Watford vs Norwich

1 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Lewis Smith

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Josh Sargent 41’

Match summary

Norwich won 1-0 away at Watford. Norwich led 1-0 at half-time.

Josh Sargent put Norwich ahead in the 41st minute.

The chances backed that up: Norwich created 2.95 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Watford's 0.72 from 9. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Watford Norwich
9 Shots 16
1 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0.71 xG 2.95
0.71 Non-penalty xG 2.95

Key events

Watford Norwich
Kick-off
41’
Josh Sargent0-1 (Norwich)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • Ryan Andrews
  • Imrân Louza
  • Moussa Sissoko

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 2.95 41’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 0-1 41’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 2.95 41’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 0-1 Sargent 41’
Watford 0.72 xGNorwich 2.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Watford attacking 
41’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), set piece, 0.97 xG, goal 2’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.68 xG, saved 21’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 41’ Lucien Mahovo (Norwich), set piece, 0.35 xG, saved 41’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.19 xG, blocked 27’ Lewis Dobbin (Norwich), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 15’ Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 64’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 79’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 2’ Kellen Fisher (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Lewis Dobbin (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 1’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ James Abankwah (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), set piece, 0.97 xG, goal 2’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.68 xG, saved 21’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 41’ Lucien Mahovo (Norwich), set piece, 0.35 xG, saved 41’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.19 xG, blocked 27’ Lewis Dobbin (Norwich), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 49’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 64’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 79’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 2’ Kellen Fisher (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Lewis Dobbin (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 1’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ James Abankwah (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.12 – –
James Abankwah Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Yasser Larouci Taken off
83′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Tom Dele-Bashiru Taken off
75′ – – – – – – –
Moussa Sissoko Taken off
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Sent off
35′ – – 2 0.38 – –
Mamadou Doumbia Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
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 35% Avg odds 2.73
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.35
Norwich win 37% Avg odds 2.56

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

Form going into the game

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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.