English Premier League

Everton vs Norwich City, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Everton
  • 29': Andros Townsend (P)
  • 77': Abdoulaye Doucouré
FT
2 - 0
Norwich City

    Everton condemn Norwich to sixth straight defeat

    Andros Townsend and Abdoulaye Doucoure were on target as Everton beat Norwich City 2-0.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Andros Townsend (Everton).
    • 4': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Everton).
    • 4': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 7': Foul by Allan (Everton).
    • 7': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Brandon Williams.
    • 16': Andros Townsend (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Everton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Ben Godfrey (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
    • 23': Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
    • 25': Penalty Everton. Allan draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 25': Penalty conceded by Ozan Kabak (Norwich City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 27': VAR Decision: Penalty Everton.
    • 29': Goal! Everton 1, Norwich City 0. Andros Townsend (Everton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Iwobi.
    • 32': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
    • 33': Andros Townsend (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
    • 33': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Everton).
    • 33': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Lucas Digne (Everton).
    • 38': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Mathias Normann (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ozan Kabak.
    • 45': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Normann with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Everton 1, Norwich City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Everton 1, Norwich City 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Alexander Iwobi (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Iwobi.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Godfrey.
    • 50': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Mathias Normann (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
    • 52': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
    • 54': Foul by Ozan Kabak (Norwich City).
    • 54': Salomón Rondón (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Ozan Kabak (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Foul by Lucas Digne (Everton).
    • 56': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Lucas Digne (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Norwich City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 59': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Everton).
    • 59': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Mathias Normann (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 61': Demarai Gray (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by Ozan Kabak (Norwich City).
    • 63': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
    • 69': Substitution, Norwich City. Milot Rashica replaces Ozan Kabak.
    • 69': Substitution, Norwich City. Christos Tzolis replaces Mathias Normann.
    • 71': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a cross following a corner.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 72': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
    • 73': Offside, Everton. Alexander Iwobi tries a through ball, but Demarai Gray is caught offside.
    • 74': Hand ball by Lucas Digne (Everton).
    • 76': Substitution, Everton. Anthony Gordon replaces Andros Townsend.
    • 77': Goal! Everton 2, Norwich City 0. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
    • 80': Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
    • 80': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Everton).
    • 82': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Demarai Gray.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
    • 84': Anthony Gordon (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Brandon Williams (Norwich City).
    • 84': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Tom Davies (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Ben Godfrey (Everton) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Keane.
    • 86': Ben Gibson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Everton).
    • 86': Substitution, Norwich City. Dimitris Giannoulis replaces Brandon Williams.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Max Aarons (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Milot Rashica with a headed pass.
    • 89': Substitution, Everton. Lewis Dobbin replaces Alexander Iwobi.
    • 90': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Everton).
    • 90': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Ben Godfrey (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Norwich City).
    • 90'+2': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Everton).
    • 90'+2': Anthony Gordon (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Everton 2, Norwich City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Everton 2, Norwich City 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 2
    53.2 Possession 46.8
    10 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    406 Accurate Passes 345
    487 Passes 420
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    14 Crosses 24
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    57 Long Balls 49
    26 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    5 Effective Tackles 8
    12 Tackles 18
    0.4 Tackle % 0.4
    17 Interceptions 9
    17 Effective Clearances 15
    17 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Goodison Park
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 38,821

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 30 +13 54
    4 Aston Villa 30 +3 51
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    EVE Everton (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    5 Michael Keane
    13 Yerry Mina
    12 Lucas Digne Yellow Card
    22 Ben Godfrey
    6 Allan
    16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
    17 Alex Iwobi
    14 Andros Townsend
    33 Salomón Rondón
    11 Demarai Gray
    Everton Substitutes:
    Jarrad Branthwaite, Jonjoe Kenny, Lewis Dobbin, Andy Lonergan, Mason Holgate, Ellis Simms, Tom Davies, Asmir Begovic, Anthony Gordon.

    NOR Norwich City (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Tim Krul (GK)
    5 Grant Hanley
    4 Ben Gibson
    15 Ozan Kabak Yellow Card
    21 Brandon Williams Yellow Card
    2 Max Aarons
    16 Mathias Normann
    23 Kenny McLean
    20 Pierre Lees-Melou Yellow Card
    22 Teemu Pukki
    24 Josh Sargent
    Norwich City Substitutes:
    Milot Rashica, Lukas Rupp, Angus Gunn, Christos Tzolis, Andrew Omobamidele, Billy Gilmour, Kieran Dowell, Adam Idah, Dimitris Giannoulis.

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