Match thread: Watford - Norwich City

GFZ urging the team on.

Quality from both sides dropping now.

Bond takes the ball as it is crossed in.

 

One way traffic in extra time. Norwich using both wings to effect.

 

"Watford need to get Deeney and FF in play more as they have the fresher legs.

 

Norwich win corner 15, cleared.

Almost a break on but it just finishes with a misplaced pass.

 

1st period of ET over.

 

We are off again.

 

Another corner to Norwich. Headed clear.

FF takes it and passes to Murray who seems to still have plenty of running in his legs.

 

Deeney crosses, Pudil heads towards goal.

Norwich back on the attack. Redmond makes a horrible cross behind goal.

 

Rookery doing their best to lift the team.

 

Faraoni down with cramp.

Freekick to Watford. Cleared.

Good play by Norwich, great clearing heading by Belkalem

 

Deeney shoots, saved by Bunn.

Hooper scores .

First time that the defence has been cut open.

 

5 minutes to go.

Pudil crosses, but behind.

 

Great save by Bunn from a Deeney header. Corner.

Cassetti heads it another great save by Bunn.

Ref has a problem in the Norwich penalty area. Deeney and Elmander booked. Both linos on. Pudil also booked and also Bunn.

Murray eventually takes the corner and Bunn hangs onto the ball.

 

"Watford really deserve this to go to penalties"

 

"Neither side have deserved to lose"

 

Final whistle goes.

Watford 2-3 Norwich

Great game for all who were there.

 

I'm so sorry lads and lasses, you didn't deserve to lose! Very very good luck in the league! I'm off to bed now, I'm hanging!

Night all

Night H

 

We'll that seems like a waste of time in the end!

 

Very disappointed, but vey proud. Our B team outplayed a Prem side for the vast majority of the game. Just couldn't hang on

 

I think that's the definition of a sickener 😪 we were lucky to b in it let alone in front at half time but were superb in 2nd half and couldn't c Norwich coming back. Great game for a neutral but this will hurt for a few days. It is a shame the fringe players won't get more chances for a while but sure they will b needed later in the season (perhaps sooner with 3 league games in next 11 days). Thought entire team deserve a lot of credit - worked their socks off - but special praise for faraoni who gets better each time I see him and scored a wonderful goal... And Murray who is showing the results of his extra work over the summer. Seemed to last the 120 better than most.