Manchester City FC vs Norwich City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs Norwich City FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 34 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
- Norwich City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 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
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Manchester City FC is hosting Norwich City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich 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.
- 7' Goal! Tim Krul scores his 2 goal in 360 matches.
- 12' Billy Gilmour needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' Goal! Ferran Torres scores his 60 goal in 408 matches.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 22' GOAL! Jack Grealish scores on 22.
- 27' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Teemu Pukki suffering a number of foals already.
- 32' 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.
- 37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 39' Manchester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
- 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 46' Bali Mumba is replacing Dimitris Giannoulis for the Norwich City FC side.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilkay Gundogan made 421 appearances and scored 58 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gabriel Jesus, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 32 goals in the last 23 games.
- 61' The whistle greets Ferran Torres as he departs to be replaced by Raheem Sterling.
- 64' Goal! Aymeric Laporte scores his 14 goal in 421 matches.
- 69' Cole Palmer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ilkay Gundogan on 69 minute.
- 71' What a strike from Raheem Sterling! The score is 5-0.
- 75' The whistle greets Jack Grealish as he departs to be replaced by Riyad Mahrez.
- 77' Josh Sargent is replacing Teemu Pukki for the Norwich City FC side.
- 82' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 84' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez scores on 84. Assisted by Ruben Dias
- 85' Goal! Riyad Mahrez scores his 78 goal in 421 matches.
- 90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- The final score is 5-0.
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Manchester City FC
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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- 27
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Bench- 6
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Raheem Sterling ↑ 61'
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- 11
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Riyad Mahrez ↑ 75'
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Cole Palmer ↑ 69'
Coach Pep GuardiolaNorwich City FC
Starting XI- 17
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- 14
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Teemu Pukki ↓ Josh Sargent 77'
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- 20
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Lukas Rupp ↓ Kenny McLean 46'
- 30
- 8
Bench- 10
- 28
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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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Coach Daniel Farke -
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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