Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
#17 Position #20
9 Points 8
8 Played 8
3 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 4
16 Scored 7
17 Conceded 10
-1 GD -3
1.13 PPG 1.00
38% Win % 25%

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
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts). Watford FC are 20th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Norwich City FC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' Poor challenge from Jeremy Ngakia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 9' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 14' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 18' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 23' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 28' Jeremy Ngakia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Norwich City FC so far.
  • 29' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Samuel Kalu departs to be replaced by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 34' Norwich City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' Norwich City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' It is a cagey affair so far. Norwich City FC in their trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact .
  • 45' Grant Hanley catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 49' Poor challenge from James Morris. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' Watford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Keinan Davis as he leaves the pitch. Yaser Asprilla steps in for Watford FC.
  • 68' That is a Yellow card for Watford FC. Francisco Sierralta will be fuming at that decision.
  • 73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Max Aarons as he leaves the pitch. Andrew Omobamidele steps in for Norwich City FC.
  • 79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Watford FC! William Troost-Ekong comes on to replace Christian Kabasele.
  • 86' GOAL! Vakoun Issouf Bayo fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 87' GOAL! Vakoun Issouf Bayo scores on 87.
  • Watford FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Yaser Asprilla 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Teemu Pukki 1
Ashley Barnes 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
1.44 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Watford FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC37% Draw28% Watford FC35%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Watford FC
63%
Norwich City FC or Watford FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC29% Draw47% Watford FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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