Watford 2-1 Norwich: Danny Welbeck bicycle kick boosts Nigel Pearson's Premier League survival hopes

Welbeck capitalised on a deflected cross to hit an incredible overhead kick as Nigel Pearson’s side came from a goal down to secure their first victory since the Premier League restart.

The Canaries have now lost all six of their matches following the resumption, but took the lead through Emiliano Buendia inside the first five minutes at Watford.

Buendia’s strike was Norwich’s first Premier League goal since February 29 and also marked the first time Daniel Farke’s men had taken the lead since that date, although their advantage was short-lived.

Craig Dawson’s header levelled the game six minutes later with his second goal since the break.

In the second half, Watford edged closer to claiming their first win since the restart when Welbeck struck.

The 29-year-old put his side ahead for the first time in the match with the second bicycle kick scored by Watford since the restart – the first was Dawson’s leveller against Leicester.

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• Crystal Palace 2-3 Chelsea
• Watford 2-1 Norwich City
• Arsenal 1-1 Leicester City

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• Watford registered only their second win in their last 12 Premier League matches (D3 L7) and their first since beating champions Liverpool 3-0 in February.
• Norwich have lost six consecutive league matches for the first time since May 1995, when they lost seven in a row in the Premier League.
• Watford came from behind to win a Premier League game for the first time since January 2019 away at Crystal Palace.
• Norwich City ended a run of seven hours and 53 minutes without a Premier League goal, with Emiliano Buendía’s strike after four minutes their first since February against Leicester City.
• Danny Welbeck scored his first Premier League goal since August 2018, when he scored for Arsenal against West Ham; it was his ninth attempt at goal for Watford in the Premier League this season.
• Norwich’s Emiliano Buendía scored his first Premier League goal with his 37th shot in the competition.
• Watford defender Craig Dawson has scored two goals in five Premier League appearances since the June restart – beforehand, he hadn’t found the net in 20 league appearances for the Hornets this season.
• Norwich scored first and lost for a third time in the Premier League this season (also at home to Sheffield United and Wolves in December), while the Canaries remain the only side yet to recover a point from a losing position in Europe’s top five leagues this season.

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