Norwich City vs Brighton 2021-22 English Premier League
Norwich still waiting for first EPL win after home draw
— Norwich’s wait for a first English Premier League win of the season goes on after a scoreless draw with Brighton on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Ozan Kabak (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Joël Veltman.
- 66': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 75': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Norwich City. Milot Rashica replaces Joshua Sargent.
- 83': Substitution, Norwich City. Lukas Rupp replaces Mathias Normann because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Jakub Moder.
- 90': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Teemu Pukki.
- 90'+2': Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,777
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 30 | 61 | 5 |
| +13 | Manchester United | 30 | 54 | 6 |
| +3 | Aston Villa | 30 | 51 | 9 |
Statistics
 BHA |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 5 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 64.9 | Possession | 35.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 478 | Accurate Passes | 204 |
| 569 | Passes | 292 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 22 | Clearances | 17 |
Norwich City (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 4 | Ben Gibson |
| 15 | Ozan Kabak  |
| 30 | Dimitris Giannoulis |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 16 | Mathias Normann |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 20 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 24 | Josh Sargent |
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 24 | Shane Duffy |
| 15 | Jakub Moder |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 14 | Adam Lallana |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 9 | Neal Maupay |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
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