Watford vs Norwich
Ref: Tom Nield, EnglandVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford beat Norwich 3–2 in their Championship fixture. Kjerrumgaard, Kjerrumgaard, and Ince scored for Watford; Sargent and Schwartau replied for Norwich. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.28 for Watford versus 1.88 for Norwich. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Norwich are 9th.
First Half
8'
Darling
Yellow Card
11'
⚽
Sargent
Assist: Schwartau
Chakvetadze
Yellow Card
⚽
Kjerrumgaard
⇄
Chakvetadze
45'
⚽
Schwartau
Assist: Marcondes
Second Half
⇄
Keben
54'
⇄
Springett
54'
Kovačević
Yellow Card
⚽
Kjerrumgaard
Assist: Ngakia
62'
⇄
Marcondes
62'
⇄
Forson
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
⚽
Ince
Assist: Bola
86'
⇄
Schwartau
⇄
Maamma
⇄
Doumbia
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 8 |  Derby | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
WatfordNorwich
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.28VS1.88
Attack2 · 3 won
13
Shots
15
6
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
7
3
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
521
Total passes
442
421
Accurate passes
359
81%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 1 won
12
Fouls
5
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
5
-0.61
Goals prevented
-0.61
Watford
4-4-2
Norwich
4-2-3-1Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 4K. KebenD
- 6M. PollockD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 16M. BolaD
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 39E. KayembeM
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 7T. InceM
- 17M. SissokoM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 22J. MorrisD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 41Alfie Marriott
Norwich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. KovačevićG
- 6H. DarlingD
- 7P. MattssonM
- 9J. SargentF
- 11E. MarcondesM
- 15Ruairi McConvilleD
- 18A. ForsonM
- 23K. McLeanM
- 29O. SchwartauM
- 35K. FisherD
- 42T. SpringettD
Substitutes
- 5J. MedićD
- 10M. JurásekM
- 16Jacob WrightM
- 20A. Ben SlimaneM
- 24J. MakamaF
- 30M. KvistgaardenF
- 32D. GrimshawG
- 46E. Mundle-SmithF
- 48T. AdelusiD
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 74 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3/7 |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/8 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Nathan Baxter | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 38 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nampalys Mendy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Morris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Marriott | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | 52 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Moussa Sissoko | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Norwich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Sargent | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Kenny McLean(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Pelle Mattsson | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Oscar Schwartau | M | 86 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/4 |
| Emiliano Marcondes | M | 62 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Forson Amankwah | M | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Vladan Kovačević | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Darling | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Springett | D | 54 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ruairi McConville | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kellen Fisher | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Theodore Adelusi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Grimshaw | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matěj Jurásek | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anis Ben Slimane | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Errol Mundle-Smith | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Kvistgaarden | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Wright | M | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jovon Makama | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Jakov Medić | D | 36 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |