Norwich vs Leicester

28 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Teemu Pukki 44’ (pen)
  • Jamie Vardy 8’
  • Marc Albrighton 76’

Match summary

Leicester beat Norwich 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead in the 8th minute, set up by Ricardo Pereira, Teemu Pukki equalised from the penalty spot in the 44th minute, and Marc Albrighton won it in the 76th minute, set up by Jamie Vardy.

There was little between the sides on chances: Norwich created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Leicester 1.27 from 9.

Match stats

Norwich Leicester
14 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 3
9 Corners 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 1.27
0.68 Non-penalty xG 1.27
2 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Norwich Leicester
Kick-off
8’
Jamie Vardy
Assist: Ricardo Pereira0-1 (Leicester)
Teemu Pukki
Penalty1-1 (Norwich)
44’
Half-time1-1
76’
Marc Albrighton
Assist: Jamie Vardy1-2 (Leicester)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Norwich
  • Pierre Lees-Melou
  • Todd Cantwell
Leicester
  • Marc Albrighton

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.27 8’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 8’ 44’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), 1-1 44’ 76’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), 1-2 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.27 8’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 Vardy 8’ 44’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), 1-1 Pukki 44’ 76’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), 1-2 Albrighton 76’
Norwich 1.44 xGLeicester 1.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Norwich attacking 
44’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 29’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 8’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 56’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 58’ James Maddison (Leicester), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+6’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ James Maddison (Leicester), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 32’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ Joshua Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Milot Rashica (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 79’ Billy Gilmour (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Max Aarons (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Lukas Rupp (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 29’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 8’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 56’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 58’ James Maddison (Leicester), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+6’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ James Maddison (Leicester), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Joshua Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 32’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Milot Rashica (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 79’ Billy Gilmour (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Max Aarons (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Lukas Rupp (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Tim Krul GK900 0.000.000
Max Aarons DEF901 0.040.313
Ben Gibson DEF900 0.000.000
Grant Hanley DEF900 0.000.000
Brandon Williams DEF900 0.000.000
Kenny McLean MID901 0.020.000
Billy Gilmour MID841 0.050.000
Pierre Lees-Melou MID782 0.050.021
Todd Cantwell FWD903 0.060.000
Teemu Pukki FWD7812 0.940.021
Milot Rashica FWD901 0.060.031
Lukas Rupp Sub121 0.030.091
Joshua Sargent Sub121 0.090.051
Adam Idah Sub61 0.110.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Norwich win 23% Avg odds 4.21
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Leicester win 51% Avg odds 1.90

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

Form going into the game

Norwich LLLLL
Leicester WLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Norwich 1-0 Leicester, 28 Feb 20 Next meeting: Leicester 3-0 Norwich, 11 May 22  All Norwich vs Leicester 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.