Thursday , 2 July 2026

Norwich City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Norwich City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 4' Jeremy Ngakia
Sam McCallum 18' Y
Liam Gibbs 18' Y
Grant Hanley 45' Y
Y 49' James Morris
Y 68' Francisco Sierralta

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-01-02 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC 2022-10-15 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2022-01-21 Watford FC 0–3 Norwich City FC 2021-09-18 Norwich City FC 1–3 Watford FC 2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Watford FC H 0–1 L
30 Dec Reading FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–2 L
17 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–2 L
10 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
12 Nov Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
30 Dec Swansea City AFC A 0–4 L
26 Dec Millwall FC H 0–2 L
17 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
11 Dec Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
12 Nov Bristol City FC A 0–0 D

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' In just a few seconds Carrow Road will turn into a battlefield for Norwich City FC and Watford FC.
  • 4' Watford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 4.
  • 9' 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 Vakoun Issouf Bayo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 14' Angus Gunn is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 18' Norwich City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
  • 23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 29' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Samuel Kalu departs to be replaced by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 34' Ben Gibson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 28 Yellow cards this season.
  • 39' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 49' James Morris has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
  • 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.
  • 59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Yaser Asprilla on, Keinan Davis off on 64 minutes.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Francisco Sierralta. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrew Omobamidele is hanging Max Aarons on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Christian Kabasele is replaced by William Troost-Ekong on 83 minute.
  • 86' The deadlock is broken! Vakoun Issouf Bayo gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
  • 87' Goal! Vakoun Issouf Bayo scores his 48 goal in 11 matches.
  • Full Time. Watford FC beats Norwich City FC

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

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

2023-01-02 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC 2022-10-15 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2022-01-21 Watford FC 0–3 Norwich City FC 2021-09-18 Norwich City FC 1–3 Watford FC 2021-04-20 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC

Norwich City FC Form

2023-01-02 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2022-12-30 Norwich City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2022-12-26 Luton Town FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2022-12-17 Norwich City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-12-10 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2022-11-12 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L

Watford FC Form

2023-01-02 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2022-12-30 Swansea City AFC 4–0 Watford FC L 2022-12-26 Watford FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2022-12-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Watford FC W 2022-12-11 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-11-12 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC D

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
66%
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
10.8%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.1%
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.