Manchester City FC vs Norwich City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs Norwich City FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Norwich City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Referee Harry Lennard
- Referee Tim Wood
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Graham Scott
- Referee Simon Long
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 West Ham United FC 38 39 2 Burnley FC 38 22 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0 5 Coventry City FC 0 0 6 Hull City AFC 0 0 7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0 8 Arsenal FC 0 0 9 Manchester City FC 0 0 10 Manchester United FC 0 0 11 Aston Villa FC 0 0 12 Liverpool FC 0 0 13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 14 Sunderland AFC 0 0 15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0 16 Brentford FC 0 0 17 Chelsea FC 0 0 18 Fulham FC 0 0 19 Newcastle United FC 0 0 20 Everton FC 0 0 21 Leeds United FC 0 0 22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0 23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Aug Norwich City FC H 5–0 W 15 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–1 L 29 May Chelsea FC H 0–1 L 23 May Everton FC H 5–0 W 18 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–3 L 14 May Newcastle United FC A 4–3 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Aug Manchester City FC A 0–5 L 14 Aug Liverpool FC H 0–3 L 08 May Barnsley FC A 2–2 D 01 May Reading FC H 4–1 W 24 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–1 W 20 Apr Watford FC H 0–1 L Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester City FC to score. At the same time, Norwich City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 7' What a strike from Tim Krul! The score is 1-0.
- 12' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' Goal! Ferran Torres scores his 73 goal in 422 matches.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Cancelo made 519 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 22' GOAL! Jack Grealish scores on 22.
- 27' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Kenny McLean has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Todd Cantwell, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ilkay Gundogan.
- 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 46' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Dimitris Giannoulis is replaced by Bali Mumba.
- 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 61' The whistle greets Ferran Torres as he departs to be replaced by Raheem Sterling.
- 64' GOAL! Aymeric Laporte scores on 64.
- 69' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cole Palmer is hanging Ilkay Gundogan on the field on 69 minute.
- 71' Goal! Raheem Sterling scores his 113 goal in 436 matches.
- 75' Riyad Mahrez is replacing Jack Grealish for the Manchester City FC side.
- 77' The whistle greets Teemu Pukki as he departs to be replaced by Josh Sargent.
- 82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 436 games and scored 1020 goals.
- 84' What a strike from Riyad Mahrez! The score is 6-0.
- 85' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez scores on 85. Assisted by Ruben Dias
- 90' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-0.
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Lineups
Manchester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Ilkay Gundogan ↓ Cole Palmer 69'
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Jack Grealish ↓ Riyad Mahrez 75'
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Ferran Torres ↓ Raheem Sterling 61'
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Bench
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Raheem Sterling ↑ 61'
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Riyad Mahrez ↑ 75'
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Cole Palmer ↑ 69'
Coach Pep GuardiolaNorwich City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Teemu Pukki ↓ Josh Sargent 77'
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- 20
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Lukas Rupp ↓ Kenny McLean 46'
- 30
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Bench
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Bali Mumba ↑ 46'
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Kenny McLean ↑ 46'
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Josh Sargent ↑ 77'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Raheem Sterling 5 Riyad Mahrez 3 Kevin De Bruyne 2 Kenny McLean 1 Ferran Torres 1 Sergio Aguero 1 Phil Foden 1 Rodri 1 Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
2021-08-21 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC W 2021-08-15 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2021-05-29 Manchester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2021-05-23 Manchester City FC 5–0 Everton FC W 2021-05-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-05-14 Newcastle United FC 3–4 Manchester City FC WNorwich City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.49 Manchester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1 Norwich City FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Manchester City FC to win 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.49Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 66% 34% ± 3.5 45% 55% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Manchester City FC or Draw 84%Draw or Norwich City FC 35%Manchester City FC or Norwich City FC 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–0 not predicted5 – 0Actual2 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 9.2%1 – 1 8.4%3 – 0 7.7%3 – 1 7.5%1 – 0 7.3%4 – 0 4.7%4 – 1 4.7%2 – 2 4.5%0 – 0 4.4%3 – 2 3.8%1 – 2 3.7%Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC
Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers -2.5 27% — 73% -2 27% 20% 53% -1.5 47% — 53% -1 47% 21% 31% -0.5 69% — 31% +0.5 87% — 13% +1 87% 8% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.