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Norwich City vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League
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Sarr double for Watford leaves Norwich winless in Premier League
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Watford beat Norwich City 3-1 away on Saturday to extend the Canaries' winless run to five Premier League matches.
Match Commentary
- 17': Goal! Norwich City 0, Watford 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
- 35': Goal! Norwich City 1, Watford 1. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathias Normann with a through ball.
- 37': Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Norwich City 1, Watford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 1, Watford 1.
- 59': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Kiko Femenía because of an injury.
- 63': Goal! Norwich City 1, Watford 2. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua King.
- 70': Substitution, Norwich City. Christos Tzolis replaces Joshua Sargent.
- 70': Substitution, Norwich City. Todd Cantwell replaces Mathias Normann.
- 73': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
- 80': Goal! Norwich City 1, Watford 3. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 82': Substitution, Watford. Peter Etebo replaces Tom Cleverley.
- 88': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Milot Rashica.
- 90'+5': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,649
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+7 | Manchester City | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+7 | Liverpool | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+4 | Arsenal | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
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NOR![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 10 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 5 |
51.3 | Possession | 48.7 |
12 | SHOTS | 12 |
8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
313 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
396 | Passes | 375 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
21 | Crosses | 19 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
78 | Long Balls | 58 |
41 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
11 | Tackles | 17 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 15 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
14 | Clearances | 18 |
Norwich City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
5 | Grant Hanley |
15 | Ozan Kabak |
21 | Brandon Williams ![]() |
2 | Max Aarons |
16 | Mathias Normann |
23 | Kenny McLean |
8 | Billy Gilmour |
22 | Teemu Pukki |
17 | Milot Rashica |
24 | Josh Sargent |
Watford (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
15 | Craig Cathcart ![]() |
5 | William Troost-Ekong |
3 | Danny Rose |
21 | Kiko Femenía |
8 | Tom Cleverley |
19 | Moussa Sissoko |
33 | Juraj Kucka |
7 | Josh King |
25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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