Liverpool vs Norwich City, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 1
Liverpool hit four past Norwich in Prem opener
Liverpool opened their Premier League campaign with a comfortable 4-1 win over newly promoted Championship winners Norwich City on Friday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 5': Attempt missed. Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 7': Own Goal by Grant Hanley, Norwich City. Liverpool 1, Norwich City 0.
- 10': Attempt missed. Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 11': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
- 11': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a through ball.
- 15': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
- 16': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Divock Origi.
- 17': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 19': Goal! Liverpool 2, Norwich City 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 22': Offside, Norwich City. Emiliano Buendía tries a through ball, but Teemu Pukki is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 23': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
- 26': Attempt saved. Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 28': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tom Trybull.
- 28': Goal! Liverpool 3, Norwich City 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 34': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
- 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 35': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 35': Attempt missed. Tom Trybull (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Substitution, Liverpool. Adrián replaces Alisson because of an injury.
- 40': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
- 42': Goal! Liverpool 4, Norwich City 0. Divock Origi (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marco Stiepermann.
- 45': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 4, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 4, Norwich City 0.
- 48': Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Divock Origi with a cross.
- 48': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) hits the left post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 49': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 49': Tom Trybull (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 49': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
- 50': Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Offside, Norwich City. Emiliano Buendía tries a through ball, but Tom Trybull is caught offside.
- 51': Offside, Norwich City. Jamal Lewis tries a through ball, but Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
- 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
- 54': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 55': Attempt saved. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 57': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
- 57': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 58': Substitution, Norwich City. Moritz Leitner replaces Marco Stiepermann.
- 60': Foul by Moritz Leitner (Norwich City).
- 60': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Moritz Leitner (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Moritz Leitner (Norwich City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
- 64': Goal! Liverpool 4, Norwich City 1. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
- 65': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City).
- 65': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 65': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Ben Godfrey (Norwich City).
- 68': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Tom Trybull.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 71': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
- 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 73': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joseph Gomez.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Divock Origi.
- 75': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 75': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 79': Offside, Norwich City. Moritz Leitner tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
- 79': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 81': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 83': Substitution, Norwich City. Josip Drmic replaces Teemu Pukki.
- 83': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
- 83': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 88': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 88': Offside, Norwich City. Todd Cantwell tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
- 90': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 90': Moritz Leitner (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 90': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ben Godfrey (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Norwich City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Norwich City 1.
- 90': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 90': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ben Godfrey (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Norwich City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Norwich City 1.
Statistics
 NOR |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 42.1 | Possession | 57.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 278 | Accurate Passes | 387 |
| 363 | Passes | 477 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 2 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 35 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,333
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,333
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 12 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 4 | Ben Godfrey |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 12 | Jamal Lewis |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 18 | Marco Stiepermann |
| 19 | Tom Trybull |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 14 | Todd Cantwell |
| 17 | Emiliano Buendía |
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