Match Report
Norwich City went into the game 9th in the table on 65 points; Watford sat 16th on 57 — an 8-point gap. Watford's recent output lagged their position: 24th on form over five rounds while 16th in the table. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Norwich City ran at 1.37 scored and 1.22 conceded, Watford at 1.15 and 1.41.
Defeat had not touched Watford in 5 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 22 games: 9 Norwich City wins, 12 for Watford, 1 draw, at 3.36 goals per meeting. 73% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 59%.
M. Corlett took charge of the match — our records show 86 games refereed with an average of 2.7 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Carrow Road (capacity 27,244). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Watford: Vivaldo Semedo (90')
Key stats
Possession: Norwich City 55% · Watford 45% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 8-3