Sunday , 16 August 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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
#24 Position #19
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts). Watford FC are 19th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Norwich City FC launch into their encounter with Watford FC.
  • 5' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' Will Hughes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' Kenny McLean needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' 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 Tom Cleverley suffering a number of foals already.
  • 47' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Adam Masina on 49 minutes.
  • 54' Norwich City FC have won 460 goals from 368 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' Dan Gosling puts Watford FC on the lead.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Oliver Skipp gets a Yellow card.
  • 65' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Tom Cleverley gets a Yellow card.
  • 65' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Kieran Dowell by Jordan Hugill on 65 minute.
  • 70' Nathaniel Chalobah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dan Gosling on 70 minute.
  • 73' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Kenny McLean will be fuming at that decision.
  • 78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Xavier Quintilla has done his job and it is now time for Onel Hernandez to step up.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Tom Cleverley as he leaves the pitch. Philip Zinckernagel steps in for Watford FC.
  • 83' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Craig Cathcart is withdrawn and Christian Kabasele gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Todd Cantwell as he leaves the pitch. Mario Vrancic steps in for Norwich City FC.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan Hugill on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Norwich City FC 0-1 Watford FC.

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
Ashley Barnes 1
Juraj Kucka 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
3 / 4
0.46 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC23% Draw42% Watford FC35%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 63%
37%
± 1.5 30%
70%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Watford FC
77%
Norwich City FC or Watford FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC11% Draw71% Watford FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
36.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.6%
1 – 1
10.9%
0 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
3.3%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 1
2.4%
0 – 3
1.2%
2 – 2
0.9%
1 – 3
0.7%
3 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 16% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 23% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
63% ✓

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