NORWICH. Manchester City had an adventurous win over Norwich City. The hero of the match was who scored in the 31st, 48th, 70th and 90th minute. Manchester City was surely better in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
R. Sterling missed a penalty (90′) for Manchester City.
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner with the collaboration of Richard West and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 8 Total 22
- 3 On Target 9
- 5 Off Target 13
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 54 Attack 149
- 28 Dangerous attack 94
- 78 Ball safe 97
- 10 Free Kicks 8
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 12
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Manchester City had a superior ball possession 72% while Norwich City was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was putting more pressure with 94 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the contest.
Norwich City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Norwich City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (R. Dias and R. Sterling).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Norwich City will stay with 17 points to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City will have 63 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Norwich City will host Aston Villa on the 14th of December with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (1 draw).
Manchester City will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 19th of February with a 18-16 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (3 draws).
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City
63'
Norwich City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Angus Gunn , Max Aarons , Grant Hanley , Ben Gibson , Brandon Williams , Billy Gilmour , Pierre Lees Melou , Kenny McLean , Josh Sargent , Teemu Pukki and Milot Rashica .
The home team had on the bench: Jon Rowe, Sam Byram , Przemysław Płacheta, Kieran Dowell, Christos Tzolis, Mathias Normann , Christoph Zimmermann, Michael McGovern and Dimitrios Giannoulis.
Substitutions
Norwich City made 3 changes: M. J. Aarons for S. Byram (63′), P. Lees Melou for M. Normann (63′) and J. Sargent for K. Dowell (87′).
Best player: Angus Gunn
The most impressive player for Norwich City was the goalkeeper: Angus Gunn. His rating is 7.05. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
17'
48'
Also Manchester City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Nathan Aké , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Bernardo Silva , Fernandinho , İlkay Gündoğan , Riyad Mahrez , Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling .
These were the players on the bench: Liam Delap , Rodri, Aymeric Laporte, John Stones, Kayky , Kevin De Bruyne, James McAtee , Scott Carson and João Cancelo.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 3 changes: B. Silva for J. McAtee (75′), P. Foden for L. Delap (82′) and R. Mahrez for Kayky (84′).
Best player: Raheem Sterling
The most impressive player for Manchester City was Raheem Sterling.
His rating is with 3 goals, 38 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
