WATFORD. Watford conquered Norwich City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Watford to strike first with a goal of I. Louza at the 18′. Then K. Davis scored again for Watford in the 31′ minute. Eventually, J. Sargent reduced the distance for Norwich City (45′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren England with the support of James Mainwaring and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Seb Stockbridge. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Watford

2 - 1

Norwich City

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 94 Attack 112
  • 34 Dangerous attack 45
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 12
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Watford was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Norwich City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Norwich City was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Watford was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Watford shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Norwich City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Watford received 1 yellow card (H. Kamara). Talking about the opposition, Norwich City received 1 yellow card (M. J. Aarons).

Match Timeline

18'
31'
43'
45'
Josh Sargent(goal)K. Dowell
46'
46'
Gabriel Sara- sub ->M. Nunez
63'
73'
Onel Hernández- sub ->K. Dowell
74'
82'
Edo Kayembe- sub ->K. Davis
87'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After this match, Watford will have 20 points like Sunderland and Millwall to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Norwich City will stay with 24 points like Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away with Cardiff City on the 2nd of November with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Watford (5 draws).

Norwich City will host Queens Park Rangers on the 2nd of November with a 12-5 head to head statistic in favor of Norwich City (5 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria
6.4
D
C. Cathcart 15.Northern Ireland
7.1
D
William Troost-Ekong 5.Nigeria
7.0
D
Hassane Kamara 14.Gambia
7.0
74'
D
Dan Gosling 16.England
6.1
M
Ken Sema 12.Sweden
6.9
M
Hamza Choudhury 4.England
6.5
M
Imrân Louza 6.Morocco
8.5
18'
M
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
7.4
63'
M
Ismaïla Sarr 23.Senegal
7.5
90'
F
Keinan Davis 7.England
7.1
87' 31'
Substitutes
G
Maduka Okoye 35.Nigeria
D
Mattie Pollock 32.England
M
J. Morris 42.England
M
Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo
87'
F
Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast
F
João Pedro 10.Brazil
7.0
63'
F
Samuel Kalu 28.Nigeria
90'

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

The manager Slaven Bilić decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann (6.4), Dan Gosling (6.1), William Troost-Ekong (7.0), Craig Cathcart (7.1), Hassane Kamara (7.0), Hamza Choudhury (6.5), Imrân Louza (8.5), Ken Sema (6.9), Yaser Asprilla (7.4), Ismaïla Sarr (7.5) and Keinan Davis (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Vakoun Issouf Bayo, Maduka Okoye, Matthew Pollock, João Pedro (7.0), Samuel Kalu, James Morris and Edo Kayembe.

Substitutions

Watford made 3 changes: Y. Asprilla for Joao Pedro (63′), K. Davis for E. Kayembe (87′) and I. Sarr for S. Kalu (90′).

Best player: Imrân Louza​

The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Imrân Louza.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 59 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City
G
A. Gunn 28.Scotland
8.4
D
G. Hanley 5.Scotland
6.9
D
Sam Byram 3.England
6.7
D
Max Aarons 2.England
6.6
82' 43'
D
Andrew Omobamidele 4.Republic of Ireland
6.6
90'
M
K. McLean 23.Scotland
6.1
M
K. Dowell 10.England
7.1
73'
M
L. Gibbs 46.England
6.4
46'
M
M. Núñez 26.Chile
7.1
46'
F
Teemu Pukki 22.Finland
6.3
F
Josh Sargent 24.United States
7.1
45'
Substitutes
G
Tim Krul 1.Netherlands
D
Ben Gibson 6.England
M
Onel Hernández 25.Cuba
6.1
73'
M
Aaron Ramsey 20.England
90'
M
Isaac Hayden 8.England
7.0
46'
M
Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil
7.0
46'
M
Todd Cantwell 14.England
82'

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

Dean Smith played with: Angus Gunn (8.4), Max Aarons (6.6), Andrew Omobamidele (6.6), Grant Hanley (6.9), Sam Byram (6.7), Marcelino Núñez (7.1), Liam Gibbs (6.4), Kenny McLean (6.1), Kieran Dowell (7.1), Teemu Pukki (6.3) and Josh Sargent (7.1).

They had on the bench: Onel Hernández (6.1), Aaron Ramsey, Isaac Hayden (7.0), Gabriel Sara (7.0), Todd Cantwell, Tim Krul and Ben Gibson.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 5 changes: L. Gibbs for I. Hayden (46′), M. Nunez for Gabriel Sara (46′), K. Dowell for O. Hernandez (73′), M. J. Aarons for T. Cantwell (82′) and A. Omobamidele for A. Ramsey (90′).

Best player: Angus Gunn​

The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was the goalkeeper: Angus Gunn. His rating is 8.43. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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