English Premier League

Norwich City vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 7': Teemu Pukki
  • 79': Grant Hanley
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2 - 1
  • 4': Ché Adams

Smith off to winning start as Norwich beat Southampton 2-1

A glancing Grant Hanley header got the reign of new Norwich boss Dean Smith off to a perfect start as his side beat Southampton 2-1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Goal! Norwich City 0, Southampton 1. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 7': Goal! Norwich City 1, Southampton 1. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Norwich City 1, Southampton 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Todd Cantwell.
  • 57': Substitution, Southampton. Armando Broja replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 62': Substitution, Southampton. Theo Walcott replaces Che Adams.
  • 64': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Oriol Romeu.
  • 79': Goal! Norwich City 2, Southampton 1. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Substitution, Norwich City. Lukas Rupp replaces Billy Gilmour.
  • 90': Substitution, Norwich City. Christos Tzolis replaces Milot Rashica.
  • 90'+3': Tim Krul (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Norwich City 2, Southampton 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,885

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Arsenal 31 70 3
+32 Manchester City 30 61 5
+13 Manchester United 31 55 6
+5 Aston Villa 31 54 9
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 4
63 Possession 37
17 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
471 Accurate Passes 225
568 Passes 333
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 3
26 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 68
31 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
8 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 8
10 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 13
14 Effective Clearances 24
14 Clearances 24

Line-Ups

NOR Norwich City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Tim Krul (GK) Yellow Card
4 Ben Gibson
5 Grant Hanley
21 Brandon Williams Yellow Card
2 Max Aarons
16 Mathias Normann Yellow Card
23 Kenny McLean
8 Billy Gilmour
22 Teemu Pukki
14 Todd Cantwell
17 Milot Rashica

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
22 Mohammed Salisu
35 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
2 Kyle Walker-Peters Yellow Card
21 Tino Livramento
6 Oriol Romeu
8 James Ward-Prowse
24 Mohamed Elyounoussi
27 Ibrahima Diallo
10 Ché Adams
9 Adam Armstrong

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