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Man City vs Norwich City 2021-22 English Premier League
Jack Grealish nets on Manchester City home debut in big win over Norwich
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Jack Grealish scored on his Manchester City home debut as they eased to a 5-0 win over Norwich on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Own Goal by Tim Krul, Norwich City. Manchester City 1, Norwich City 0.
- 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.
- 39': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Bali Mumba replaces Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Kenny McLean replaces Lukas Rupp.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Ferran Torres.
- 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.
- 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.
- 77': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Teemu Pukki.
- 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.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Norwich City 0.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 51,437
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
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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 |
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 ![]() |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
21 | Ferran Torres |
10 | Jack Grealish |
9 | Gabriel Jesus |
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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