Norwich City FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Norwich City FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Carrow Road.
- Norwich City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Arsenal FC 38 games · 85 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Dean Whitestone
- Referee Lee Mason
- Referee Derek Eaton
- Referee Graham Scott
- Referee Simon Long
- Referee Richard West
19 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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 26 Dec Arsenal FC H 0–5 L 14 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–2 L 11 Dec Manchester United FC H 0–1 L 05 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–3 L 30 Nov Newcastle United FC A 1–1 D 27 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Norwich City FC A 5–0 W 18 Dec Leeds United FC A 4–1 W 15 Dec West Ham United FC H 2–0 W 11 Dec Southampton FC H 3–0 W 06 Dec Everton FC A 1–2 L 02 Dec Manchester United FC A 2–3 L Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Arsenal FC0-152/–16-301/231-455/–46-601/–61-75–/276+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Norwich City FC is hosting Arsenal FC for another epic battle.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 397 games and scored 603 goals.
- 6' Arsenal FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Bukayo Saka on 6.
- 11' Supporters expect more eagerness from Teemu Pukki, as he is very good at scoring at Carrow Road with 34 goals in the last 24 games.
- 16' Przemyslaw Placheta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 21' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 26' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 39' Arsenal FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
- 41' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Przemyslaw Placheta gets a Yellow card.
- 44' What a strike from Kieran Tierney! The score is 0-2.
- 49' Arsenal 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.
- 54' 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.
- 59' Rob Holding needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 62' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a Yellow card on 62.
- 66' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Kieran Dowell departs to be replaced by Pierre Lees Melou.
- 67' GOAL! Bukayo Saka scores on 67. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette
- 72' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Josh Sargent by Adam Idah on 72 minute.
- 75' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Thomas Partey is replaced by Mohamed El Neny.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Pepe. He replaces Bukayo Saka on 78 minute.
- 82' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Martinelli departs to be replaced by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 84' Goal! Alexandre Lacazette scores his 106 goal in 397 matches.
- 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- With this win, Arsenal FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Norwich City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 10
- 28
- 22
- 23
- 2
- 15
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24
Josh Sargent ↓ Adam Idah 72'
- 8
- 21
- 11
Bench
- 3
- 26
- 33
- 14
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20
Pierre Lees Melou ↑ 66'
- 30
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35
Adam Idah ↑ 72'
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18
Christos Tzolis ↑ 75'
Coach Dean SmithArsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 34
- 16
- 9
- 32
- 8
- 6
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5
Thomas Partey ↓ Mohamed El Neny 75'
- 3
- 4
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7
Bukayo Saka ↓ Nicolas Pepe 78'
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35
Martinelli ↓ Emile Smith Rowe 82'
Bench
- 1
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25
Mohamed El Neny ↑ 75'
- 30
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10
Emile Smith Rowe ↑ 82'
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19
Nicolas Pepe ↑ 78'
- 22
- 23
- 20
Coach Arteta -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 5 Bukayo Saka 2 Alexandre Lacazette 1 Emile Smith Rowe 1 Kieran Tierney 1 Todd Cantwell 1 Teemu Pukki 1 Granit Xhaka 1 Head to Head
Norwich City FC Form
2021-12-26 Norwich City FC 0–5 Arsenal FC L 2021-12-14 Norwich City FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC L 2021-12-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Manchester United FC L 2021-12-05 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–0 Norwich City FC L 2021-11-30 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-11-27 Norwich City FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.94 Norwich City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.07 Arsenal FC xGI would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.01Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
Norwich City FC or Draw 42%Draw or Arsenal FC 81%Norwich City FC or Arsenal FC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–5 not predicted0 – 5Actual0 – 2 10.5%1 – 1 10.4%0 – 1 9.7%1 – 2 9.6%0 – 3 7%0 – 0 6.6%1 – 3 6.6%2 – 2 4.5%2 – 1 4.3%1 – 0 3.9%0 – 4 3.6%1 – 4 3.5%Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC
Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 4% 95% -1.5 5% — 95% -1 5% 10% 85% -0.5 15% — 85% +0.5 38% — 62% +1 38% 23% 39% +1.5 61% — 39% +2 61% 19% 20% +2.5 80% — 20% Clean Sheet
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.