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Norwich 0-5 Arsenal.
90'
Arsenal goal
Pépé crosses to Smith Rowe at the far post for the equalizer.
88'
Martin Ødegaard's free kick goes over the goal.
84'
Arsenal goal
Lacazette tricks the goalkeeper from the penalty spot to seal the away win.
82'
Smith Rowe comes on and Martinelli goes off, Arsenal change.
The referee has also awarded a penalty to the Gunners.
78'
Pépé enters and Saka leaves, Arsenal change.
76'
Elneny comes on and Partey goes off, Arsenal substitution.
Placheta goes off and Tzolis comes on, Norwich substitution.
72'
Sargent goes off and Idah comes on, Norwich change.
67'
Arsenal Goal
Saka with the impact just outside the box to cross the ball in and add to the scoreline.
66'
Dowell leaves and engages Pierre Lees-Melou, Norwich's replacement.
62'
Thomas Partey of Arsenal has been cautioned.
60'
Gabriel Martinelli had scored the goal, but the referee disallowed it for a previous offside.
54'
Gilmoure with a shot from outside the box that finds a defensive deflection and the ball goes wide.
48'
Tierney's cross shot is saved by a defensive leg.
46'
Second half kicks off between Norwich and Arsenal.
Half time
Norwich 0-2 Arsenal.
45'
Two more minutes are added.
43'
Arsenal goal.
Kieran Tierney goes alone down the flank and takes a cross-shot that hits the post and into the back of the net to increase the lead.
40'
Norwich's Przemyslaw Placheta is also cautioned.
39'
Yellow card for Arsenal's Granit Xhaka.
38'
Gabriel Martinelli is left lying on the field and the referees are already talking about it.
29'
Saka's attempt at a bicycle kick goes over the top of the goal.
Goal Arsenal 1-0
NORWICH 0 X 1 Arsenal
Saka ⚽️#BoxingDay #arsenal #norwich pic.twitter.com/NINB5ywlPw — Flash Football (@flash_goals) December 26, 2021
27'
Alexandre Lacazette's cross to the near post is headed by Alexandre Lacazette, but the ball goes wide.
22'
They stop the game because Martin Ødegaard is lying on the field.
18'
Martin Ødegaard's mid-range shot hits the defensive wall.
15'
The service looked for Przemyslaw Placheta inside the box, but the ball was played into the goalkeeper's hands.
11'
Saka with the service looking for Lacazatte, which is very untidy and gets into the hands of the rival goalkeeper.
6'
Arsenal goal
Saka takes the shot inside the box low to beat the keeper and open the scoring.
5'
Very close game with both teams imprecision, so that the dangerous plays have not been able to arrive.
0'
The match between Norwich and Arsenal kicks off.
Minutes away
The Premier League game between Norwich and Arsenal will kick off in a few minutes.
Games suspended
Last week it was Norwich's turn, but on this day three Premier League games were suspended due to high cases of Covid-19 in some teams' squads. The games that were not played were:
Burnley vs Everton
Liverpool vs Leeds
Wolves vs Watford
Norwich substitutes
18 Christos Tzolis
35 Adam Idah
14 Todd Cantwell
30 Dimitris Giannoulis
33 Michael McGovern
26 Bali Mumba
20 Pierre Lees-Melou
3 Sam Byram
Arsenal substitutes
22 Pablo Marí
20 Nuno Tavares
25 Mohamed Elneny
1 Bernd Leno
30 Edward Nketiah
10 Emile Smith Rowe
87 Charlie Patino
23 Albert Sambi Lokonga
19 Nicolas Pépé
XI Arsenal
32 Aaron Ramsdale, 6 Gabriel, 16 Rob Holding, 3 Kieran Tierney, 4 Ben White, 8 Martin Ødegaard, 34 Granit Xhaka, 5 Thomas Partey, 9 Alexandre Lacazette, 35 Gabriel Martinelli, 7 Bukayo Saka.
XI Norwich City
28 Angus Gunn, 4 Ben Gibson, 15 Ozan Kabak, 21 Brandon Williams, 2 Max Aarons, 8 Billy Gilmour, 23 Kenny McLean, 10 Kieran Dowell, 22 Teemu Pukki, 24 Joshua Sargent, 11 Przemyslaw Placheta.
The Canaries arrived
Thus came the home team, Norwich, with the mission of being able to win or, at least, get a point to help them get out of the pressing zone in which they find themselves in the overall standings.
🟡 Up the Canaries👍#NCFC | #NORARS pic.twitter.com/l0AwB1ndNQ
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) December 26, 2021
The stadium
Carrow Road is in excellent condition for this game, although it is cold and a bit foggy so players will need to warm up very quickly.
Leaving the basement
It has been a season to forget for Norwich with just 10 points in 17 games, however, a victory this day would help them to make an important leap and get closer to teams like Watford and Leeds, who are hovering around the relegation zone.
Retirements by Covid-19
In the last few hours players such as Albert Sambi, Pablo Mari and Calum Chambers tested positive for the coronavirus virus, which is why Arsenal will have some youth players for this game.
Start
The famous Premier League Boxing Day kicks off with Arsenal visiting bottom side Norwich. We begin with VAVEL's coverage of the game.
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Argentina: 12:00 PM in ESPN
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Spain: 4:00 PM
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Last games
Since 2012 Norwich have been unable to get a win against the Gunners at any ground; in fact, they have lost four of their last five and have only been able to salvage one draw at home, which happened two years ago.
Arsenal 1-0 Norwich City, 2021
Arsenal 4-0 Norwich City, 2020
Norwich City 2-2 Arsenal, 2019
Arsenal 2-1 Norwich City, 2017
Arsenal 1-0 Norwich City, 2017
Key player Arsenal
At just 21 years of age, Emile Smith Rowe is proving to be one of the sensations in the league and, more importantly, has made the most of his opportunities with Arsenal, noting that he is the club's current top scorer with seven goals.
Key player Norwich City
Despite being one of the highest-scoring goalkeepers in the Premier League, Tim Krul has had some outstanding performances to prevent more goals in his frame and he should have a brilliant afternoon to stop all the Gunners' attempts.
Last roster Arsenal
32 Aaron Ramsdale, 6 Gabriel, 4 Ben White, 3 Kieran Tierney, 18 Takehiro Tomiyasu, 8 Martin Ødegaard, 34 Granit Xhaka, 5 Thomas Partey, 9 Alexandre Lacazette, 35 Gabriel Martinelli, 7 Bukayo Saka.
Last roster Norwich City
1 Tim Krul, 4 Ben Gibson, 15 Ozan Kabak, 21 Brandon Williams, 2 Max Aarons, 19 Jacob Lungi Sorensen, 23 Kenny McLean, 8 Billy Gilmour, 22 Teemu Pukki, 14 Todd Cantwell, 11 Przemyslaw Placheta.
Arsenal: on a roll
After a poor start to the season, Arsenal has righted the ship and has moved into the top four of the Premier League, with a run of three consecutive victories that they will look to extend this Sunday against the bottom team of the Premier League; last Sunday they beat Leeds United 1-4 as visitors.
Norwich: to get out of the basement
Norwich is the worst team in the Premier League with only 10 points, only two victories in the championship and eight goals scored, so if they want to avoid relegation problems, they will have to start now to add how and where to save the category.
The Kick-off
The Norwich vs Arsenal match will be played at the Carrow Road Stadium, in Norwich, England. The kick-off is scheduled at 10:00 am ET.
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