C Palace vs Norwich City 2021-22 English Premier League
3 - 0
Edouard inspires Palace to 3-0 win over lowly Norwich
Crystal Palace moved up to ninth in the Premier League after a 3-0 win over troubled Norwich.
Match Commentary
- 8': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Norwich City 0. Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 10': Ben Gibson (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Sam Byram (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Norwich City 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
- 42': Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Norwich City 0. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 3, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 3, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Brandon Williams replaces Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 68': Substitution, Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe replaces Christos Tzolis.
- 73': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces Will Hughes.
- 81': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 81': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
- 83': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James Tomkins replaces Joachim Andersen.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 3, Norwich City 0.
Game Information
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,433
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Arsenal | 27 | 58 | 3 |
| +30 | Manchester City | 26 | 53 | 5 |
| +10 | Aston Villa | 26 | 50 | 6 |
| +10 | Manchester United | 26 | 45 | 5 |
Statistics
 NOR |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.1 | Possession | 50.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 298 | Accurate Passes | 306 |
| 376 | Passes | 391 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 19 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 16 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 23 | Clearances | 14 |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 12 | Will Hughes |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
| 4 | Ben Gibson  |
| 19 | Jacob Sørensen |
| 30 | Dimitris Giannoulis |
| 3 | Sam Byram |
| 20 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 8 | Billy Gilmour |
| 35 | Adam Idah |
| 18 | Christos Tzolis |
| 11 | Przemyslaw Placheta |
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