English Premier League

Manchester City vs Norwich City, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 7': Tim Krul (OG)
  • 22': Jack Grealish
  • 64': Aymeric Laporte
  • 71': Raheem Sterling
  • 84': Riyad Mahrez
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5 - 0

Jack Grealish nets on Manchester City home debut in big win over Norwich

Jack Grealish scored on his Manchester City home debut as they eased to a 5-0 win over Norwich on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 2': Offside, Manchester City. Rodri tries a through ball, but Jack Grealish is caught offside.
  • 7': Own Goal by Tim Krul, Norwich City. Manchester City 1, Norwich City 0.
  • 9': Offside, Manchester City. Rúben Dias tries a through ball, but Jack Grealish is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 12': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 12': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 15': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 1-0 Norwich City.
  • 20': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
  • 20': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Goal! Manchester City 2, Norwich City 0. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross.
  • 24': Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 27': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 28': Hand ball by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
  • 29': Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 33': Foul by Milot Rashica (Norwich City).
  • 33': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Offside, Norwich City. Dimitris Giannoulis tries a through ball, but Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 39': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Norwich City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Norwich City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Bali Mumba replaces Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Kenny McLean replaces Lukas Rupp.
  • 48': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 48': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
  • 50': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Offside, Norwich City. Bali Mumba tries a through ball, but Milot Rashica is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 54': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 54': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
  • 60': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
  • 60': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 63': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Norwich City).
  • 63': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Goal! Manchester City 3, Norwich City 0. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 66': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 66': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 71': Goal! Manchester City 4, Norwich City 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 74': VAR Decision: No card change Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
  • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 75': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 77': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
  • 77': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Teemu Pukki.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a fast break.
  • 79': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
  • 80': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 80': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 81': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Offside, Norwich City. Max Aarons tries a through ball, but Milot Rashica is caught offside.
  • 84': Goal! Manchester City 5, Norwich City 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a through ball.
  • 86': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Norwich City).
  • 86': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez following a corner.
  • 89': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
  • 89': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Cole Palmer (Manchester City).
  • 90'+1': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Norwich City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 5, Norwich City 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 0
33.1 Possession 66.9
1 SHOTS 16
0 ON GOAL 4
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
307 Accurate Passes 684
362 Passes 730
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
6 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.1
38 Long Balls 51
14 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 6
11 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 6
25 Effective Clearances 3
25 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 51,437

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

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
16 Rodri
8 Ilkay Gündogan Yellow Card
20 Bernardo Silva
21 Ferran Torres
10 Jack Grealish
9 Gabriel Jesus

NOR Norwich City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Tim Krul (GK)
4 Ben Gibson
5 Grant Hanley
30 Dimitris Giannoulis
2 Max Aarons
8 Billy Gilmour
7 Lukas Rupp
20 Pierre Lees-Melou
22 Teemu Pukki
17 Milot Rashica
14 Todd Cantwell

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