Everton vs Norwich

25 September 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee David Coote

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Andros Townsend 29’ (pen)
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré 77’

Match summary

Everton saw off Norwich 2-0. Everton led 1-0 at half-time.

Andros Townsend put Everton ahead from the penalty spot in the 29th minute and Abdoulaye Doucouré made it 2-0 in the 77th minute, set up by Demarai Gray.

The chances backed that up: Everton created 2.28 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Norwich's 0.80 from 10.

Match stats

Everton Norwich
11 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.27 xG 0.80
1.51 Non-penalty xG 0.80
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Everton Norwich
Kick-off
Andros Townsend
Penalty1-0 (Everton)
29’
Half-time1-0
Abdoulaye Doucouré
Assist: Demarai Gray2-0 (Everton)
77’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Everton
  • Lucas Digne
  • Anthony Gordon
Norwich
  • Ozan Kabak
  • Brandon Williams
  • Pierre Lees-Melou

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.28 0.80 29’ Andros Townsend (Everton), 1-0 29’ 77’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), 2-0 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.28 0.80 29’ Andros Townsend (Everton), 1-0 Townsend 29’ 77’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), 2-0 Doucouré 77’
Everton 2.28 xGNorwich 0.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Everton attacking 
29’ Andros Townsend (Everton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 85’ Ben Godfrey (Everton), from a corner, 0.76 xG, saved 57’ Ben Gibson (Norwich), set piece, 0.57 xG, off target 77’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 49’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 19’ Andros Townsend (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 32’ Demarai Gray (Everton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 84’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Tom Davies (Everton), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Andros Townsend (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Ben Godfrey (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Michael Keane (Everton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Max Aarons (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 29’ Andros Townsend (Everton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 85’ Ben Godfrey (Everton), from a corner, 0.76 xG, saved 57’ Ben Gibson (Norwich), set piece, 0.57 xG, off target 77’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 49’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 19’ Andros Townsend (Everton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 32’ Demarai Gray (Everton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 84’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Tom Davies (Everton), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Andros Townsend (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Ben Godfrey (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Alex Iwobi (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Michael Keane (Everton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Max Aarons (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jordan Pickford GK900 0.000.000
Ben Godfrey DEF902 0.770.031
Yerry Mina DEF900 0.000.000
Michael Keane DEF901 0.020.761
Lucas Digne DEF900 0.000.021
Andros Townsend MID7813 0.870.021
Allan MID900 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID9012 0.510.000
Alex Iwobi MID901 0.020.172
Demarai Gray MID8511 0.070.401
Salomón Rondón FWD900 0.000.102
Anthony Gordon Sub120 0.000.000
Tom Davies Sub51 0.030.000
Lewis Dobbin Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Everton win 57% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.76
Norwich win 17% Avg odds 5.53

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Everton WDWWL
Norwich LLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Norwich 0-1 Everton, 24 Jun 20 Next meeting: Norwich 2-1 Everton, 15 Jan 22  All Everton vs Norwich meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.