Thursday , 2 July 2026

Norwich City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Norwich City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Tue 20 Apr 2021 · 17:00 UTC Carrow Road HT 45+3' · FT 45+10'
Y 27' Will Hughes
Y 49' Adam Masina
Oliver Skipp 62' Y
Y 65' Tom Cleverley
Kenny McLean 73' Y
Jordan Hugill 90' Y
Y 90' Nathaniel Chalobah

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Adam Crysell
  • Referee Tony Harrington

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
10
Norwich City FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC 2020-12-26 Watford FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2020-07-07 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2019-11-08 Norwich City FC 0–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Watford FC H 0–1 L
17 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 1–3 L
10 Apr Derby County FC A 1–0 W
06 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 7–0 W
02 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
20 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
17 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
09 Apr Reading FC H 2–0 W
05 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
02 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W
20 Mar Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Watford FC
#9 Position #16
65 Points 57
46 Played 46
19 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 14 / 15 / 17
63 Scored 53
56 Conceded 65
+7 GD -12
1.41 PPG 1.24
41% Win % 30%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Norwich City FC and Watford FC get this one started.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Carrow Road. Norwich City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Francisco Sierralta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' Will Hughes is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 32' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Norwich City FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' It’s high time Daniel Farke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kenny McLean suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' Controversy at the stadium! Adam Masina argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' Brilliant from the ! Dan Gosling makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oliver Skipp on 62.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tom Cleverley.
  • 65' The whistle greets Kieran Dowell as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Hugill.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Nathaniel Chalobah comes on to replace Dan Gosling.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Kenny McLean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 78' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 81' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Xavier Quintilla by Onel Hernandez on 81 minute.
  • 82' Philip Zinckernagel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Cleverley at the 82 minute mark.
  • 83' Christian Kabasele is replacing Craig Cathcart for the Watford FC side.
  • 88' Teemu Pukki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Norwich City FC so far.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Mario Vrancic on, Todd Cantwell off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Jordan Hugill picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Sargent 5
Ismaila Sarr 3
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Yaser Asprilla 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Borja Sainz 1
Emiliano Buendia 1

Head to Head

2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC 2020-12-26 Watford FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2020-07-07 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2019-11-08 Norwich City FC 0–2 Watford FC

Norwich City FC Form

2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2021-04-17 Norwich City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-04-10 Derby County FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2021-04-06 Norwich City FC 7–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-03-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Watford FC Form

2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2021-04-17 Luton Town FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2021-04-09 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC W 2021-04-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2021-04-02 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2021-03-20 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Watford FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC36% Draw29% Watford FC35%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Watford FC
64%
Norwich City FC or Watford FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC28% Draw49% Watford FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.