please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Norwich City 3 - 0 Watford HT 1 - 0Attendance: 26,375 Saturday 16th August 2014 Venue: Carrow Road Kick-Off: 3:00PM Watford visit Carrow Road this afternoon as City kick-off their home campaign. The Canaries will be hoping to bounce back from a disappointing opening fixture at The Molineux against Wolverhampton Wanderers where they lost 1-0. City fans were probably not expecting to come away with much as their record away to the Wolves is abysmal. The manner of the defeat was what stuck in the craw with City mustering just one effort on target in the 90 minutes. Norwich and Watford have met 93 times in competitive fixtures with The Canaries having the upper hand with 38 victories to The Hornet's 26, there have been 29 drawn games. At Carrow Road, City have beaten Watford 26 times losing 10 and drawing 10. City's biggest win was at Carrow Road where they ran out 6-1 winners on 7th April 1984 in the old First Division, their heaviest defeat being a 4-1 reverse in the second tier on 10th March 2001. The most memorable match between the two sides, certainly for City fans, was not a victory but a 1-1 stalemate in the final game of the 1971-72 season at Vicarage Road. The result secured the old Second Division title for The Canaries, promotion already being achieved a week earlier against Orient at Brisbane Road. Watford endured a dreadful season that year finishing bottom of the pile and were already relegated before the match kicked off. please log in to view this image City celebrate winning the Second Division title at Vicarage Road in 1972 The most recent encounter between the two clubs was last season in the Carling Cup where City ran out 3-2 winners after extra time. please log in to view this image Gary Hooper reels away after scoring against The Hornets last term Team news for today's match: Norwich are still missing midfielder Jonny Howson (knee) and striker Gary Hooper (calf). Defender Martin Olsson is banned but midfielder Gary O'Neil is available after suspension. Watford defender Lloyd Doyley (hamstring) is a doubt but striker Mathias Ranegie could return from a groin injury. Defender Craig Cathcart and winger Ikechi Anya again miss out with knee injuries. please log in to view this image Norwich City 01 Ruddy 02 Whittaker 18 Garrido 04 Johnson 31' 05 Martin 06 Turner 22 Redmond 27 Tettey 60' (O'Neil) 07 Grabban 58' 09 Lafferty (E Bennett) 14 Hoolahan (Fer) Substitutes 10 Fer 16 Loza 17 E Bennett 21 Murphy 24 R Bennett 26 Rudd 28 O'Neil Watford 01 Gomes 14 Paredes 18 Pudil 04 Angella 06 Ekstrand 17 Tamas 22 Abdi (Andrews) 08 Tozser 20 Vydra (Forestieri) 09 Deeney 10 McGugan (Dyer) Substitutes 03 Munari 05 Andrews 11 Forestieri 23 Dyer 24 Ighalo 30 Bond 31 Hoban Referee Paul Tierney
please log in to view this image Can you name the players in the photo, KIO? ( Big Dunc on the right, I think?)
left to right Doug Livermore, Dave Stringer (David Cross behind him and Graham Paddon behind him), ???? x 2, Duncan Forbes, ????
That was my first away game as a ten year old. Doug Livermore is the guy on the left with his arm raised, next to him is Dave Stringer, behind him is Terry Anderson (RIP), behind him is Graham Paddon (RIP), the guy with the bottle is Big Dunc. Can't quite make out who it is to his right but I think it's Mick McGuire ? Clive Payne is behind Duncan and the suited fella to Doug Livermore's right who wasn't selected that day is Trevor Howard.
BTW Can anyone enlighten me as to why a stag's head is now on the Watford crest ? What's all that about ?
KIO, yeah think you maybe right on Terry Anderson and good spot on the others, but I don't think Mick McGuire was in that side.... but I could be wrong
Norwich City FC ‏@NorwichCityFC 1m #NCFC team v @watfordfcsays: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Turner, Garrido; Tettey, Johnson; Redmond, Hoolahan, Lafferty; Grabban.
Michael Bailey ‏@michaeljbailey 36s Norwich bench: Rudd (GK), Fer, Loza, E Bennett, Josh Murphy, R Bennett, O'Neil. #ncfc
I like the 4-2-3-1, which suits Grabban, Wes, Redmond and Lafferty very well. Fingers crossed. (Great graphics for the line-up KIO).
You should maybe get the Norwich Player commentary thing Thai, £4:49 per month and commentaries on all the Norwich matches, ideal for ex-pats like yourself when there's a shortage of streams.
