Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Watford FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Etienne Capoue 18' Y
Tom Cleverley 63' Y
Ismaila Sarr 78' Y
Will Hughes 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee John Brooks

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

10
4
Watford FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-26 Watford FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 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
26 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
19 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
15 Dec Brentford FC H 1–1 D
12 Dec Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
08 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
05 Dec Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Watford FC A 0–1 L
19 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
16 Dec Reading FC A 2–1 W
12 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
09 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W
05 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Watford FC Norwich City FC
#20 Position #17
8 Points 9
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 5
7 Scored 16
10 Conceded 17
-3 GD -1
1.00 PPG 1.13
25% Win % 38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Vicarage Road Stadium that hosts another battle between Watford FC and Norwich City FC.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norwich City FC that had 373 games and scored 468 goals.
  • 18' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Etienne Capoue.
  • 23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tom Cleverley is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 28' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
  • 33' Norwich City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact .
  • 39' A goal from the Senegal international Ismaila Sarr! He fires home on 39 to make it 1-0!
  • 44' Kenny McLean has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 49' Norwich City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' 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 Andre Gray suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' 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.
  • 63' A moment of madness from Tom Cleverley on 63 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Mario Vrancic. He replaces Kieran Dowell on 67 minute.
  • 69' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Jeremy Ngakia departs to be replaced by Adam Masina.
  • 74' The whistle greets Andre Gray as he departs to be replaced by Stipe Perica.
  • 78' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 83' Ben Wilmot has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' Nathaniel Chalobah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Etienne Capoue on 85 minute.
  • 87' Will Hughes was booked on 87.
  • 87' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Kenny McLean has done his job and it is now time for Lukas Rupp to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

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
Teemu Pukki 1
Ashley Barnes 1

Head to Head

2020-12-26 Watford FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2020-07-07 Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2019-11-08 Norwich City FC 0–2 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2020-12-26 Watford FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2020-12-19 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Watford FC L 2020-12-15 Watford FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2020-12-08 Watford FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2020-12-05 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2020-12-26 Watford FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-12-19 Norwich City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2020-12-16 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2020-12-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-12-05 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Norwich City FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC45% Draw28% Norwich City FC27%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC29% Draw48% Norwich City FC23%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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