Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, Norwich City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 3' What a strike from Danny Batth! The score is 0-1.
  • 8' Greece international Dimitris Giannoulis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 12' Against the run of play, Ui-jo Hwang has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 17' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Ashley Barnes on, Ui-jo Hwang off on 17 minutes.
  • 18' A moment of madness from Jake Livermore on 18 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 23' Norwich City FC have won 468 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Valerien Ismael might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' What composure from Ismael Kone! The Canada international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 33' The Denmark Mileta Rajovic breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 2-2!
  • 35' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Jack Stacey will be fuming at that decision.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 55' Adam Idah, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' Watford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Shane Duffy.
  • 67' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Adam Idah exits the field as Liam Gibbs enters on 67.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Jack Stacey is replaced by Kellen Fisher on 68 minute.
  • 73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 77' GOAL! Yaser Asprilla fires home to make it 3-2!
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Hamer, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 83' Mileta Rajovic makes way for Vakoun Issouf Bayo at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 84' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Danny Batth is withdrawn and Marcelino Nunez gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Ken Sema is replaced by Francisco Sierralta.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Mileta Rajovic 2
Emmanuel Dennis 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Yaser Asprilla 2
Teemu Pukki 1
Ashley Barnes 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
4 / 4
2.07 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC52% Draw22% Norwich City FC26%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Norwich City FC
48%
Watford FC or Norwich City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC36% Draw39% Norwich City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
3.7%
0 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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