Watford vs Norwich

League Cup - 1st Round 12 Aug 2025, 18:45
Watford
Watford
1–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Norwich
Norwich
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 Dean Whitestone

Match report

Norwich edged past Watford 2-1 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 12 August 2025.

Norwich had 12 shots to Watford's 10.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with Dean Whitestone in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 10 - 12 On target 2 - 5 Corners 8 - 3 Fouls 12 - 10 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Marcelino Núñez
Norwich · 1 goal
8 Kwadwo Baah 1 goal
7 Josh Sargent 1 goal
7 Max Alleyne 70 passes (79% accurate)
7 Hector Kyprianou 63 passes (83% accurate)
First half vs second half
Watford stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–8 8–4
Shots On Goal 1–4 1–1
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 2–1 6–2
Attacks 29–53 30–45
Match statistics
8 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
59 Attacks 98
32 Dangerous Attacks 43
2 On Target 5
8 Off Target 8
10 Shots Total 12
2 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 6
12 Fouls 10
8 Corners 3
2 Offsides 2
45% Ball Possession 55%
1 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 1
396 Passes Total 507
333 Passes Accurate 442
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-4-2
1 E. Selvik
45 R. Andrews 3 M. Alleyne 5 H. Kyprianou 16 M. Bola
7 T. Ince 43 J. Grieves 24 T. Dele-Bashiru 66 N. Irankunda
18 Vivaldo 39 E. Kayembe
Norwich · 4-2-3-1
32 D. Grimshaw
35 K. Fisher 5 J. Medić 6 H. Darling 14 B. Chrisene
26 M. Núñez 22 M. Topić
29 O. Schwartau 11 E. Marcondes 19 P. Diallo
9 J. Sargent
Watford
Coach
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Substitutes
  • 4 Kévin Keben Biakolo
  • 2 Jeremy Ngakia
  • 10 Imrân Louza
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 50 Joshua Mullins
  • 17 Moussa Sissoko
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
Norwich
Coach
Liam Manning
Substitutes
  • 16 Jacob Wright
  • 27 Jeffrey Schlupp
  • 24 Jovon Makama
  • 8 Liam Gibbs
  • 10 Matěj Jurásek
  • 31 Louie Moulden
  • 15 Ruairi McConville
  • 33 José Córdoba
  • 4 Shane Duffy
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Ngakia ↓ J. Grieves Watford
  • 46' ↑ I. Louza ↓ R. Andrews Watford
  • 46' ↑ K. Keben ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 46' ↑ J. Wright ↓ M. Topić Norwich
  • 62' ↑ K. Baah ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 62' ↑ J. Makama ↓ J. Sargent Norwich
  • 62' ↑ J. Schlupp ↓ P. Diallo Norwich
  • 73' ↑ L. Gibbs ↓ O. Schwartau Norwich
  • 80' ↑ L. Kjerrumgaard ↓ Vivaldo Semedo Watford
  • 82' ↑ M. Jurásek ↓ K. Fisher Norwich
Cards
  • 49' E. Kayembe Watford
  • 66' J. Medic Norwich
Head-to-head
Watford 9 0 draws 5 Norwich
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
Watford D W D D D
Norwich D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Norwich?
Watford lost 1-2 against Norwich on 12 August 2025.
Who won Watford vs Norwich?
Norwich won the match 2-1.
Where was Watford vs Norwich played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Norwich?
Norwich had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.