Thursday , 2 July 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' The ball is rolling at Vicarage Road Stadium. Watford FC are looking to make home advantage count against Norwich City FC.
  • 4' What a strike from Emiliano Buendia! The score is 0-1.
  • 9' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Jamal Lewis gets a Yellow card.
  • 10' Craig Dawson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 11' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alexander Tettey.
  • 16' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
  • 21' 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.
  • 23' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Will Hughes.
  • 28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 38' Danny Welbeck has been relatively quiet despite scoring 46 goals in his last 414 appearances.
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 48' England international Troy Deeney has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Norwich City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' The crowd applauds Alexander Tettey as he leaves the pitch. Kenny McLean steps in for Norwich City FC.
  • 55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danny Welbeck makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 59' Tom Cleverley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Hughes on 59 minute.
  • 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 74' Kenny McLean, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Marco Stiepermann is replaced by Adam Idah on 76 minute.
  • 81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Josh Martin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 83' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Teemu Pukki by Josip Drmic on 83 minute.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Nathaniel Chalobah comes on to replace Etienne Capoue.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Ben Godfrey is booked for Norwich City FC — Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Emiliano Buendia will be fuming at that decision.
  • 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
Yaser Asprilla 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Dan Gosling 1
Teemu Pukki 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.