Norwich vs Man United

11 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Darren England

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Cristiano Ronaldo 75’ (pen)

Match summary

Man United took a 1-0 win at Norwich. It was goalless at half-time.

Cristiano Ronaldo put Man United ahead from the penalty spot in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.10 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Norwich's 0.99 from 11.

Match stats

Norwich Man United
11 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.99 xG 2.10
0.99 Non-penalty xG 1.34
8 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Norwich Man United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
75’
Cristiano Ronaldo
Penalty0-1 (Man United)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Norwich
  • Pierre Lees-Melou
Man United
  • Diogo Dalot

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.99 2.10 75’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), 0-1 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.99 2.10 75’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), 0-1 Ronaldo 75’
Norwich 0.99 xGMan United 2.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Norwich attacking 
75’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 86’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.66 xG, off target 90+2’ Ozan Kabak (Norwich), set piece, 0.36 xG, saved 37’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 59’ Jacob Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 39’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 40’ Lukas Rupp (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 88’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Alex Telles (Man United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Billy Gilmour (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Billy Gilmour (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Joshua Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 78’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Ozan Kabak (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 75’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 86’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.66 xG, off target 90+2’ Ozan Kabak (Norwich), set piece, 0.36 xG, saved 37’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 59’ Jacob Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 39’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 40’ Lukas Rupp (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Teemu Pukki (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 14’ Alex Telles (Man United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Billy Gilmour (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Billy Gilmour (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Joshua Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 78’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Ozan Kabak (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
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 DEF900 0.000.051
Ozan Kabak DEF902 0.370.000
Grant Hanley DEF200 0.000.000
Dimitris Giannoulis DEF900 0.000.081
Kenny McLean MID900 0.000.000
Billy Gilmour MID902 0.110.011
Lukas Rupp MID771 0.080.202
Przemyslaw Placheta FWD711 0.050.000
Teemu Pukki FWD902 0.200.021
Joshua Sargent FWD901 0.030.131
Jacob Sørensen Sub701 0.130.000
Todd Cantwell Sub190 0.000.000
Pierre Lees-Melou Sub131 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Norwich win 13% Avg odds 7.35
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.91
Man United win 67% Avg odds 1.43

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

Form going into the game

Norwich WWDDL
Man United LLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man United 4-0 Norwich, 11 Jan 20 Next meeting: Man United 3-2 Norwich, 16 Apr 22  All Norwich vs Man United 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.