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Premier League: Arsenal defeats Norwich City 5-0 after a incredible match

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NORWICH. Arsenal defeats Norwich City 5-0 after a incredible match.

NORWICH. Arsenal overcomes Norwich City 5-0 after a incredible match. B. Saka (7′), K. Tierney (44′), B. Saka (67′), A. Lacazette (84′ pen) and E. Smith Rowe (90′). Arsenal was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Graham Scott who was helped by Richard West and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold around 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.21 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 97%.​

Match Statistics

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 66% while Norwich City was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Arsenal was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Arsenal won the match.​

Norwich City shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Arsenal shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Norwich City received 1 yellow card (P. Placheta). On the opposite side, Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (G. Xhaka and T. Partey).

After this match, Norwich City will stay with 10 points like Newcastle United to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Arsenal will have 32 points to stay in the 4th place.

Match Events

  • 7'
    7'

    B. Saka

  • 40'
    40'

    G. Xhaka

  • 42'
    42'

    P. Placheta

  • 44'
    44'

    K. Tierney

  • 62'
    62'

    T. Partey

  • 66'
    66'

    P. Lees Melou

    K. Dowell

  • 67'
    67'

    B. Saka

  • 72'
    72'

    A. Idah

    J. Sargent

  • 75'
    75'

    Christos Tzolis

    Przemyslaw Placheta

  • 75'
    75'

    Mohamed Elneny

    Thomas Partey

  • 78'
    78'

    N. Pepe

    B. Saka

  • 82'
    82'

    E. Smith Rowe

    G. Martinelli

  • 84'
    84'

    A. Lacazette (Penalty)

  • 90'
    90'

    E. Smith Rowe

Next match

In the upcoming Premier League match, Norwich City will play away with Crystal Palace on the 28th of December with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Arsenal will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 28th of December with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Norwich City: Formation and Lineups

Norwich City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Dean Smith chose to play with the following team: Angus Gunn (5.2), Max Aarons (6.2), Ozan Kabak (6.0), Ben Gibson (6.5), Brandon Williams (6.0), Josh Sargent (6.6), Billy Gilmour (6.3), Kenny McLean (6.7), Przemysław Płacheta (6.2), Kieran Dowell (6.4) and Teemu Pukki (6.3).

Substitutes

Norwich City made 3 changes: K. Dowell for P. Lees Melou (66′), J. Sargent for A. Idah (72′) and P. Placheta for C. Tzolis (75′).

Top player: Kenny McLean

The player who no doubt impressed Norwich City the most was Kenny McLean.

His rating is (6.7) with 28 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Arsenal: Formation and Lineups

Arsenal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (7.1), Ben White (6.8), Rob Holding (6.8), Gabriel Magalhães (7.1), Kieran Tierney (7.4), Thomas Partey (6.9), Granit Xhaka (7.0), Bukayo Saka (9.0), Martin Ødegaard (7.2), Gabriel Martinelli (7.2) and Alexandre Lacazette (7.8).

Substitutes

Arsenal made 3 changes: T. Partey for M. Elneny (75′), B. Saka for N. Pepe (78′) and G. Martinelli for E. Smith Rowe (82′).

Top player: Bukayo Saka

Probably the most impressive player in Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 33 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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