Sunday , 16 August 2026

Watford FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Watford FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Tue 28 Nov 2023 · 20:00 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Danny Batth
0–2 12' Ui-jo Hwang
Ismael Kone 30' 1–2
Mileta Rajovic 33' 2–2
Yaser Asprilla 77' 3–2
Jake Livermore 18' Y
Y 35' Jack Stacey
Y 64' Shane Duffy

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
  • Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

10
4
Watford FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-01-21 Watford FC 0–3 Norwich City FC 2021-09-18 Norwich City FC 1–3 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Norwich City FC H 3–2 W
25 Nov Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
11 Nov Rotherham United FC H 5–0 W
04 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
28 Oct Millwall FC H 2–2 D
24 Oct Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Watford FC A 2–3 L
25 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
11 Nov Cardiff City FC A 3–2 W
05 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–3 L
28 Oct Sunderland AFC A 1–3 L
24 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Watford FC Norwich City FC
#19 Position #24
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Watford FC have kicked off against Norwich City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 3' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danny Batth makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 8' Norwich City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 12' Ui-jo Hwang adds to his 0 season tally! Norwich City FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 17' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Ui-jo Hwang is replaced by Ashley Barnes.
  • 18' Jake Livermore catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 18.
  • 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Ismael Kone makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Watford FC are in front.
  • 33' What an equalizer from Mileta Rajovic!
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Jack Stacey. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 40' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' 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 Hamer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Norwich City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Greece international Dimitris Giannoulis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' Shane Duffy picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' The whistle greets Adam Idah as he departs to be replaced by Liam Gibbs.
  • 68' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Jack Stacey exits the field as Kellen Fisher enters on 68.
  • 73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 77' Yaser Asprilla has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
  • 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Mileta Rajovic is replaced by Vakoun Issouf Bayo on 83 minute.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Marcelino Nunez comes on to replace Danny Batth.
  • 89' It’s high time David Wagner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Another change for Watford FC made on 90 minute. Ken Sema leaves to be changed by Francisco Sierralta.
  • Full Time. Watford FC beats Norwich City FC

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Sargent 5
Ismaila Sarr 3
Yaser Asprilla 2
Mileta Rajovic 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Ismael Kone 1
Dan Gosling 1

Head to Head

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 2022-01-21 Watford FC 0–3 Norwich City FC 2021-09-18 Norwich City FC 1–3 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2023-11-28 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC W 2023-11-25 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-11-11 Watford FC 5–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-11-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Watford FC D 2023-10-28 Watford FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2023-10-24 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Watford FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2023-11-28 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-11-25 Norwich City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC W 2023-11-05 Norwich City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-10-28 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Norwich City FC L 2023-10-24 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC52% Draw28% Norwich City FC20%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Norwich City FC
48%
Watford FC or Norwich City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC32% Draw52% Norwich City FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.2%
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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