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

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Championship · 2024-25

Norwich City FC

4 – 1

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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

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

Norwich City FC 46 games · 65 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

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

Norwich City FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Carrow Road as Norwich City FC face off against Watford FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
3' The England Callum Doyle breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 1-0!
8' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Francisco Sierralta is withdrawn and Ryan Porteous gets his opportunity.
13' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Daniel Bachmann exits the field as Jonathan Bond enters on 13.
18' Shane Duffy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' A goal from the England international Ryan Andrews! He fires home on 26 to make it 1-1!
31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Johannes Thorup might look to freshen things up shortly.
36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniel Jebbison.
41' 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.
46' It’s high time Johannes Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
48' Borja Sainz does the damage! The net is bulging and Norwich City FC surge ahead!
53' Norwich City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
54' What a moment for Marcelino Nunez! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
63' Another change for Norwich City FC made on 63 minute. Oscar Schwartau leaves to be changed by Amankwah Forson.
68' Watford FC make a change. Daniel Jebbison trudges off to be replaced by Kwadwo Baah on 68 minutes.
73' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
74' It’s gonna be a card for Kellen Fisher.
78' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Kellen Fisher is withdrawn and Jack Stacey gets his opportunity.
83' Josh Sargent is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
85' Norwich City FC make a change. Borja Sainz trudges off to be replaced by Benjamin Chrisene on 85 minutes.
89' Goal! Benjamin Chrisene scores his 1 goal in 198 matches.
90' That is a card for Norwich City FC. Benjamin Chrisene will be fuming at that decision.
The final score is 4-1.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Angus Gunn
4
Shane Duffy
23
Kenny McLean
9
Josh Sargent
7
Borja Sainz ↓ Benjamin Chrisene 85'
26
Marcelino Nunez
6
Callum Doyle
35
Kellen Fisher ↓ Jack Stacey 78'
29
Oscar Schwartau ↓ Amankwah Forson 63'
33
Jose Cordoba
17
Ante Crnac ↓ Onel Hernandez 78'

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

12
Ken Sema ↓ Yasser Larouci 68'
17
Moussa Sissoko
3
Francisco Sierralta ↓ Ryan Porteous 10'
1
Daniel Bachmann ↓ Jonathan Bond 13'
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
6
Matthew Pollock
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru
18
Daniel Jebbison ↓ Kwadwo Baah 68'
22
James Morris
11
Rocco Vata ↓ Vakoun Issouf Bayo 68'
45
Ryan Andrews

Bench

23
Jonathan Bond ↑ 13'
7
Tom Ince
21
Angelo Ogbonna
5
Ryan Porteous ↑ 10'
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↑ 68'
10
Imran Louza
34
Kwadwo Baah ↑ 68'
37
Yasser Larouci ↑ 68'
36
Festy Ebosele

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

2.13 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.25 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC54% Draw23% Watford FC23%

Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Watford FC

46%

Norwich City FC or Watford FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC41% Draw40% Watford FC19%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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