English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 28, 2021
Leicester City DLWWL 2
–
Norwich City WDLLW 1
1st2ndT
LEI112
NOR101
Carrow Road · 26,765 att.

Match Report

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Leicester condemn Norwich to third straight loss

Marc Albrighton struck a 76th minute winner as Leicester condemned promoted Norwich City to a third straight defeat with a 2-1 win at Carrow Road.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
1
55.7
Possession
44.3
9
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
364
Accurate Passes
285
471
Passes
369
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
57
16
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
15
17
Effective Clearances
17
17
Clearances
17

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NOR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 4Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 5Grant HanleyCD-R
  4. 21Brandon WilliamsLB
  5. 2Max AaronsRB
  6. 8Billy GilmourCM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 20Pierre Lees-MelouRM
  9. 22Teemu PukkiF
  10. 17Milot RashicaLF
  11. 14Todd CantwellRF

Substitutes

  1. 44Andrew OmobamideleSUB
  2. 28Angus GunnSUB
  3. 10Kieran DowellSUB
  4. 7Lukas RuppSUB
  5. 30Dimitris GiannoulisSUB
  6. 6Christoph ZimmermanSUB
  7. 35Adam IdahSUB
  8. 24Josh SargentSUB
  9. 19Jacob SørensenSUB

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L
  3. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  4. 33Luke ThomasLB
  5. 21Ricardo PereiraRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  7. 25Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  8. 7Harvey BarnesLM
  9. 11Marc AlbrightonRM
  10. 10James MaddisonCF-L
  11. 9Jamie VardyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Eldin JakupovicSUB
  2. 12Danny WardSUB
  3. 20Hamza ChoudhurySUB
  4. 26Dennis PraetSUB
  5. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallSUB
  6. 27Timothy CastagneSUB
  7. 29Patson DakaSUB
  8. 14Kelechi IheanachoSUB
  9. 42Boubakary SoumaréSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Norwich City 0, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  2. 11' Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ricardo Pereira.
  3. 25' Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Goal! Norwich City 1, Leicester City 1. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 67' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Harvey Barnes.
  6. 69' Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Teemu Pukki.
  8. 73' Substitution, Norwich City. Lukas Rupp replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
  9. 76' Goal! Norwich City 1, Leicester City 2. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  10. 79' Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Billy Gilmour.
  11. 80' VAR Decision: No Goal Norwich City 1-2 Leicester City.
  12. 82' Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 86' Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces James Maddison.

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