Everton vs Norwich City, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueEverton 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
 NOR |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,821
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
Everton (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 5 | Michael Keane |
| 13 | Yerry Mina |
| 12 | Lucas Digne  |
| 22 | Ben Godfrey |
| 6 | Allan |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 14 | Andros Townsend |
| 33 | Salomón Rondón |
| 11 | Demarai Gray |
Norwich City (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 4 | Ben Gibson |
| 15 | Ozan Kabak |
| 21 | Brandon Williams |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 16 | Mathias Normann |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 20 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 24 | Josh Sargent |
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