English Premier League

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

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  • 44': Teemu Pukki (P)
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  • 8': Jamie Vardy
  • 76': Marc Albrighton

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

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 2': Foul by Milot Rashica (Norwich City).
  • 2': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
  • 5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
  • 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.
  • 12': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
  • 12': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Aarons.
  • 17': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
  • 17': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 19': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 19': Offside, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans tries a through ball, but Çaglar Söyüncü is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 24': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City).
  • 24': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milot Rashica.
  • 27': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 30': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 30': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans following a fast break.
  • 35': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
  • 35': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 37': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
  • 37': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Penalty Norwich City. Pierre Lees-Melou draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 40': Penalty conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 42': VAR Decision: Penalty Norwich City.
  • 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'+3': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Norwich City 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
  • 51': Offside, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 54': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
  • 57': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 58': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 60': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 60': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 61': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Amartey.
  • 66': Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
  • 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 68': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
  • 69': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 72': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 73': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Teemu Pukki.
  • 73': Substitution, Norwich City. Lukas Rupp replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 74': Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
  • 74': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Offside, Norwich City. Ben Gibson tries a through ball, but Joshua Sargent is caught offside.
  • 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.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Rupp with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Sargent.
  • 79': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  • 79': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Billy Gilmour.
  • 79': Offside, Norwich City. Kenny McLean tries a through ball, but Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  • 80': VAR Decision: No Goal Norwich City 1-2 Leicester City.
  • 82': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Max Aarons (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 86': Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces James Maddison.
  • 86': Hand ball by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
  • 88': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
  • 88': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Norwich City).
  • 88': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Adam Idah (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 90'+2': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Leicester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Norwich City 1, Leicester City 2.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,765

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 9 +13 22
2 AFC Bournemouth 9 +5 18
3 Tottenham Hotspur 9 +10 17
4 Sunderland 9 +4 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NOR 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 Yellow Card
22 Teemu Pukki
17 Milot Rashica
14 Todd Cantwell Yellow Card

LEI 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 Yellow Card
10 James Maddison
9 Jamie Vardy

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