Sunday , 15 November 2026

Norwich City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Norwich City FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 11:30 UTC Carrow Road 26,438 HT 45' · FT 45'
Callum Doyle 3' 1–0
1–1 26' Ryan Andrews
Borja Sainz 45+3' 2–1
Marcelino Nunez 54' 3–1
Benjamin Chrisene 89' 4–1
Y 36' Daniel Jebbison
Kellen Fisher 74' Y
Benjamin Chrisene 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2 Matt McGrath
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2024-09-21 Norwich City FC 4–1 Watford FC 2024-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–2 Watford FC 2023-11-28 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC 2023-01-02 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC 2022-10-15 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Watford FC H 4–1 W
14 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
31 Aug Coventry City FC A 1–0 W
24 Aug Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
17 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–2 D
10 Aug Oxford United FC A 0–2 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Norwich City FC A 1–4 L
14 Sep Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
01 Sep Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
24 Aug Derby County FC H 2–1 W
17 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–0 W
10 Aug Millwall FC A 3–2 W

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' The wait is over. Norwich City FC get us underway at Carrow Road.
  • 3' Callum Doyle doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 8' Norwich City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 10' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Porteous. He replaces Francisco Sierralta on 10 minute.
  • 13' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Bond is hanging Daniel Bachmann on the field on 13 minute.
  • 18' Vakoun Issouf Bayo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 26' Ryan Andrews adds to his 0 season tally! Watford FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 31' Norwich City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniel Jebbison.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Jonathan Bond has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 392 appearances.
  • 48' Norwich City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Borja Sainz on 45.
  • 53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 54' Assisted by Callum Doyle with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marcelino Nunez makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Johannes Thorup will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Oscar Schwartau is replaced by Amankwah Forson on 63 minute.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Kwadwo Baah comes on to replace Daniel Jebbison.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Angus Gunn, as he is very good at scoring at Carrow Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 74' Kellen Fisher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 74.
  • 78' Jack Stacey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kellen Fisher at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Another change for Norwich City FC made on 85 minute. Borja Sainz leaves to be changed by Benjamin Chrisene.
  • 89' What composure from Benjamin Chrisene! The England international strokes it home. 4-1.
  • 90' Benjamin Chrisene picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

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

2024-09-21 Norwich City FC 4–1 Watford FC 2024-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–2 Watford FC 2023-11-28 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC 2023-01-02 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC 2022-10-15 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2024-09-21 Norwich City FC 4–1 Watford FC W 2024-09-14 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-08-24 Norwich City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2024-08-17 Norwich City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-10 Oxford United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L

Watford FC Form

2024-09-21 Norwich City FC 4–1 Watford FC L 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-09-01 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-08-10 Millwall FC 2–3 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.55 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC61% Draw21% Watford FC18%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Watford FC
39%
Norwich City FC or Watford FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC49% Draw36% Watford FC15%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.5%
3 – 0
6.5%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
4 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
4.1%
0 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 19% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 21% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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