LONDON. Arsenal tops Norwich City 1-0 after P. Aubameyang scored a goal from 66minute.
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver that was helped by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Arsenal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up. On the other side, Norwich City adopted for a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
62'
90'
66'
Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale , Takehiro Tomiyasu , Ben White , Gabriel Magalhães , Kieran Tierney , Albert Sambi Lokonga , Ainsley Maitland-Niles , Nicolas Pépé , Martin Ødegaard , Bukayo Saka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang .
The home team had on the bench: Calum Chambers, Bernd Leno, Emile Smith Rowe , Gabriel Martinelli, Pablo Marí, Cédric Soares , Thomas Partey , Nuno Tavares and Alexandre Lacazette.
Best player: Nicolas Pépé
The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Nicolas Pépé even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 0 goals, 34 passes (88% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 17. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City
On the other side, Daniel Arteta Amatriain played with: Tim Krul , Max Aarons , Andrew Omobamidele , Grant Hanley , Brandon Williams , Pierre Lees Melou , Lukas Rupp , Kenny McLean , Kieran Dowell , Teemu Pukki and Christos Tzolis .
They had on the bench: Jacob Lungi Sørensen, Angus Gunn, Mathias Normann, Billy Gilmour, Milot Rashica , Ben Gibson, Todd Cantwell , Adam Idah and Ozan Kabak.
Best player: Pierre Lees Melou
The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Pierre Lees Melou.
His rating is with 0 goals, 44 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Match report
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 28 Total 10
- 6 On Target 1
- 22 Off Target 9
- 8 Shots blocked 5
- 110 Attack 83
- 62 Dangerous attack 50
- 90 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Norwich City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Arsenal was extremely more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 6 were on target. This is the reason why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shoot 28 times, 6 on target, 22 off target. On the other side, Norwich City shoot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (Thomas and B. White). On the other side, Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (M. J. Aarons and G. Hanley).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Arsenal will have 3 points to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Norwich City will stay with 0 points to stay in the 20th place.
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away Burnley on the 18th of September with a 13-1 head to head in favor of Arsenal (3 draw). Norwich City will host Watford on the 18th of September with a 10-4 head to head in favor of Watford (2 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Crystal Palace – Tottenham Hotspur – 3-0
- Arsenal – Norwich City – 1-0
- Brentford – Brighton & Hove Albion – 0-1
- Leicester City – Manchester City – 0-1
- Manchester United – Newcastle United – 4-1
- Southampton – West Ham United – 0-0
- Watford – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-2
- Chelsea – Aston Villa – 3-0
