Norwich City vs Manchester United, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueCristiano Ronaldo penalty secures tight win for Man United vs. Norwich
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 6': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Manchester United).
- 8': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
- 13': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Alex Telles (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 15': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 15': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 16': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
- 16': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 19': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Sørensen replaces Grant Hanley because of an injury.
- 26': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 32': Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 37': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 38': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross.
- 39': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 39': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Rupp.
- 40': Attempt saved. Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis with a cross.
- 43': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 43': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jacob Sørensen.
- 45': Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Manchester United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Manchester United 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Aarons.
- 50': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 52': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jacob Sørensen.
- 53': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 54': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 56': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Rupp.
- 57': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 57': Alex Telles (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Jacob Sørensen (Norwich City).
- 58': Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 59': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Jacob Sørensen (Norwich City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Sargent with a headed pass.
- 59': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 60': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 60': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
- 61': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 62': Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 67': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
- 67': Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 68': Foul by Joshua Sargent (Norwich City).
- 68': Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 69': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Norwich City. Todd Cantwell replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
- 72': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 73': Penalty Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 73': Penalty conceded by Max Aarons (Norwich City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester United. Eric Bailly replaces Victor Lindelöf because of an injury.
- 75': Goal! Norwich City 0, Manchester United 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 76': Substitution, Norwich City. Pierre Lees-Melou replaces Lukas Rupp.
- 76': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 76': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt saved. Ozan Kabak (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
- 77': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Teemu Pukki following a set piece situation.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Eric Bailly.
- 86': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a fast break.
- 88': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fred.
- 88': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mason Greenwood (Manchester United).
- 90'+1': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ozan Kabak (Norwich City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
- 90'+3': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
- 90'+4': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 90'+5': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Mason Greenwood (Manchester United).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Norwich City 0, Manchester United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Norwich City 0, Manchester United 1.
Statistics
 MAN |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 52.8 | Possession | 47.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 409 | Accurate Passes | 341 |
| 501 | Passes | 440 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 21 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 21 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 27,066
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 27,066
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 32 | +38 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 31 | +35 | 64 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 33 | +13 | 58 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 32 | +5 | 55 |
Line-Ups
Norwich City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 15 | Ozan Kabak |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 30 | Dimitris Giannoulis |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 8 | Billy Gilmour |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 7 | Lukas Rupp |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 24 | Josh Sargent |
| 11 | Przemyslaw Placheta |
Manchester United (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 27 | Alex Telles |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot  |
| 17 | Fred |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
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