Norwich City vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League
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.
Match Commentary
- 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.
- 11': Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ricardo Pereira.
- 25': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 1, Leicester City 1.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 69': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Teemu Pukki.
- 73': Substitution, Norwich City. Lukas Rupp replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 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.
- 79': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 80': VAR Decision: No Goal Norwich City 1-2 Leicester City.
- 82': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces James Maddison.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Leicester City 2.
Game Information
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,765
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
LEI | NOR | |
---|---|---|
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 |
Norwich City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
4 | Ben Gibson |
5 | Grant Hanley |
21 | Brandon Williams |
2 | Max Aarons |
8 | Billy Gilmour |
23 | Kenny McLean |
20 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
22 | Teemu Pukki |
17 | Milot Rashica |
14 | Todd Cantwell |
Leicester City (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
18 | Daniel Amartey |
33 | Luke Thomas |
21 | Ricardo Pereira |
8 | Youri Tielemans |
25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
7 | Harvey Barnes |
11 | Marc Albrighton |
10 | James Maddison |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
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