Saturday , 14 November 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 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

10
5
Watford FC 15 games · Avg 3.1 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 #12
15 Points 21
15 Played 15
4 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 8
13 Scored 32
23 Conceded 24
-10 GD +8
1.00 PPG 1.40
27% Win % 47%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (15 pts). Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Vicarage Road Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Watford FC and Norwich City FC.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Norwich City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Etienne Capoue. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Norwich City FC backline.
  • 33' Jeremy Ngakia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 356 appearances.
  • 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' Ismaila Sarr has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 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 Ben Foster suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 63' Tom Cleverley is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Mario Vrancic comes on to replace Kieran Dowell.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Jeremy Ngakia is replaced by Adam Masina.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Andre Gray is replaced by Stipe Perica on 74 minute.
  • 78' Ismaila Sarr was booked on 78.
  • 83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Nathaniel Chalobah comes on to replace Etienne Capoue.
  • 87' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' Lukas Rupp is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kenny McLean at the 87 minute mark.
  • Watford FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Yaser Asprilla 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Myron Boadu 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Benjamin Chrisene 2

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
1.2 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Norwich City FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC38% Draw27% Norwich City FC35%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Norwich City FC
62%
Watford FC or Norwich City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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