Everton vs Norwich City 2021-22 English Premier League
Everton condemn Norwich to sixth straight defeat
Andros Townsend and Abdoulaye Doucoure were on target as Everton beat Norwich City 2-0.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 29': Goal! Everton 1, Norwich City 0. Andros Townsend (Everton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 54': Ozan Kabak (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Lucas Digne (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Norwich City. Milot Rashica replaces Ozan Kabak.
- 69': Substitution, Norwich City. Christos Tzolis replaces Mathias Normann.
- 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': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Demarai Gray.
- 84': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Norwich City. Dimitris Giannoulis replaces Brandon Williams.
- 89': Substitution, Everton. Lewis Dobbin replaces Alexander Iwobi.
- 90'+2': Anthony Gordon (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Everton 2, Norwich City 0.
Game Information
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,821
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | Manchester City | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +7 | Liverpool | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| +4 | Arsenal | 3 | 7 | 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 |
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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