
Norwich City vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Premier League
Bukayo Saka nets brace as Arsenal ease past Norwich in 5-0 win
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Bukayo Saka scored a brace as Arsenal eased to a 5-0 victory at Norwich City on Sunday to continue their bid for Champions League qualification.
Match Commentary
- 6': Goal! Norwich City 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 39': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Goal! Norwich City 0, Arsenal 2. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Arsenal 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Arsenal 2.
- 62': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Norwich City. Pierre Lees-Melou replaces Kieran Dowell.
- 67': Goal! Norwich City 0, Arsenal 3. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 72': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Joshua Sargent.
- 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Thomas Partey.
- 75': Substitution, Norwich City. Christos Tzolis replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 84': Goal! Norwich City 0, Arsenal 4. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Goal! Norwich City 0, Arsenal 5. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 90'+2': VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal - Norwich City 0-5 Arsenal (Emile Smith Rowe).
Game Information
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,940
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Liverpool | 4 | 12 | 0 |
+8 | Arsenal | 4 | 9 | 1 |
+7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 9 | 1 |
+1 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Statistics
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NOR![]() |
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7 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
64.8 | Possession | 35.2 |
16 | SHOTS | 4 |
6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
493 | Accurate Passes | 228 |
585 | Passes | 314 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
9 | Crosses | 9 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
49 | Long Balls | 53 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
13 | Tackles | 17 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 13 |
9 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
9 | Clearances | 12 |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
28 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
4 | Ben Gibson |
15 | Ozan Kabak |
21 | Brandon Williams |
2 | Max Aarons |
10 | Kieran Dowell |
23 | Kenny McLean |
8 | Billy Gilmour |
22 | Teemu Pukki |
11 | Przemyslaw Placheta ![]() |
24 | Josh Sargent |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
16 | Rob Holding |
3 | Kieran Tierney |
4 | Ben White |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
34 | Granit Xhaka ![]() |
5 | Thomas Partey ![]() |
9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
35 | Gabriel Martinelli |
7 | Bukayo Saka |
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