Following an indifferent start to the season, Norwich managed to find their feet, which is shown by their position in the league standings.
Norwich City will hope to maintain its charge at the top end of the EFL Championship table when they travel to Watford. The Saturday night encounter will be an interesting affair since both teams will be heading into the match on the back of losing their respective last round of games. Norwich had a great chance to climb to the top of the standings last weekend but a surprise defeat has kept them in the second spot. Meanwhile, the home side are on a two-game losing streak, which they will hope to rectify this weekend.
Watford vs Norwich City | Key Details |
Date | 15 October, 2022 |
Venue | Vicarage Road |
Kickoff time India | 12:15 am (Sunday) |
Kickoff time England | 7:45 pm (Saturday) |
At the start of the season, both clubs were expected to be fighting for Premier League promotion. Following an indifferent start to the season, Norwich managed to find their feet, which is shown by their position in the league standings. They are sitting second with 24 points from 13 games, whereas things have not gone according to plan for Watford. They are currently placed 14th with 17 points from 13 matches. Watford have already seen a managerial change this season, with Slaven Bilic tasked with taking the club higher up in the table.
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There are a few injury concerns both sides have to deal with ahead of this fixture. Watford have a big worry in the full-back positions with both Jeremy Ngakia and Mario Gaspar being out of this match with injuries. Hence, it will be interesting to see how the manager fills that vacant role. Besides, there are question marks over the participation of attacker Joao Pedro. Meanwhile, Norwich City have to asses Todd Cantwell before determining whether he can start this match. One thing is sure though they will definitely miss Isaac Hayden, Adam Idah and Jacob Lungi Sorensen.
Watford possible line-up: Bachmann, Gosling, Troost-Ekong, Kabasele, Kamara, Choudhury, Louza, Kayembe, Sarr, Sema, Bayo
Norwich City possible line-up: Krul, Aarons, Omobamidele, Hanley, Byram, McLean, Gibbs, Nunez, Ramsey, Pukki, Sargent
The EFL Championship match between Watford and Norwich City will take place at Vicarage Road on Sunday at 12:15 am IST.
The live telecast of the EFL Championship match between Watford and Norwich City is available on SKY GO Extra, Talksport 2 Radio UK, Sky Sports Football in the United Kingdom; and ESPN+ in the United States of America.