English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 26, 2021
Arsenal LWWWW 5
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Norwich City DDLLL 0
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Carrow Road · 26,940 att.

Match Report

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Bukayo Saka nets brace as Arsenal ease past Norwich in 5-0 win

Bukayo Saka scored a brace as Arsenal eased to a 5-0 victory at Norwich City on Sunday to continue their bid for Champions League qualification.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
64.8
Possession
35.2
16
SHOTS
4
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
493
Accurate Passes
228
585
Passes
314
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.1
49
Long Balls
53
23
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
13
9
Effective Clearances
12
9
Clearances
12

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Angus GunnG
  2. 4Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 15Ozan KabakCD-R
  4. 21Brandon WilliamsLB
  5. 2Max AaronsRB
  6. 10Kieran DowellAM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 8Billy GilmourRM
  9. 22Teemu PukkiF
  10. 11Przemyslaw PlachetaAM-L
  11. 24Josh SargentAM-R

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 5Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 9Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 35Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Norwich City 0, Arsenal 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  2. 39' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 41' Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 44' Goal! Norwich City 0, Arsenal 2. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  5. 62' Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Substitution, Norwich City. Pierre Lees-Melou replaces Kieran Dowell.
  7. 67' Goal! Norwich City 0, Arsenal 3. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  8. 72' Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Joshua Sargent.
  9. 75' Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Thomas Partey.
  10. 75' Substitution, Norwich City. Christos Tzolis replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
  11. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Bukayo Saka.
  12. 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  13. 84' Goal! Norwich City 0, Arsenal 4. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  14. 90'+1' Goal! Norwich City 0, Arsenal 5. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  15. 90'+2' VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal - Norwich City 0-5 Arsenal (Emile Smith Rowe).

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