Norwich City vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Premier League

Norwich City

FT
0 - 5

Arsenal

6': Bukayo Saka
44': Kieran Tierney
67': Bukayo Saka
84': Alexandre Lacazette (P)
90'+1': Emile Smith Rowe

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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,940

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+13	Arsenal	9	22	1
+5	AFC Bournemouth	9	18	1
+10	Tottenham Hotspur	9	17	2
+4	Sunderland	9	17	2

Full Table

Statistics

ARS		NOR
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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Christos Tzolis, Adam Idah, Todd Cantwell, Dimitris Giannoulis, Michael McGovern, Bali Mumba, Pierre Lees-Melou, Sam Byram, Jacob Sørensen.

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