Norwich vs Watford

18 September 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Teemu Pukki 35’
  • Emmanuel Dennis 17’
  • Ismaila Sarr 63’, 80’

Match summary

Watford beat Norwich 3-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Emmanuel Dennis put Watford ahead with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Kiko Femenía and Teemu Pukki equalised in the 35th minute, set up by Mathias Normann. In the second half, Ismaila Sarr put Watford back in front in the 63rd minute, set up by Joshua King and Sarr made it 1-3 in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 2.57 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Norwich's 0.78 from 12.

Match stats

Norwich Watford
12 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 8
4 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.78 xG 2.42
0.78 Non-penalty xG 2.42
12 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Norwich Watford
Kick-off
17’
Emmanuel Dennis
Assist: Kiko Femenía0-1 (Watford)
Teemu Pukki
Assist: Mathias Normann1-1 (Norwich)
35’
Half-time1-1
63’
Ismaila Sarr
Assist: Joshua King1-2 (Watford)
80’
Ismaila Sarr1-3 (Watford)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Norwich
  • Brandon Williams
Watford
  • Craig Cathcart

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 2.57 17’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 0-1 17’ 35’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), 1-1 35’ 63’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 1-2 63’ 80’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 1-3 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 2.57 17’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 0-1 Dennis 17’ 35’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), 1-1 Pukki 35’ 63’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 1-2 Sarr 63’ 80’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 1-3 Sarr 80’
Norwich 0.78 xGWatford 2.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Norwich attacking 
17’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 80’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 63’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 80’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 90’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 46’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 35’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 38’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 14’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 45’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Milot Rashica (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 41’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Joshua Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Milot Rashica (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 17’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 63’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 80’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 90’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 46’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 35’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 38’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 14’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 45’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Milot Rashica (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 41’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Joshua Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Milot Rashica (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Tim Krul GK900 0.000.000
Max Aarons DEF900 0.000.031
Ozan Kabak DEF900 0.000.000
Grant Hanley DEF900 0.000.051
Brandon Williams DEF900 0.000.000
Kenny McLean MID903 0.080.000
Billy Gilmour MID900 0.000.213
Mathias Normann MID7212 0.060.251
Joshua Sargent FWD721 0.050.081
Teemu Pukki FWD9014 0.490.021
Milot Rashica FWD902 0.110.000
Christos Tzolis Sub180 0.000.081
Todd Cantwell Sub180 0.000.000
Adam Idah Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Norwich win 42% Avg odds 2.30
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Watford win 29% Avg odds 3.34

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Norwich LLLLL
Watford LWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 2-1 Norwich, 07 Jul 20 Next meeting: Watford 0-3 Norwich, 21 Jan 22  All Norwich vs Watford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.