Norwich City FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Norwich City FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at Carrow Road.
- Norwich City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester United FC 38 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Andy Madley
- Referee John Brooks
- Referee Peter Kirkup
- Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
- Referee Eddie Smart
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.8 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 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 20 Nov Southampton FC H 2–1 W 06 Nov Brentford FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Dec Norwich City FC A 1–0 W 08 Dec BSC Young Boys H 1–1 D 05 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 1–0 W 02 Dec Arsenal FC H 3–2 W 28 Nov Chelsea FC A 1–1 D 23 Nov Villarreal CF A 2–0 W 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Norwich City FC and Manchester United FC has kicked off!
- 5' 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.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' 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 Victor Nilsson-Lindelof suffering a number of foals already.
- 21' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Sorensen. He replaces Grant Hanley on 21 minute.
- 26' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 31' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eric Bailly, as he is very good at scoring at Carrow Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' Kenny McLean has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 51' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Bruno Fernandes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' Mason Greenwood needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 61' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
- 66' 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.
- 67' Mason Greenwood has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jadon Sancho on 67 minute.
- 70' The whistle greets Przemyslaw Placheta as he departs to be replaced by Todd Cantwell.
- 74' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eric Bailly is hanging Victor Nilsson-Lindelof on the field on 74 minute.
- 75' Cristiano Ronaldo puts Manchester United FC on the lead.
- 76' Pierre Lees Melou is replacing Lukas Rupp for the Norwich City FC side.
- 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diogo Dalot.
- 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.
- 87' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 88' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Bruno Fernandes departs to be replaced by Donny van de Beek.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pierre Lees Melou on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Manchester United FC players.
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Lineups
Norwich City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Grant Hanley ↓ Jacob Sorensen 21'
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- 23
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Lukas Rupp ↓ Pierre Lees Melou 76'
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- 30
- 24
- 8
- 11
Bench
- 10
- 28
- 3
- 26
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Todd Cantwell ↑ 70'
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20
Pierre Lees Melou ↑ 76'
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19
Jacob Sorensen ↑ 21'
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Coach Dean SmithManchester United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 1
- 17
- 10
- 2
- 39
- 20
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Jadon Sancho ↓ Mason Greenwood 67'
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- 18
- 27
Bench
- 22
- 14
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- 23
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Eric Bailly ↑ 74'
- 26
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Donny van de Beek ↑ 88'
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Mason Greenwood ↑ 67'
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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
Norwich City FC Form
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 2021-11-20 Norwich City FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2021-11-06 Brentford FC 1–2 Norwich City FC WManchester United FC Form
2021-12-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2021-12-08 Manchester United FC 1–1 BSC Young Boys D 2021-12-05 Manchester United FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-12-02 Manchester United FC 3–2 Arsenal FC W 2021-11-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2021-11-23 Villarreal CF 0–2 Manchester United FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.87 Norwich City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.34 Manchester United FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.21Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Norwich City FC or Draw 54%Draw or Manchester United FC 76%Norwich City FC or Manchester United FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.7%0 – 1 Actual0 – 0 13.2%0 – 2 9.5%1 – 0 8.3%1 – 2 8.3%2 – 1 5.4%0 – 3 4.2%2 – 0 4%1 – 3 3.8%2 – 2 3.7%2 – 3 1.8%Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC
Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 15% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 54% — 46% +1 54% 24% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 14% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.