Match summary
Before kickoff, Norwich City were 23rd in the table but 7th on points from the last five league games.
Norwich City vs Watford in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Vivaldo Semedo's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Watford's goal 1 of 1 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 1-0 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Norwich City2W 2D 1L
Norwich CityWatford
8Pointsof 1511
7Goals scored9
6Goals conceded6
1Clean sheets1
10Scored in a row13
4Unbeaten in a row5
0Conceded in a row1
Head to head22 meetings · Sep 2005 – Dec 2025
- Norwich City wins
- 9
- Draws
- 1
- Watford wins
- 12
3.36goals per meeting
59%both teams scored
73%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNorwich City 4W 0D 1L · 4 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipWatford3-2Norwich City
- Carabao CupWatford1-2Norwich City
- ChampionshipWatford0-1Norwich City
- ChampionshipNorwich City4-1Watford
- ChampionshipNorwich City4-2Watford
Show all 22 meetings
- ChampionshipWatford3-2Norwich City
- ChampionshipNorwich City0-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-1Norwich City
- Premier LeagueWatford0-3Norwich City
- Premier LeagueNorwich City1-3Watford
- ChampionshipNorwich City0-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford1-0Norwich City
- Premier LeagueWatford2-1Norwich City
- Premier LeagueNorwich City0-2Watford
- Premier LeagueNorwich City4-2Watford
- Premier LeagueWatford2-0Norwich City
- ChampionshipWatford0-3Norwich City
- ChampionshipNorwich City3-0Watford
- Carabao CupWatford2-3Norwich City
- ChampionshipWatford2-2Norwich City
- ChampionshipNorwich City2-3Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-1Norwich City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 275 earlier results
Norwich CityWatford
#23Position#9
21Points23 v 23 games35
-9Goal difference+4
1.13Scored per gameleague avg 1.311.43
1.52Conceded per game1.26
#7Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Norwich CityWatford
- 90'Goal · Watford · Vivaldo Semedo0-1
- 86'Substitution · Watford · Moussa Sissoko · InOut: Tom Ince
- Substitution · Norwich City · Mathias Kvistgaarden · InOut: Josh Sargent83'
- Substitution · Norwich City · Jack Stacey · InOut: Oscar Schwartau83'
- 79'Substitution · Watford · Nestory Irankunda · InOut: Othmane Maamma
- Substitution · Norwich City · Liam Gibbs · InOut: Tony Springett71'
- 67'Substitution · Watford · Nampalys Mendy · InOut: Imrân Louza
- 66'Substitution · Watford · James Abankwah · InOut: Jeremy Ngakia
- 66'Yellow Card · Watford · —
- Substitution · Norwich City · Ben Chrisene · InOut: Lucien Mahovo60'
- Substitution · Norwich City · Jovon Makama · InOut: Jacob Wright60'
- 46'Substitution · Watford · Vivaldo Semedo · InOut: Luca Kjerrumgaard
Match Statistics
Match stats
Norwich CityWatford
55%Ball Possession45%
9Shots Total8
1Shots On Target2
8Corners3
8Fouls6
0Yellow Cards1
2Offsides2
1Saves1
446Passes370
5Shots Off Target4
122Attacks82
66Dangerous Attacks17
7Shots Inside Box5
2Shots Outside Box3
0Goals1
6Free Kicks8
3Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
18Tackles18
0Assists1
350Accurate Passes278
1Injuries2
23Total Crosses9
5Accurate Crosses2
7Interceptions15
49Duels Won47
4Big Chances Created0
4Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 58(79%) | 2 | 4/11 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 75(79%) | 4 | 6/7 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(77%) | 2 | 4/5 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(81%) | 2 | 6/12 | |
| 6.9 | 71' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 18(68%) | 1 | 5/10 | |
Lucien Mahovo DF | 6.8 | 60' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(79%) | 2 | 3/5 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 70(85%) | 2 | 7/9 | |
| 6.7 | 60' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 22(75%) | 1 | 3/8 | |
| 6.6 | 83' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(86%) | 1 | 4/10 | |
| 6.6 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(75%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.5 | 30' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 3(67%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(73%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(40%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.3 | 30' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(89%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 6.1 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 6.0 | 83' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 9(56%) | - | 1/5 |
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