Summary

  • Watford earn first league win of season

  • Norwich replace Hornets at bottom of table

  • Deulofeu gave Watford lead after 76 seconds

  • Gray added second with clever flicked finish

  • Kabasele sent off for second booking

  • Norwich winless since victory over Man City in September

  1. goal

    GOAL - Norwich 0-2 Watfordpublished at 52 mins

    Andre Gray

    Great goal!

    Will Hughes drives forward for Watford and sends it out wide to Gerard Deulofeu. Substitute Andre Gray is waiting in the box and, with Deulofeu's cross slightly behind him, the striker twists to back-heel the ball in off Norwich defender Jamal Lewis.

    Poor defending from Norwich, but a really well-worked goal nonetheless.

  2. Postpublished at 21:10 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Conor McNamara
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    Clearly Quique Sanches Flores has a tactic here and he has told Daryl Janmaat to push on.

  3. YELLOW CARDpublished at 48 mins

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Watford struggled to deal with Onel Hernandez in the first half, and now Christian Kabasele has gone into the book for a foul on the Norwich winger.

    Kabasele is going to have to be very, very careful now.

  4. Postpublished at 46 mins

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    An early chance for Abdoulaye Doucoure to double his side's advantage, but this time Watford have to settle for an early corner.

    Deulofeu's ball in fails to clear the first post, but it's another bright start for the Hornets.

  5. 'Norwich need a bit more cuteness'published at 21:06 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Pat Nevin
    Former Everton and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Norwich need a bit more cuteness around the box. If you are Teemu Pukki you will be getting frustrated but it will come for him if he keeps going.

  6. KICK-OFFpublished at 45 mins

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Back under way at Carrow Road.

    Huge half for both sides!

  7. Watford struggling to deal with Hernandezpublished at 21:05 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    I mentioned during that first half the problems Onel Hernandez has been causing Watford's defence - and in particular right-back Daryl Janmaat.

    Hernandez has been playing extremely high so far, with his average position actually further forward than talisman Teemu Pukki.

    Can he make the difference in the second half?

    Average positionImage source, .
  8. 'Norwich have created multiple chances'published at 21:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Conor McNamara
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    Norwich have taken a while to find their stride. But since that early goal they have created multiple chances to equalise.

  9. Postpublished at 21:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Because it's never too early in the season for an 'as it stands' table...

    Things look much healthier for Watford at the break, but they're a long way from wrapping up a potentially crucial three points here.

    Premier League table as it standsImage source, .
  10. 'They deserve to be level'published at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Pat Nevin
    Former Everton and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    In the first 15 minutes Norwich were outplayed. But they have just got better and better.

    It has all come down the left with Hernandez's pace. If he keeps on getting that space he will continue to be a massive danger. They deserve to be level but they are not and that's sometimes how it goes when you are down near the bottom.

  11. Postpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    With that, Watford lead at half-time in the Premier League for just the second time this season.

    Norwich, meanwhile, have lost 28 of their last 29 top-flight matches when losing at the break. They drew the other, against Everton in December 2015.

  12. HALF-TIMEpublished at 45 mins

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    It's all Norwich at the end of the first half, with all the play taking place around the visitor's penalty area.

    But the hosts can't force a way through the Watford defence as the whistle goes for the interval.

    Gerard Deulofeu's second-minute strike remains the difference.

  13. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Three minutes will be added on at the end of the first half.

  14. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Great play from Norwich again. This time it's down the right as Marco Stiepermann works his way into the box before cutting the ball back for Teemu Pukki.

    But Pukki is quickly closed down, as he has been all half, before he is able to pick his spot.

  15. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Gerard Deulofeu is down receiving treatment now, after being whacked on the back of the head by the ball.

    Sore one.

  16. 'Deulofeu is so frustrating'published at 20:44 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Pat Nevin
    Former Everton and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Gerard Deulofeu is so frustrating. The amount of times he plays the ball and just stands. You have to play the ball and move.

    Sometimes it is the right thing to do but not as many times as he does it. The guy is a very good player. He is not very far away from being a great player.

  17. Postpublished at 40 mins

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Norwich certainly look the more likely to score next as we edge towards half-time.

    But despite all the end-to-end action so far each side has only had one shot on target so far.

  18. 'Janmaat has to stay back'published at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Pat Nevin
    Former Everton and Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Daryl Janmaat has to stay back now on Onel Hernandez. Christian Kabasele being a centre-back does not want to have to keep going out to play right-back.

  19. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Onel Hernandez battles with Christian Kabasele once more, but this time Kabasele comes out on top and draws a foul.

    Watford completely waste the opportunity to keep the ball away from their goal, as Norwich bring the ball forward down the left.

    Teemu Pukki picks out the run of Emi Buendia, the Argentine sprinting towards the edge of the penalty area, but he fails to test Ben Foster as he blasts a shot over.

  20. CLOSE!published at 34 mins

    Norwich 0-1 Watford

    Daryl Janmaat is caught out of position, forcing Christian Kabasele to race out to Onel Hernandez.

    Kabasele can't handle Hernandez's quick feet any better than Janmaat has so far, though, allowing Hernandez to deliver a wicked cross onto the head of Kenny McLean who heads just over the bar.

    Watford need to tighten up on their right before they get punished...