Saturday , 14 November 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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

5
10
Norwich City FC 15 games · Avg 3.1 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
#12 Position #20
21 Points 15
15 Played 15
7 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 8
32 Scored 13
24 Conceded 23
+8 GD -10
1.40 PPG 1.00
47% Win % 27%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
6/6
16-30
6/4
31-45
4/2
46-60
4/6
61-75
9/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden 4 G 4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma 4 G 2 A
Andre Brooks 3 G 2 A
Anthony Musaba 3 G 1 A
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Norwich City FC gets underway.
  • 4' Jeremy Ngakia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 4.
  • 9' Norwich City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Anthony Musaba scoring 1 goals.
  • 14' It is a cagey affair so far. Norwich City FC in their trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact .
  • 18' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Sam McCallum will be fuming at that decision.
  • 23' Watford FC have won 406 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' Vakoun Issouf Bayo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Samuel Kalu at the 29 minute mark.
  • 34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Norwich City FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' England international Liam Gibbs has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Grant Hanley on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Norwich City FC will be frustrated.
  • 49' A moment of madness from James Morris on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 54' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. William Troost-Ekong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' Yaser Asprilla has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keinan Davis on 64 minute.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Francisco Sierralta on 68.
  • 73' Grant Hanley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 74' Andrew Omobamidele is replacing Max Aarons for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Norwich City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 83' William Troost-Ekong is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christian Kabasele at the 83 minute mark.
  • 86' A goal from the Ivory Coast international Vakoun Issouf Bayo! He fires home on 86 to make it 0-1!
  • 87' A goal from the Ivory Coast international Vakoun Issouf Bayo! He fires home on 87 to make it 0-2!
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Watford FC players.

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
Benjamin Chrisene 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Yaser Asprilla 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Myron Boadu 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2

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
1 / 4
1.73 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC45% Draw27% Watford FC28%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Watford FC
55%
Norwich City FC or Watford FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC37% Draw45% Watford FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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