Norwich City vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League

Norwich City

44': Teemu Pukki (P)

FT
1 - 2

Leicester City

8': Jamie Vardy
76': Marc Albrighton

Leicester condemn Norwich to third straight loss

Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates after scoring their sides first goal [1296x729]

Marc Albrighton struck a 76th minute winner as Leicester condemned promoted Norwich City to a third straight defeat with a 2-1 win at Carrow Road.

Match Commentary

8': Goal! Norwich City 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
11': Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ricardo Pereira.
25': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Goal! Norwich City 1, Leicester City 1. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45': Second Half begins Norwich City 1, Leicester City 1.
67': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Harvey Barnes.
69': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Teemu Pukki.
73': Substitution, Norwich City. Lukas Rupp replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
76': Goal! Norwich City 1, Leicester City 2. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
79': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Billy Gilmour.
80': VAR Decision: No Goal Norwich City 1-2 Leicester City.
82': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
86': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces James Maddison.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Leicester City 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,765

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+29	Arsenal	24	53	3
+26	Manchester City	24	47	5
+9	Aston Villa	24	46	6
+8	Manchester United	24	41	5

Full Table

Statistics

LEI		NOR
9	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	1
55.7	Possession	44.3
9	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
364	Accurate Passes	285
471	Passes	369
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
19	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	57
16	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	15
17	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	15
17	Effective Clearances	17
17	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

Norwich City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Tim Krul (GK)
4	Ben Gibson
5	Grant Hanley
21	Brandon Williams
2	Max Aarons
8	Billy Gilmour
23	Kenny McLean
20	Pierre Lees-Melou
22	Teemu Pukki
17	Milot Rashica
14	Todd Cantwell

Substitutes:

Andrew Omobamidele, Angus Gunn, Kieran Dowell, Lukas Rupp, Dimitris Giannoulis, Christoph Zimmerman, Adam Idah, Josh Sargent, Jacob Sørensen.

Leicester City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4	Caglar Söyüncü
18	Daniel Amartey
33	Luke Thomas
21	Ricardo Pereira
8	Youri Tielemans
25	Wilfred Ndidi
7	Harvey Barnes
11	Marc Albrighton
10	James Maddison
9	Jamie Vardy

Substitutes:

Eldin Jakupovic, Danny Ward, Hamza Choudhury, Dennis Praet, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Timothy Castagne, Patson Daka, Kelechi Iheanacho, Boubakary Soumaré.