Summary

  • Watford XI: Gomes, Nyom, Cathcart, Britos, Ake, Jurado, Watson, Capoue, Anya, Ighalo, Deeney.

  • Norwich XI: Rudd, Wisdom, Bennett, Bassong, Olsson, Redmond, Dorrans, Tettey, Howson, Brady, Grabban.

  • Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

  1. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:55

    Watford 2-0 Norwich

  2. goal

    GOAL - Watford 2-0 Norwichpublished at 90+1 mins

    Odion Ighalo

    You cannot keep this man quiet.

    Richly deserved. This time Odion Ighalo gets away from his marker Sebastian Bassong and tucks his low shot past Declan Rudd.

    He takes of his shirt in celebration and as a show of relief at finally getting on the scoresheet.

  3. STOPPAGE TIMEpublished at 90 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    SIX MINUTES OF STOPPAGE TIME!

    Sorry Watford fans - hope for Norwich.

  4. PENALTY APPEAL AND NORWICH SHOTpublished at 89 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    Watford striker Odion Ighalo - who else - has another tussle with Sebastian Bassong. He goes down but no penalty.

    At the other end, Graham Dorrans launches one from 25 yards but it's pushed away by Heurelho Gomes.

    Norwich applying the pressure.

  5. Norwich's first corner of the matchpublished at 86 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    Watford's defence is still awake. Almen Abdi gets his foot in front of Robbie Brady's shot - it goes out for the Canaries' first corner.

    But from the set-piece, Nathan Ake heads well clear.

  6. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    Plenty of endeavour down the wings from Norwich, who are now without Nathan Redmond, but not much going on in Watford's box. 

    Norwich heatmapImage source, Opta
  7. Guess who? Ighalo twice againpublished at 80 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    The Nigeria striker looks up at the clouds again for some divine help.

    First the ball is played into him on the edge of the six-yard area, but his toe-poked shot is saved by Declan Rudd.

    Then Troy Deeney plays in Ighalo but Sebastian Bassong does enough to put him off his stride. He looked to be tugging on the shirt of the Watford striker.

  8. WATFORD SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 77 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    Juan Carlos Paredes is on for Ikechi Anya, and Jose Manuel Jurado is off for Almen Abdi.

  9. Ighalo goes close againpublished at 75 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    There is a touch of Obafemi Martins about Odion Ighalo - a good wriggler.

    The Nigeria striker finds himself in a one-on-two with Sebastian Bassong and Ryan Bennett, but breaks free of the pair and fires an angled shot two yards wide of the far post.

  10. Small worry for Watfordpublished at 73 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    One of the Hornets' two men of the moment, Troy Deeney, started limping in a tussle with Sebastian Bassong, but the skipper seems OK.

  11. NORWICH SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 67 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    Lewis Grabban comes off and is replaced by Cameron Jerome.

  12. GOOD SAVE!published at 63 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    Etienne Capoue combines with Odion Ighalo again, which almost ends in a second. The Nigerian forward is played into the area, but keeper Declan Rudd is quick off his line and thwarts him.

  13. CLOSE!published at 61 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    Substitute Dieumerci Mbokani is certainly causing the Watford defence problems. 

    A ball from the left is played in by Robbie Brady for the Congolese player who outmuscles his markers but fails to get a connection.

    Moments later, his control lets him down just as he is about to shoot from three yards.

  14. Ighalo determinationpublished at 56 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    He's got some strength. Odion Ighalo miscontrols a pass played into him in the area, tussles with Sebastian Bassong, loses possession, but wins it back and manages to still get a shot away which crashes into the side-netting.

  15. Nasty, nasty fall for Nathan Akepublished at 51 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    The ball is played in from the left - Norwich defender Andre Wisdom charges in and gets his head on the ball, but he also heads defender Nathan Ake who was jumping in the air at the same time.

    The defender, on loan from Chelsea, lands on his neck in a very awkward fall. It looked horrible on the replay.

    Miraculously, he's OK. Watch and wince on Match of the Day tonight.

  16. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    Mbokani, 30, is on loan from Dinamo Kiev, but it's his team-mate Robbie Brady who has the first shot of the half.

    The ball is played over the top. The Republic of Ireland player outpaces Nyom and fires three yards wide. He should have done better with that.

  17. KICK-OFFpublished at 16:03

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    We are back under way.

  18. NORWICH SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:02

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    Dieumerci Mbokani comes on for attacking midfielder Nathan Redmond.

  19. Postpublished at 15:55

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    Possession counts for Watford. They've also had five shots on goals to Norwich's two. The Canaries have yet to test keeper Heurelho Gomes.

    WarfordImage source, Opta
  20. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:48

    Watford 1-0 Norwich

    The Hornets are buzzing and looking comfortable.