English Premier League

Leicester vs Norwich City 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 54': Jamie Vardy
  • 62': Jamie Vardy
  • 70': James Maddison
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Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Norwich City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 54': Goal! Leicester City 1, Norwich City 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 58': Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Sørensen replaces Lukas Rupp.
  • 62': Goal! Leicester City 2, Norwich City 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a through ball.
  • 67': Substitution, Norwich City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Tony Springett.
  • 67': Substitution, Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe replaces Milot Rashica.
  • 70': Goal! Leicester City 3, Norwich City 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Norwich City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,892

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+43 Liverpool 30 73 1
+30 Arsenal 30 61 3
+15 Nottingham Forest 30 57 7
+17 Manchester City 30 51 9
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Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 5
35.1 Possession 64.9
9 SHOTS 20
5 ON GOAL 8
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
285 Accurate Passes 573
354 Passes 640
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 33
0.4 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 61
22 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 7
12 Effective Tackles 17
19 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 4
32 Effective Clearances 11
32 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6 Jonny Evans
18 Daniel Amartey
2 James Justin
27 Timothy Castagne
10 James Maddison
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8 Youri Tielemans
9 Jamie Vardy
7 Harvey Barnes
37 Ademola Lookman

NOR Norwich City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
28 Angus Gunn (GK)
3 Sam Byram
5 Grant Hanley
20 Pierre Lees-Melou
30 Dimitris Giannoulis
2 Max Aarons
8 Billy Gilmour
7 Lukas Rupp
17 Milot Rashica
45 Tony Springett
22 Teemu Pukki

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