Norwich v Arsenal result

Full-time · Norwich 0–5 Arsenal

Premier League · Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:00 GMT · Carrow Road

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Norwich 0–5 Arsenal — Arsenal won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Arsenal won 5–0 at Carrow Road in the Premier League on Sunday 26 December. Arsenal have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Arsenal led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Arsenal: Bukayo Saka (6’, assisted by Martin Ødegaard; 67’, assisted by A. Lacazette), Kieran Tierney (44’, assisted by Martin Ødegaard), A. Lacazette (84’ pen) and Emile Smith Rowe (90’).

Discipline

The bookings — Norwich: P. Płacheta (41’); Arsenal: Granit Xhaka (39’) and T. Partey (62’).

What it changes

Norwich are winless in their last six matches in all competitions. Arsenal have won their last five matches in all competitions. Norwich have failed to score in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Lacazette (Arsenal) 11.3, Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) 9.7 and Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) 7.8 led the match.

Next up

Norwich next travel to Charlton on 24 October 2026.

Arsenal next travel to Bayern München on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Norwich: Charlton v Norwich, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Norwich 0–5 Arsenal · Premier League
Venue: Carrow Road · Norwich, Norfolk
Referee: G. Scott
Head-to-head (last 4): Norwich 0 · draws 1 · Arsenal 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Norwich 0W 2D 3L · Arsenal 4W 0D 1L

Norwich 0–5 Arsenal (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 2.38

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4.5

Corners

against 5 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 6.88

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 5.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.13

Cards

against 1.75 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 December 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 December 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Norwich for / against	Line	Arsenal for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.13 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16.5 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.88 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.88 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.88 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.88 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Norwich

Norwich — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Dowell n 8	43.6	2.1 3/2	0.8 2/1	T. Partey
M. Normann n 8	79.6	2 8/3	1.6 5/3	—
P. Lees-Melou n 8	65.8	1.9 5/3	0.7 4/0	—
L. Rupp n 8	52.6	1.5 5/2	1.5 4/2	—
M. Rashica n 8	62.4	1.3 4/3	2.5 7/4	—

Norwich — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Tzolis n 8	27.9	2.4 3/2	1.6 2/2
M. Rashica n 8	62.4	2.3 6/4	1.3 5/1
A. Idah n 8	20.8	2.2 4/0	0.5 1/0
T. Pukki n 8	87.3	1.9 7/6	1.2 7/2
M. Normann n 8	79.6	1.4 6/3	0.6 3/1

Norwich — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Pukki n 8	87.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
K. Dowell n 8	43.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
M. Rashica n 8	62.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
D. Giannoulis n 8	56	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
M. Aarons n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Norwich — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Lees-Melou n 8	65.8	3.6 7/5
T. Cantwell n 8	55	3.1 7/3
K. Dowell n 8	43.6	3.1 6/4
Jacob Lungi Sørensen n 8	45.6	3 4/3
A. Idah n 8	20.8	2.7 3/1

Norwich — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Krul n 8	90	3.4 7/6

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Lacazette n 8	63.5	2.5 6/5	1.8 4/3	—
E. Nketiah n 8	47	2.4 6/3	1.4 4/2	—
P. Aubameyang n 8	77.1	1.5 6/3	0.6 2/1	—
T. Partey n 8	88.6	1.4 5/3	0.5 3/1	K. Dowell
F. Balogun n 8	23.6	1.4 2/1	1.9 4/0	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Balogun n 8	23.6	3.3 4/2	1 2/0
E. Nketiah n 8	47	2.9 4/3	1.7 3/2
P. Aubameyang n 8	77.1	2.5 8/5	1.9 7/3
N. Pépé n 8	62.4	2.2 5/3	1.1 4/1
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	58.4	2.1 6/4	0.8 3/1

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	58.4	0.8 3/1	0.4 2/0
E. Nketiah n 8	47	1.2 3/1	0 0/0
F. Balogun n 8	23.6	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
N. Pépé n 8	62.4	0.2 1/0	0.7 3/1
E. Smith Rowe n 8	67.6	0.8 5/0	0 0/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Maitland-Niles n 8	43.6	2.8 5/3
A. Lacazette n 8	63.5	2.5 5/4
G. Xhaka n 8	71.1	2.4 6/4
E. Nketiah n 8	47	2.4 4/3
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	58.4	2.3 6/3

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Ramsdale n 8	90	3.6 5/5
B. Leno n 8	90	3.1 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Norwich		Arsenal
35%	Possession	65%
4	Shots	16
2	Shots on target	6
1	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	6
3	Shots inside the box	11
3	Corners	4
3	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	7
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
314	Passes	585
73%	Pass accuracy	84%

Norwich player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Gunn	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
M. Aarons	90	0	0	0	2	0	6
O. Kabak	90	0	0	0	3	0	5.9
B. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Williams	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.6
Billy Gilmour	90	0	0	2	4	0	6.2
K. McLean	90	1	0	1	2	0	6.6
T. Pukki	90	0	0	1	1	0	6
P. Płacheta	75	2	2	0	1	Y	6.3
Josh Sargent	72	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Dowell	66	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
P. Lees-Melou sub	24	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
A. Idah sub	18	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Tzolis sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Ramsdale	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
Ben White	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
R. Holding	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
Gabriel Magalhães	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
K. Tierney	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.6
G. Xhaka	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	Y	6.9
Martin Ødegaard	90	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	7.9
A. Lacazette	90	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	7.9
Gabriel Martinelli	82	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.3
Bukayo Saka	78	2	0	3	2	2	1	0	9
T. Partey	75	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	7.2
Mohamed Elneny sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
N. Pépé sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
E. Smith Rowe sub	8	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Norwich v Arsenal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NorwichDDLLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

ArsenalLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 3 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Norwich 0 · 1 draw · Arsenal 3 · 3 goals/game

2021-09-11 Arsenal 1–0 Norwich
2020-07-01 Arsenal 4–0 Norwich
2019-12-01 Norwich 2–2 Arsenal
2017-10-24 Arsenal 2–1 Norwich

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Norwich#20 pos22 pts38 pl-61 GD

Arsenal#5 pos69 pts38 pl+13 GD

Goals per game

Norwich scored0.61

Arsenal scored1.61

Norwich conceded2.21

Arsenal conceded1.26

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What is the head-to-head record between Norwich and Arsenal?: In their last 4 meetings, Norwich won 0, Arsenal won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Norwich and Arsenal?: Recent form — Norwich 0W 2D 3L; Arsenal 4W 0D 1L.

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