Norwich City vs Watford

Championship 2 Jan 2023, 15:00
Norwich City
Norwich City
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Carrow Road (Norwich, Norfolk) 👤 J. Linington Round 26

Match report

Watford edged past Norwich City 1-0 in the Championship on 2 January 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Norwich City dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 15 shots to Watford's 12.

The match was played at Carrow Road (Norwich, Norfolk), with J. Linington in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 15 - 12 On target 1 - 3 Corners 8 - 3 Fouls 9 - 17 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Gabriel Sara
Norwich City · captained the side
8 Christian Kabasele captained the side
7 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 1 goal
7 Angus Gunn captained the side
7 Max Aarons captained the side
First half vs second half
Norwich City stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 11–6
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–2
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 2–1 6–2
Match statistics
15 Shots Total 12
1 Shots On Goal 3
9 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 4
4 Shots Inside Box 9
11 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 17
8 Corners 3
3 Offsides 0
60% Ball Possession 40%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 1
426 Passes Total 289
334 Passes Accurate 208
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Norwich City · 4-3-3
28 A. Gunn
2 M. Aarons 5 G. Hanley 6 B. Gibson 15 S. McCallum
26 M. Núñez 46 L. Gibbs 17 G. Sara
11 A. Idah 22 T. Pukki 24 J. Sargent
Watford · 3-4-2-1
1 D. Bachmann
27 C. Kabasele 31 F. Sierralta 15 C. Cathcart
2 J. Ngakia 3 M. Gaspar 25 L. Bacuna 42 J. Morris
28 S. Kalu 23 I. Sarr
7 K. Davis
Norwich City
Coach
A. Russell
Substitutes
  • 1 Tim Krul
  • 4 Andrew Omobamidele
  • 30 Dimitrios Giannoulis
  • 10 Kieran Dowell
  • 14 Todd Cantwell
  • 25 Onel Hernández
  • 9 Jordan Hugill
Watford
Coach
S. Bilic
Substitutes
  • 26 Ben Hamer
  • 5 William Troost-Ekong
  • 32 Matthew Pollock
  • 18 Yaser Asprilla
  • 36 Joseph Hungbo
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 50 Adrian Blake
Substitutions
  • 29' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ S. Kalu Watford
  • 64' ↑ Y. Asprilla ↓ K. Davis Watford
  • 74' ↑ A. Omobamidele ↓ M. Aarons Norwich City
  • 83' ↑ W. Troost-Ekong ↓ C. Kabasele Watford
Cards
  • 4' J. Ngakia Watford
  • 18' L. Gibbs Norwich City
  • 45' G. Hanley Norwich City
  • 49' J. Morris Watford
  • 68' F. Sierralta Watford
Head-to-head
Norwich City 5 0 draws 9 Watford
2025-12-29 Norwich vs Watford 0 - 1
2025-12-06 Watford vs Norwich 3 - 2
2025-08-12 Watford vs Norwich 1 - 2
2025-02-01 Watford vs Norwich City 0 - 1
2024-09-21 Norwich City vs Watford 4 - 1
2024-02-13 Norwich City vs Watford 4 - 2
Recent form
Norwich City W D D L D
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Norwich City vs Watford?
Norwich City lost 0-1 against Watford on 2 January 2023.
Who won Norwich City vs Watford?
Watford won the match 1-0.
Where was Norwich City vs Watford played?
The match was played at Carrow Road (Norwich, Norfolk).
Who had more possession in Norwich City vs Watford?
Norwich City had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.