Manchester United FC vs Norwich City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester United FC vs Norwich City FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.
- Manchester United FC 38 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
- Norwich City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Andy Madley
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Simon Beck
- Referee Adrian Holmes
- Referee Scott Ledger
- Referee Mike Dean
26 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 3 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Apr Norwich City FC H 3–2 W 09 Apr Everton FC A 0–1 L 02 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–1 D 15 Mar Club Atletico de Madrid H 0–1 L 12 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 3–2 W 06 Mar Manchester City FC A 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Apr Manchester United FC A 2–3 L 10 Apr Burnley FC H 2–0 W 02 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–0 D 13 Mar Leeds United FC A 1–2 L 10 Mar Chelsea FC H 1–3 L 05 Mar Brentford FC H 1–3 L Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Manchester United FC0-154/116-30–/131-454/–46-602/361-751/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Manchester United 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' Manchester United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo on 7.
- 12' 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.
- 17' 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.
- 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victor Nilsson-Lindelof, as he is very good at scoring at Old Trafford with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
- 27' Diogo Dalot has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 36 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 32' What a strike from Cristiano Ronaldo! The score is 2-0.
- 37' Grant Hanley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' Goal! Kieran Dowell scores his 25 goal in 306 matches.
- 51' 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.
- 52' Goal! Teemu Pukki scores his 100 goal in 360 matches.
- 53' GOAL! Teemu Pukki scores on 53.
- 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 397 games and scored 606 goals.
- 63' Another substitution for Manchester United FC to replace Jesse Lingard by Nemanja Matic on 63 minute.
- 64' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nemanja Matic is hanging Jesse Lingard on the field on 64 minute.
- 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
- 73' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Kenny McLean is replaced by Billy Gilmour on 73 minute.
- 74' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Alex Telles is replaced by Mata on 74 minute.
- 76' What an equalizer from Cristiano Ronaldo!
- 81' Manchester United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Rowe. He replaces Pierre Lees Melou on 82 minute.
- 87' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
- Another three points for Manchester United FC.
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Lineups
Manchester United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 1
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14
Jesse Lingard ↓ Nemanja Matic 63'
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6
Paul Pogba ↓ Marcus Rashford 74'
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- 20
- 25
- 7
- 18
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27
Alex Telles ↓ Mata 74'
- 36
Bench
- 29
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10
Marcus Rashford ↑ 74'
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31
Nemanja Matic ↑ 63'
- 4
- 3
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8
Mata ↑ 74'
- 26
- 46
Coach Ralf RangnickNorwich City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 4
- 10
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 22
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23
Kenny McLean ↓ Billy Gilmour 73'
- 20
- 30
- 16
Bench
- 28
- 6
- 2
- 7
- 19
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8
Billy Gilmour ↑ 73'
- 18
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11
Przemyslaw Placheta ↑ 73'
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Jonathan Rowe ↑ 82'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Cristiano Ronaldo 4 Marcus Rashford 3 Anthony Martial 2 Teemu Pukki 2 Scott McTominay 1 Mason Greenwood 1 Todd Cantwell 1 Harry Maguire 1 Head to Head
Manchester United FC Form
2022-04-16 Manchester United FC 3–2 Norwich City FC W 2022-04-09 Everton FC 1–0 Manchester United FC L 2022-04-02 Manchester United FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2022-03-15 Manchester United FC 0–1 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2022-03-12 Manchester United FC 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2022-03-06 Manchester City FC 4–1 Manchester United FC LNorwich City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.75 Manchester United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.11 Norwich City FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Manchester United FC to win 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.86Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Manchester United FC or Draw 79%Draw or Norwich City FC 45%Manchester United FC or Norwich City FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Manchester United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12%2 – 1 9.4%1 – 0 9.2%2 – 0 8.6%0 – 0 7.5%1 – 2 5.9%3 – 1 5.5%0 – 1 5.5%2 – 2 5.2%3 – 0 4.9%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 ActualAsian Handicap — Manchester United FC
Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 16% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 22% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.