English Premier League

Man City vs Norwich City 2021-22 English Premier League

Aug 21, 2021, 2:00 PM
  • 7': Tim Krul (OG)
  • 22': Jack Grealish
  • 64': Aymeric Laporte
  • 71': Raheem Sterling
  • 84': Riyad Mahrez
FT
5 - 0

Jack Grealish nets on Manchester City home debut in big win over Norwich

Jack Grealish scored on his Manchester City home debut as they eased to a 5-0 win over Norwich on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Own Goal by Tim Krul, Norwich City. Manchester City 1, Norwich City 0.
  • 22': Goal! Manchester City 2, Norwich City 0. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross.
  • 39': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Norwich City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Bali Mumba replaces Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Kenny McLean replaces Lukas Rupp.
  • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 64': Goal! Manchester City 3, Norwich City 0. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 71': Goal! Manchester City 4, Norwich City 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 74': VAR Decision: No card change Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
  • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 77': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Teemu Pukki.
  • 84': Goal! Manchester City 5, Norwich City 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a through ball.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Norwich City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League
2:00 PM, Sat, Aug 21, 2021
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 51,437

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Arsenal 0 0 0
0 Aston Villa 0 0 0
0 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
0 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Statistics

NOR MNC
7 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 0
33.1 Possession 66.9
1 SHOTS 16
0 ON GOAL 4
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
307 Accurate Passes 684
362 Passes 730
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
6 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.1
38 Long Balls 51
14 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 6
11 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 6
25 Effective Clearances 3
25 Clearances 3

Line-Ups

Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
16 Rodri
8 Ilkay Gündogan Yellow Card
20 Bernardo Silva
21 Ferran Torres
10 Jack Grealish
9 Gabriel Jesus

Norwich City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Tim Krul (GK)
4 Ben Gibson
5 Grant Hanley
30 Dimitris Giannoulis
2 Max Aarons
8 Billy Gilmour
7 Lukas Rupp
20 Pierre Lees-Melou
22 Teemu Pukki
17 Milot Rashica
14 Todd Cantwell

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