LIVERPOOL. Everton defeats Norwich City with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored byA. Townsend (29′) and a goal from A. Doucoure (77′).
The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote who had the assistance of Gary Beswick and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 71.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Everton – Formation
Everton
56'
77'
89'
Everton started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Rafael Benítez Maudes decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford , Ben Godfrey , Yerry Mina , Michael Keane , Lucas Digne , Andros Townsend , Abdoulaye Doucouré , Allan , Alex Iwobi , Demarai Gray and Salomón Rondón .
The home team had on the bench: Asmir Begović, Tom Davies , Jarrad Branthwaite, Anthony Gordon , Mason Holgate, Jonjoe Kenny, Ellis Simms, Andy Lonergan and Lewis Dobbin.
Best player: Andros Townsend
The player that probably impressed the most for Everton was Andros Townsend.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City
Norwich City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the opposite side, Daniel Farke played with: Tim Krul , Max Aarons , Ozan Kabak , Grant Hanley , Ben Gibson , Brandon Williams , Pierre Lees Melou , Mathias Normann , Kenny McLean , Josh Sargent and Teemu Pukki .
They had on the bench: Adam Idah, Billy Gilmour, Kieran Dowell, Andrew Omobamidele, Christos Tzolis , Dimitrios Giannoulis , Milot Rashica , Lukas Rupp and Angus Gunn.
Best player: Grant Hanley
The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was Grant Hanley.
His rating is with 59 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 92
- 48 Dangerous attack 44
- 61 Ball safe 62
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Everton was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Norwich City that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Everton was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Everton won the match.
Everton shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Norwich City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Everton received 2 yellow cards (L. Digne and A. Gordon). On the opposite side, Norwich City received 3 yellow cards (O. Kabak, P. Lees Melou and B. Williams).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Everton will have 13 points like Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Norwich City will stay with 0 points to stay in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will play away against Manchester United on the 2nd of October with a 18-6 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (10 draws).
Norwich City will play away agasint Burnley on the 2nd of October with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Burnley (2 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Chelsea – Manchester City – 0-1
- Everton – Norwich City – 2-0
- Leeds United – West Ham United – 1-2
- Leicester City – Burnley – 2-2
- Manchester United – Aston Villa – 0-1
- Watford – Newcastle United – 1-1
- Brentford – Liverpool – 3-3
