Welbeck acrobatics earn Watford huge 2-1 over Norwich in EPL

Posted July 07, 2020 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Walford's Danny Welbeck scores his team second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Watford and Norwich City at the Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford, England, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool) The Associated Press

WATFORD, England (AP) - Danny Welbeck scored the winning goal with an overhead kick as Watford gave its survival hopes a huge lift and virtually condemned Norwich to relegation from the Premier League by rallying for a 2-1 victory on Tuesday.

Welbeck adjusted himself as the ball reared up following a cross from the right, and the former Manchester United and Arsenal forward met it with an acrobatic effort with his back to goal that flew into the top corner from near the penalty spot.

It clinched a first victory since the restart for fourth-to-last Watford and lifted the team four points clear of the bottom three with four games left.

Norwich is now 10 points adrift of safety with the same number of games remaining and could be relegated as early as Saturday, when it plays West Ham.

Watford battled back from conceding a fourth-minute goal to Emiliano Buendia, with Craig Dawson scoring the equalizer from a corner in the 10th.

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Walford's Danny Welbeck is congratulated by teammate Abdoulaye Doucoure, right, after scoring his team second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Watford and Norwich City at the Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford, England, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool) The Associated Press

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