

Watford

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 94 Attack 98
  • 38 Dangerous attack 50
  • 92 Ball safe 94
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Watford had a superior ball possession 56% while Norwich City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Watford was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Norwich City found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Norwich City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Watford shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 3 yellow cards (Ashley Barnes, Josh Sargent and Liam Gibbs). Regarding the opposition, Watford received 2 yellow cards (Ryan Porteous and Matheus Martins).

Match Timeline

Ashley Barnes- Yellow
17'
Ashley Barnes(goal)Onel Hernández
20'
Josh Sargent- missed penaltyJosh Sargent
28'
Josh Sargent(goal)
28'
Josh Sargent- Yellow
30'
42'
Mileta Rajovic(goal)Ken Sema
45'
Matheus Martins- Yellow
Christian Fassnacht- sub ->Onel Hernández
55'
M. Núñez- sub ->Josh Sargent
56'
61'
Y. Asprilla- sub ->Ken Sema
61'
Emmanuel Dennis- sub ->Matheus Martins
71'
Y. Asprilla(goal)Giorgi Chakvetadze
72'
Edo Kayembe- sub ->Giorgi Chakvetadze
Gabriel Sara(goal)Ashley Barnes
77'
79'
R. Porteous- Yellow
L. Gibbs- sub ->Borja Sainz
80'
S. van Hooijdonk- sub ->Ashley Barnes
80'
Christian Fassnacht(goal)Jack Stacey
82'
83'
Tom Ince- sub ->Jake Livermore
83'
L. Gibbs- Yellow
88'
D. Batth- sub ->Gabriel Sara
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this match, Norwich City has 48 points like Coventry City, Hull City and Preston North End to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Watford will stays with 41 points like Middlesbrough to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Norwich City will host Cardiff City on the 17th of February with a 14-7 head to head statistic in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).

Watford will play away against Rotherham United on the 17th of February with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Watford (2 draws).

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City
G
A. Gunn 28.Scotland
6.6
D
J. Sørensen 19.Denmark
6.3
D
Jack Stacey 3.England
7.5
D
Ben Gibson 6.England
7.1
D
Dimitrios Giannoulis 30.Greece
7.0
M
Onel Hernández 25.Cuba
7.5
55'
M
Borja Sainz 7.Spain
6.8
80'
M
Ashley Barnes 10.England
8.1
80' 17' 20'
M
Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil
7.3
90' 77'
M
K. McLean 23.Scotland
7.9
F
Josh Sargent 9.United States
6.8
56' 30' 28'
Substitutes
G
G. Long 12.England
D
Sam McCallum 15.England
D
D. Batth 21.England
90'
D
K. Fisher 35.England
D
G. Hanley 5.Scotland
M
L. Gibbs 8.England
6.8
80' 88'
M
M. Núñez 26.Chile
7.1
56'
M
Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland
7.3
55' 82'
F
S. van Hooijdonk 14.Netherlands
6.8
80'

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

The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn (6.6), Jack Stacey (7.5), Jacob Lungi Sørensen (6.3), Ben Gibson (7.1), Dimitrios Giannoulis (7.0), Gabriel Sara (7.3), Kenny McLean (7.9), Onel Hernández (7.5), Ashley Barnes (8.1), Borja Sainz (6.8) and Josh Sargent (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Grant Hanley, Christian Fassnacht (7.3), Liam Gibbs (6.8), George Long, Sydney van Hooijdonk (6.8), Sam McCallum, Danny Batth, Marcelino Núñez (7.1) and Kellen Fisher.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 5 changes: Onel Hernández for Christian Fassnacht (55′), Josh Sargent for Marcelino Núñez (56′), Ashley Barnes for Sydney van Hooijdonk (80′), Borja Sainz for Liam Gibbs (80′) and Gabriel Sara for Danny Batth (90′).

Player of the match: Ashley Barnes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Ashley Barnes.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6.

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Ben Hamer 26.England
7.0
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
6.4
D
R. Porteous 5.Scotland
6.7
79'
D
Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland
6.3
D
T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria
6.6
83'
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
7.5
83'
M
Ismaël Koné 11.Canada
7.0
M
Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia
7.0
72'
F
Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark
7.7
42'
F
Ken Sema 12.Sweden
7.5
61'
F
Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast
F
Matheus Martins 37.Brazil
6.6
61' 45'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria
D
F. Sierralta 3.Chile
D
Mattie Pollock 15.England
D
J. Morris 42.England
D
R. Andrews 45.England
6.4
83'
M
Tom Ince 7.England
6.8
83'
M
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
7.0
61' 71'
M
Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo
6.3
72'
F
Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria
6.4
61'

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

Valérien Ismaël played with: Vakoun Issouf Bayo, Ben Hamer (7.0), Tom Dele-Bashiru (6.6), Ryan Porteous (6.7), Wesley Hoedt (6.4), Jamal Lewis (6.3), Ismaël Koné (7.0), Jake Livermore (7.5), Giorgi Chakvetadze (7.0), Matheus Martins (6.6) and Mileta Rajovic (7.7), Ken Sema (7.5).

They had on the bench: Horacio Barrenechea, Francisco Sierralta, Thomas Ince (6.8), Matthew Pollock, Yaser Asprilla (7.0), Emmanuel Dennis (6.4), Edo Kayembe (6.3), James Morris and Ryan Andrews (6.4).

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: Ken Sema for Yaser Asprilla (61′), Matheus Martins for Emmanuel Dennis (61′), Giorgi Chakvetadze for Edo Kayembe (72′), Jake Livermore for Thomas Ince (83′) and Tom Dele-Bashiru for Ryan Andrews (83′).

Player of the match: Mileta Rajovic​

The most impressive player for Watford was Mileta Rajovic.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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