English Premier League

Arsenal vs Norwich City 2021-22 English Premier League

Arsenal
  • 66': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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Norwich City

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang secures Arsenal's first win of the season

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired Arsenal to their first win of the season against Norwich on Saturday.

    Match Commentary

    • 42': Max Aarons (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Norwich City 0.
    • 48': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, Norwich City. Todd Cantwell replaces Kieran Dowell.
    • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
    • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
    • 66': Goal! Arsenal 1, Norwich City 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
    • 68': Substitution, Norwich City. Milot Rashica replaces Christos Tzolis.
    • 80': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Lukas Rupp.
    • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 88': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 59,337

    English Premier League Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +20 Arsenal 16 36 2
    +19 Manchester City 15 31 4
    +7 Aston Villa 15 30 3
    +12 Chelsea 16 28 4
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    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 1
    48.1 Possession 51.9
    10 SHOTS 30
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    320 Accurate Passes 365
    408 Passes 437
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 10
    18 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.5
    54 Long Balls 44
    25 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 10
    13 Effective Tackles 11
    20 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 3
    22 Effective Clearances 14
    22 Clearances 14

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    4 Ben White Yellow Card
    3 Kieran Tierney
    18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
    23 Albert Sambi Lokonga
    14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    7 Bukayo Saka
    19 Nicolas Pépé
    Substitutes:
    Cédric, Gabriel Martinelli, Thomas Partey, Bernd Leno, Emile Smith Rowe, Pablo Marí, Alexandre Lacazette, Nuno Tavares, Calum Chambers.

    NOR Norwich City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Tim Krul (GK)
    5 Grant Hanley Yellow Card
    44 Andrew Omobamidele
    21 Brandon Williams
    2 Max Aarons Yellow Card
    7 Lukas Rupp
    23 Kenny McLean
    20 Pierre Lees-Melou
    22 Teemu Pukki
    18 Christos Tzolis
    10 Kieran Dowell
    Substitutes:
    Ozan Kabak, Adam Idah, Ben Gibson, Jacob Sørensen, Mathias Normann, Billy Gilmour, Milot Rashica, Todd Cantwell, Angus Gunn.

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