English League Championship

Norwich City vs Watford, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Norwich City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Watford
    • 90': Vivaldo Semedo

    About

    Norwich City are hosting Watford at Carrow Road, Norwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kellen Fisher.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tony Springett.
    • 8': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
    • 8': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Tony Springett (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucien Mahovo with a cross.
    • 15': Offside, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Mattsson.
    • 17': Foul by Lucien Mahovo (Norwich City).
    • 17': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 19': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Darling.
    • 24': Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
    • 24': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Max Alleyne (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Max Alleyne (Watford) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
    • 28': Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
    • 28': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
    • 30': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
    • 36': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Offside, Norwich City. Tony Springett is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
    • 45'+1': Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oscar Schwartau with a through ball.
    • 47': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
    • 48': Delay in match (Norwich City).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 51': Foul by Lucien Mahovo (Norwich City).
    • 51': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 53': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
    • 57': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
    • 59': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
    • 60': Substitution, Norwich City. Ben Chrisene replaces Lucien Mahovo.
    • 60': Substitution, Norwich City. Jovon Makama replaces Jacob Wright.
    • 61': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
    • 65': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 65': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, Watford. James Abankwah replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 67': Substitution, Watford. Nampalys Mendy replaces Imrân Louza.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Kenny McLean.
    • 69': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
    • 70': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
    • 70': Tony Springett (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Norwich City. Liam Gibbs replaces Tony Springett.
    • 71': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
    • 71': Harry Darling (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Handball by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
    • 76': Offside, Norwich City. Josh Sargent is caught offside.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 78': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Darling.
    • 79': Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Othmane Maamma.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
    • 79': Offside, Watford. Max Alleyne is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
    • 83': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Oscar Schwartau.
    • 83': Substitution, Norwich City. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Josh Sargent.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Tom Ince.
    • 90': Goal! Norwich City 0, Watford 1. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
    • 90'+2': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
    • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Liam Gibbs with a cross.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Norwich City 0, Watford 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 1
    44.7 Possession 55.3
    8 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    278 Accurate Passes 350
    370 Passes 446
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    9 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 48
    22 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    18 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    15 Interceptions 7
    21 Effective Clearances 14
    21 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Carrow Road
    Location: Norwich, England
    Attendance: 26,553

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 25 +29 52
    2 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
    3 Middlesbrough 25 +7 43
    4 Watford 25 +8 41
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NOR Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Vladan Kovacevic (GK)
    6 Harry Darling
    15 Ruairi Mcconville
    47 Lucien Mahovo
    35 Kellen Fisher
    16 Jacob Wright
    23 Kenny McLean
    7 Pelle Mattsson
    9 Josh Sargent
    29 Oscar Schwartau
    42 Tony Springett
    Norwich City Substitutes:
    José Córdoba, Daniel Grimshaw, Jack Stacey, Mathias Kvistgaarden, Jovon Makama, Matej Jurásek, Benjamin Chrisene, Anis Ben Slimane, Liam Gibbs.

    WAT Watford (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Egil Selvik (GK)
    3 Max Alleyne
    6 Matthew Pollock
    16 Marc Bola
    2 Jeremy Ngakia Yellow Card
    10 Imran Louza
    5 Hector Kyprianou
    42 Othmane Maamma
    7 Tom Ince
    9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
    8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
    Watford Substitutes:
    Kévin Keben, Amin Nabizada, James Abankwah, Nampalys Mendy, Moussa Sissoko, Vivaldo Semedo, Nathan Baxter, James Morris, Nestory Irankunda.

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