In a weekend match in week 23, on Fri Jan 21st, Watford hosts Norwich City at Vicarage Road in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Watford sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin scored the first goal for Newcastle United in the 49th minute, then João Pedro tied it up for Watford in the 88th minute on a feed from Kiko Femenía earning Watford at least a draw. Watford looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Norwich City is fresh off their 2-1 win against Everton. Michael Keane scored the first goal for Norwich City on an own goal in the 16th minute, then Adam Idah added another in the 18th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Carrow Road, Watford took the match by a score of 3 to 1. Emmanuel Dennis struck first for Watford in the 17th minute, then Teemu Pukki tied it up for Norwich City in the 35th minute.
Norwich City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Milot Rashica and Adam Idah each only have 1 goal in their last 5. For Watford, their top scorers are Emmanuel Dennis and João Pedro, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Claudio Ranieri’s squad will be without Kiko Femenía, Ismaila Sarr, Christian Kabasele and Ben Foster, while Dean Smith’s squad will be without Mathias Normann, Grant Hanley, Christoph Zimmermann, Billy Gilmour, Tim Krul, Lukas Rupp, Omobamidele and Rowe.