Saturday , 14 November 2026

Watford FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 1 Feb 2025 · 12:30 UTC Vicarage Road 19,774 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 41' Josh Sargent
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 35' R
Imran Louza 40' Y
Ryan Andrews 77' Y
Moussa Sissoko 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
  • Assistant 2 Shaun Hudson
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2025-02-01 Watford FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2024-09-21 Norwich City FC 4–1 Watford FC 2024-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–2 Watford FC 2023-11-28 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC 2023-01-02 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
25 Jan Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
21 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
18 Jan Derby County FC A 2–0 W
14 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
09 Jan Fulham FC A 1–4 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb Watford FC A 1–0 W
25 Jan Swansea City AFC H 5–1 W
22 Jan Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
18 Jan Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
11 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–4 L
04 Jan Coventry City 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Norwich City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Watford FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Norwich City FC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' 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 Imran Louza suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Controversy at the stadium! Vakoun Issouf Bayo argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Imran Louza on 40 minutes earns him a card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 41' What a moment for Josh Sargent! That strike on 41 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' It’s high time Johannes Thorup made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' Jonathan Bond has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 69' Ante Crnac gets the nod from Norwich City FC. He replaces Lewis Dobbin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Jacob Sorensen as he leaves the pitch. Jack Stacey steps in for Norwich City FC.
  • 77' Ryan Andrews is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 83' Tom Ince gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Yasser Larouci and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Josh Sargent is replaced by Benjamin Chrisene on 84 minute.
  • 89' That is a card for Watford FC. Moussa Sissoko will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Moussa Sissoko departs to be replaced by Michael Adu-Poku.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

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

2025-02-01 Watford FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2024-09-21 Norwich City FC 4–1 Watford FC 2024-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–2 Watford FC 2023-11-28 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC 2023-01-02 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2025-02-01 Watford FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2025-01-18 Derby County FC 0–2 Watford FC W 2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-01-09 Fulham FC 4–1 Watford FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2025-02-01 Watford FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2025-01-25 Norwich City FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-01-22 Leeds United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L 2025-01-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L 2025-01-11 Norwich City FC 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-01-04 Norwich City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.07 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC25% Draw27% Norwich City FC48%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Norwich City FC
75%
Watford FC or Norwich City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC18% Draw44% Norwich City FC38%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
9%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 3
5.7%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
5.3%
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 23% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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