Manchester United vs Norwich City, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick leads Man United to rollercoaster win over Norwich
Manchester United needed a Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick to see off bottom-club Norwich City in a rollercoaster 3-2 win.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a through ball.
- 4': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 5': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
- 5': Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 6': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Norwich City).
- 6': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 7': Goal! Manchester United 1, Norwich City 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 10': Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 13': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 15': Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
- 16': Offside, Manchester United. Alex Telles tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 17': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross.
- 21': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 24': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 25': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Manchester United).
- 25': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 31': Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 31': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 32': Goal! Manchester United 2, Norwich City 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
- 34': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Mathias Normann (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
- 37': Offside, Manchester United. Victor Lindelöf tries a through ball, but Diogo Dalot is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 43': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 44': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
- 45': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Byram following a corner.
- 45'+1': Goal! Manchester United 2, Norwich City 1. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester United 2, Norwich City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 2, Norwich City 1.
- 46': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
- 46': Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 49': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sam Byram.
- 50': Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Maguire.
- 52': Goal! Manchester United 2, Norwich City 2. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 53': VAR Decision: Goal Norwich City - Manchester United 2-2 Norwich City (Teemu Pukki).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 56': Attempt saved. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teemu Pukki with a headed pass.
- 56': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by David de Gea.
- 58': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
- 60': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sam Byram.
- 61': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross.
- 63': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 63': Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Jesse Lingard.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 69': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 69': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Normann.
- 70': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 71': Attempt missed. Sam Byram (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 73': Substitution, Norwich City. Billy Gilmour replaces Kenny McLean.
- 74': Substitution, Norwich City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Kieran Dowell.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Paul Pogba.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Alex Telles.
- 75': Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City).
- 76': Goal! Manchester United 3, Norwich City 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 77': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 78': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 81': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
- 82': Substitution, Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe replaces Pierre Lees-Melou because of an injury.
- 82': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 82': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 84': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 86': Offside, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho tries a through ball, but Juan Mata is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 87': Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Attempt missed. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+3': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Norwich City).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 90'+4': Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Sam Byram (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Norwich City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 3, Norwich City 2.
Statistics
 NOR |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.2 | Possession | 60.8 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 313 | Accurate Passes | 556 |
| 386 | Passes | 623 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 20 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 18 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,381
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,381
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 27 | Alex Telles |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 14 | Jesse Lingard |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 36 | Anthony Elanga |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 4 | Ben Gibson |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 30 | Dimitris Giannoulis |
| 3 | Sam Byram |
| 20 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 16 | Mathias Normann |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 17 | Milot Rashica |
| 10 | Kieran Dowell |
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