English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 30, 2016
Norwich City DWWLL 0
–
Arsenal WDDWD 1
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Emirates Stadium · 59,989 att.

Match Report

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Danny Welbeck gives Arsenal win over relegation-threatened Norwich

Arsenal edged closer to a top-four finish with victory at home to relegation-battling Norwich City thanks to Danny Welbeck's strike.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
3
31.4
Possession
68.6
12
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
201
Accurate Passes
593
305
Passes
697
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
6
21
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
51
18
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
18
23
Clearances
21

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 16Aaron RamseyLM
  8. 35Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 45Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 17Alexis SánchezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Jack WilshereSUB
  2. 19Santi CazorlaSUB
  3. 13David OspinaSUB
  4. 34Francis CoquelinSUB
  5. 14Theo WalcottSUB
  6. 23Danny WelbeckSUB
  7. 5Gabriel PaulistaSUB

NOR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1John RuddyG
  2. 6Sébastien BassongCD-L
  3. 5Russell MartinCD-R
  4. 23Martin OlssonLB
  5. 25Ivo PintoRB
  6. 8Jonathan HowsonCM-L
  7. 28Gary O'NeilCM-R
  8. 12Robbie BradyLM
  9. 22Nathan RedmondRM
  10. 10Cameron JeromeF
  11. 14Wes HoolahanRCF

Substitutes

  1. 2Steven WhittakerSUB
  2. 7Steven NaismithSUB
  3. 21Youssouf MulumbuSUB
  4. 9Dieumerci MbokaniSUB
  5. 18Graham DorransSUB
  6. 13Declan RuddSUB
  7. 16Matthew JarvisSUB

Timeline

  1. 51' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Paulista replaces Per Mertesacker because of an injury.
  2. 56' Substitution, Arsenal. Danny Welbeck replaces Alex Iwobi.
  3. 59' Goal! Arsenal 1, Norwich City 0. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
  4. 68' Substitution, Norwich City. Dieumerci Mbokani replaces Wes Hoolahan.
  5. 78' Substitution, Norwich City. Steven Naismith replaces Robbie Brady.
  6. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  7. 85' Mesut Özil (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 89' Substitution, Norwich City. Matthew Jarvis replaces Sebastien Bassong.

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