Brentford vs Norwich City 2021-22 English Premier League
Normann, Pukki score as Norwich City beat Brentford for first win of season
Mathias Normann scored a brilliant solo goal and Teemu Pukki netted a first-half penalty as struggling Norwich City beat Brentford 2-1.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Ivan Toney (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Goal! Brentford 0, Norwich City 1. Mathias Normann (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 12': Substitution, Brentford. Charlie Goode replaces Zanka because of an injury.
- 28': Charlie Goode (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Goal! Brentford 0, Norwich City 2. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 32': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Norwich City 2.
- 45': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 52': Andrew Omobamidele (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Goal! Brentford 1, Norwich City 2. Rico Henry (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross.
- 69': Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Rico Henry.
- 74': Substitution, Norwich City. Dimitris Giannoulis replaces Kieran Dowell.
- 78': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Teemu Pukki.
- 90': Max Aarons (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Milot Rashica.
Game Information
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,837
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Arsenal | 30 | 67 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 29 | 60 | 5 |
| +11 | Manchester United | 29 | 51 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 29 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
NOR |
BRE![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 35.5 | Possession | 64.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 211 | Accurate Passes | 435 |
| 313 | Passes | 559 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 11 | Crosses | 35 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 45 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 16 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 36 | Clearances | 10 |
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 22 | Mathias Jørgensen |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 4 | Ben Gibson |
| 44 | Andrew Omobamidele |
| 21 | Brandon Williams |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 20 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 16 | Mathias Normann |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 17 | Milot Rashica |
| 10 | Kieran Dowell |
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