Norwich vs Watford

13 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Ashley Barnes 20’
  • Josh Sargent 28’
  • Gabriel Sara 77’
  • Christian Fassnacht 82’
  • Mileta Rajović 42’
  • Yáser Asprilla 71’

Match summary

Norwich beat Watford 4-2. Norwich led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ashley Barnes put Norwich ahead with a header in the 20th minute, Josh Sargent made it 2-0 with a header in the 28th minute, and Mileta Rajović pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Yáser Asprilla equalised in the 71st minute, Gabriel Sara put Norwich back in front in the 77th minute, and Christian Fassnacht made it 4-2 in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Norwich created 2.36 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Watford's 1.49 from 11. Josh Sargent had a penalty saved for Norwich.

Match stats

Norwich Watford
14 Shots 11
6 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.96 xG 1.49
1.17 Non-penalty xG 1.49

Key events

Norwich Watford
Kick-off
Ashley Barnes1-0 (Norwich)
20’
Josh Sargent2-0 (Norwich)
28’
42’
Mileta Rajović2-1 (Watford)
Half-time2-1
71’
Yáser Asprilla2-2 (Watford)
Gabriel Sara3-2 (Norwich)
77’
Christian Fassnacht4-2 (Norwich)
82’
Full-time4-2

Bookings

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

Norwich
  • Ashley Barnes
  • Josh Sargent
  • Liam Gibbs
Watford
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Matheus Martins

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 2.36 1.49 20’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), 1-0 20’ 28’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 2-0 28’ 42’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), 2-1 42’ 71’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), 2-2 71’ 77’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), 3-2 77’ 82’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), 4-2 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.36 1.49 20’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), 1-0 Barnes 20’ 28’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 2-0 Sargent 28’ 42’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), 2-1 Rajović 42’ 71’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), 2-2 Asprilla 71’ 77’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), 3-2 Sara 77’ 82’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), 4-2 Fassnacht 82’
Norwich 2.36 xGWatford 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Norwich attacking 
42’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 28’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 28’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), set piece, 0.50 xG, goal 20’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 45’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 8’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 77’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 53’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 82’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 33’ Ismael Koné (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 27’ Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Jack Stacey (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Ismael Koné (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 25’ Ben Gibson (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Ismael Koné (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 28’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 28’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), set piece, 0.50 xG, goal 20’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 45’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 8’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 77’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 53’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 82’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 33’ Ismael Koné (Watford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 27’ Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Jack Stacey (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Ismael Koné (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 25’ Ben Gibson (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Ismael Koné (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Angus Gunn
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Stacey
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Jacob Lungi Sørensen
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Ben Gibson
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Dimitrios Giannoulis
90′ – – – – – – –
Gabriel Sara Taken off
90′ 1 – 2 0.18 – – –
Kenny McLean
90′ – – 3 0.07 – – –
Onel Hernández Taken off
55′ – – – – – – –
Ashley Barnes Taken off
80′ 1 – 2 0.54 – –
Borja Sainz Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
Josh Sargent Taken off
56′ 1 – 2 1.29 – –
Christian Fassnacht Came on as a substitute
35′ 1 – 1 0.12 – – –
Marcelino Núñez Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Liam Gibbs Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – –
Sydney van Hooijdonk Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Norwich win 45% Avg odds 2.10
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.55
Watford win 28% Avg odds 3.38

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

Form going into the game

Norwich WWLWD
Watford WDDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 3-2 Norwich, 28 Nov 23 Next meeting: Norwich 4-1 Watford, 21 Sep 24  All Norwich vs Watford meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.