Match Info
- Norwich City v Watford
- Sky Bet Championship
- Carrow Road
- Monday January 2, 3pm KO
- Black and white third kit
Officials
- Referee: James Linington
- Assistant Referees: Sam Lewis and Rob Smith
- Fourth Official: Keith Stroud
Opposition
Recently parting ways with Head Coach Dean Smith, Allan Russell has taken interim charge of the Canaries and secured a point at home against Reading on Friday night in his first game at the helm. Norwich, who were beaten 2-1 by the Hornets in the reverse fixture in October, are one point behind the Golden Boys on 36 points after 25 games, putting them just outside the play-off places.
Stats Buzz
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Watford have only lost one of their last five away games, but that defeat came in their last match against Swansea City.
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Norwich have only won three of their last 14 Championship games, and are winless in each of their last three fixtures.
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Norwich City have lost six of their last seven league meetings with the Hornets.
For a full statistical breakdown check out Stats Buzz: Norwich In Numbers.
Team News
Watford continue to be without the likes of João Pedro, Hamza Choudhury, Imrân Louza, Edo Kayembe, Dan Gosling, Tom Cleverley, Kortney Hause and Rey Manaj, with Tom Dele-Bashiru also suffering an injury in the 4-0 defeat to Swansea City on Friday that will keep him out for at least a couple of months.
Defender Sam Byram returned to the bench for Norwich’s Boxing Day defeat to Luton Town, but hasn’t featured for the Canaries since early November. Aaron Ramsey and Todd Cantwell have also been absent for the past two games due to knee and groin injuries respectively.
What Are They Saying?
Slaven Bilić, Watford Head Coach:
“We’re not going to give up now. The only way out of this and the only way forward is to get the best out of this situation and nick some points until these [injured] guys come back.”
Allan Russell, Norwich City Interim Head Coach:
“The challenge will be [Watford] have fast, creative players with quick feet; they look to go in behind and play through you.”
Head-to-Head
Overall:
Won: 33
Drawn: 29
Lost: 43
Last Six:
October 2022: Watford 2-1 Norwich City (Championship)
January 2022: Watford 0-3 Norwich City (Premier League)
September 2021: Norwich City 1-3 Watford (Premier League)
April 2021: Norwich City 0-1 Watford (Championship)
December 2020: Watford 1-0 Norwich City (Championship)
July 2020: Watford 2-1 Norwich City (Premier League)
Golden Flashback
The last trip to Carrow Road was a fruitful one for the Hornets, with a first-half header from Emmanuel Dennis and two goals for Ismaïla Sarr securing a first away win in 2021/22.
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Domestic and overseas supporters can access live coverage of Norwich City v Watford, via the Hornets’ Hive Live streaming service.
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