Watford vs Norwich

28 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

Ismael Koné 30’
Mileta Rajović 33’
Yáser Asprilla 77’

Danny Batth 3’
Hwang Ui-Jo 12’

Match summary

Watford came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Norwich. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Danny Batth put Norwich ahead with a header in the 3rd minute, Hwang Ui-Jo made it 0-2 in the 12th minute, Ismael Koné pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 30th minute, and Mileta Rajović equalised with a header in the 33rd minute. In the second half, Yáser Asprilla won it from a corner in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 1.60 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Norwich's 0.59 from 12.

Match stats

21 Shots 12

9 Shots on Target 5

7 Corners 5

1 Yellow Cards 4

0 Red Cards 0

1.60 xG 0.59

1.60 Non-penalty xG 0.59

Key events

Watford Norwich

Kick-off

3’

Danny Batth

0-1

12’

Hwang Ui-Jo

0-2

Ismael Koné

1-2

30’

Mileta Rajović

2-2

33’

Half-time2-2

Yáser Asprilla

3-2

77’

Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Watford

Jake Livermore

Norwich

Jack Stacey
Shane Duffy
Dimitrios Giannoulis
Borja Sainz

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.

Watford 1.60 xGNorwich 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Norwich attacking Watford attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players13 players


Ben Hamer	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Andrews	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Ryan Porteous	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Wesley Hoedt	90′	–	–	2	0.05	–	–	–
Jamal Lewis	90′	–	–	2	0.03	–	–	–
Edo Kayembe	90′	–	–	4	0.16	–	–	–
Jake Livermore Taken off	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–
Ismael Koné	90′	1	–	5	0.58	–	–	–
Yáser Asprilla Taken off	83′	1	–	4	0.39	–	–	–
Mileta Rajović Taken off	83′	1	–	1	0.29	–	–	–
Ken Sema Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matheus Martins Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


George Long	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jack Stacey Taken off	68′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Shane Duffy	90′	–	–	2	0.02	–	–
Danny Batth Taken off	84′	1	–	2	0.22	–	–	–
Dimitrios Giannoulis	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–
Kenny McLean	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Gabriel Sara	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Christian Fassnacht Taken off	83′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hwang Ui-Jo Taken off	17′	1	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Onel Hernández	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Adam Idah Taken off	67′	–	–	2	0.08	–	–	–
Ashley Barnes Came on as a substitute	73′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Liam Gibbs Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kellen Fisher Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Borja Sainz Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	1	0.12	–	–
Marcelino Núñez Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

Watford win 44% Avg odds 2.19

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49

Norwich win 29% Avg odds 3.26

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

Form going into the game

Watford W D D W L

Norwich L L L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Norwich 0-1 Watford, 02 Jan 23 Next meeting: Norwich 4-2 Watford, 13 Feb 24 All Watford vs Norwich 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.