Sunday , 16 August 2026

Watford FC vs Norwich City FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Tue 7 Jul 2020 · 17:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 9' Jamal Lewis
Y 11' Alexander Tettey
Will Hughes 23' Y
Y 88' Ben Godfrey
Y 90' Emiliano Buendia
Tom Cleverley 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Norwich City FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Woolmer
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

10
4
Watford FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-07 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2019-11-08 Norwich City FC 0–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jul Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
04 Jul Chelsea FC A 0–3 L
28 Jun Southampton FC H 1–3 L
25 Jun Burnley FC A 0–1 L
20 Jun Leicester City FC H 1–1 D
07 Mar Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jul Watford FC A 1–2 L
04 Jul Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–1 L
01 Jul Arsenal FC A 0–4 L
27 Jun Manchester United FC H 1–2 L
24 Jun Everton FC H 0–1 L
19 Jun Southampton FC H 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Watford FC and Norwich City FC get this one started.
  • 4' What composure from Emiliano Buendia! The Argentina international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 9' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a Yellow card on 9.
  • 10' What composure from Craig Dawson! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 11' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Alexander Tettey will be fuming at that decision.
  • 16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 23' Will Hughes is having his name booked by the referee on 23.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 53' Will Hughes, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Alexander Tettey by Kenny McLean on 55 minute.
  • 55' Brilliant from the ! Danny Welbeck makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Will Hughes is replaced by Tom Cleverley.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 69' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
  • 74' Onel Hernandez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Marco Stiepermann as he leaves the pitch. Adam Idah steps in for Norwich City FC.
  • 81' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Teemu Pukki departs to be replaced by Josip Drmic.
  • 87' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Etienne Capoue is withdrawn and Nathaniel Chalobah gets his opportunity.
  • 88' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Ben Godfrey gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Emiliano Buendia is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Watford FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Sargent 5
Ismaila Sarr 3
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Yaser Asprilla 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Keinan Davis 1
Benjamin Chrisene 1

Head to Head

2020-07-07 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2019-11-08 Norwich City FC 0–2 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2020-07-07 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2020-07-04 Chelsea FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2020-06-28 Watford FC 1–3 Southampton FC L 2020-06-25 Burnley FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2020-06-20 Watford FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2020-03-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2020-07-07 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2020-07-04 Norwich City FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-07-01 Arsenal FC 4–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-06-27 Norwich City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2020-06-24 Norwich City FC 0–1 Everton FC L 2020-06-19 Norwich City FC 0–3 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.73 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC56% Draw25% Norwich City FC19%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Norwich City FC
44%
Watford FC or Norwich City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC38% Draw46% Norwich City FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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