Manchester City v Norwich City, 26 July 2020

Score5-0 to Manchester City
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium

View Manchester City v Norwich City head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Manchester City won: 9 Drawn: 6 Norwich City won: 3 Manchester City scored: 46 Norwich City scored: 21 Norwich City failed in their attempt to complete a league double over Manchester City for the first time since 1964-65 in League Division Two.

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Norwich City

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 11 G
Kevin De Bruyne 45 G
Raheem Sterling 79 G
Riyad Mahrez 83 G
Kevin De Bruyne 90 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Eric García
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder João Cancelo
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Starting lineup:

Tim Krul Goalkeeper
Max Aarons Defender
Christoph Zimmermann Defender
Ben Godfrey Defender/Midfielder
Jamal Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Todd Cantwell Midfielder
Onel Hernández Midfielder
Kenny McLean Midfielder
Lukas Rupp Midfielder
Marco Stiepermann Midfielder
Teemu Pukki Forward

Substitutions:

Fernandinho for Eric García 46
Ilkay Gündogan for Rodri 46
Riyad Mahrez for Phil Foden 46
Bernardo Silva for David Silva 85

Substitutions:

Adam Idah for Teemu Pukki 77
Mario Vrančić for Marco Stiepermann 77
Josh Martin for Onel Hernández 87
Akin Famewo for Kenny McLean 90
Jordan Thomas for Todd Cantwell 90

Cards:

João Cancelo 51 Y

Cards:

Christoph Zimmermann 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Archie Mair
Goalkeeper Michael McGovern
Defender Akin Famewo
Defender Jordan Thomas
Midfielder Dan Adshead
Midfielder Josh Martin
Midfielder Mario Vrančić
Forward Adam Idah

Comments:

Final league position 2019-20: 2nd With a total of 102, Manchester City had now scored 100 or more goals in a top division season for a fifth time; more often than any other team (also 1936-37, 1957-58, 2013-14 and 2017-18). Raheem Sterling became the first Englishman to score 20 or more goals in a top division season for City since current coach Brian Kidd in League Division One in 1976-77 (21). They had now won four of their last nine games in the Premier League by a 5-0 margin.

Comments:

Final league position 2019-20: 20th Norwich City ended this season in bottom position; the first time they have finished last in a league season since 1973-74 in League Division One. The Canaries failed to score in 20 games in this Premier League season; more than any other team. City became the third team to lose ten consecutive games in the Premier League; also Sunderland in September 2005 and Aston Villa in April 2016. Since the re-start of the Premier League in June 2020, they were they were the only team to lose all of their league games (played nine, scored one goal, conceded 23). Onel Hernández scored after eight minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision. Norwich City named only eight out of a possible nine substitutes

5 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Gabriel Jesus 11 G
Kevin De Bruyne 45 G
Raheem Sterling 79 G
Riyad Mahrez 83 G
Kevin De Bruyne 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Eric García
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder João Cancelo
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Substitutions:

Fernandinho for Eric García 46
Ilkay Gündogan for Rodri 46
Riyad Mahrez for Phil Foden 46
Bernardo Silva for David Silva 85

Cards:

João Cancelo 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Comments:

Final league position 2019-20: 2nd With a total of 102, Manchester City had now scored 100 or more goals in a top division season for a fifth time; more often than any other team (also 1936-37, 1957-58, 2013-14 and 2017-18). Raheem Sterling became the first Englishman to score 20 or more goals in a top division season for City since current coach Brian Kidd in League Division One in 1976-77 (21). They had now won four of their last nine games in the Premier League by a 5-0 margin.

0 Norwich City

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Tim Krul Goalkeeper
Max Aarons Defender
Christoph Zimmermann Defender
Ben Godfrey Defender/Midfielder
Jamal Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Todd Cantwell Midfielder
Onel Hernández Midfielder
Kenny McLean Midfielder
Lukas Rupp Midfielder
Marco Stiepermann Midfielder
Teemu Pukki Forward

Substitutions:

Adam Idah for Teemu Pukki 77
Mario Vrančić for Marco Stiepermann 77
Josh Martin for Onel Hernández 87
Akin Famewo for Kenny McLean 90
Jordan Thomas for Todd Cantwell 90

Cards:

Christoph Zimmermann 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Archie Mair
Goalkeeper Michael McGovern
Defender Akin Famewo
Defender Jordan Thomas
Midfielder Dan Adshead
Midfielder Josh Martin
Midfielder Mario Vrančić
Forward Adam Idah

Comments:

Final league position 2019-20: 20th Norwich City ended this season in bottom position; the first time they have finished last in a league season since 1973-74 in League Division One. The Canaries failed to score in 20 games in this Premier League season; more than any other team. City became the third team to lose ten consecutive games in the Premier League; also Sunderland in September 2005 and Aston Villa in April 2016. Since the re-start of the Premier League in June 2020, they were they were the only team to lose all of their league games (played nine, scored one goal, conceded 23). Onel Hernández scored after eight minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision. Norwich City named only eight out of a possible nine substitutes