Norwich City vs Brentford, 2021-22 English Premier League
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Brentford's Ivan Toney nets club's first top-flight hat trick in 85 years vs. Norwich
Brentford dealt a hammer blow to Norwich City's hopes of escaping relegation from the Premier League as Ivan Toney scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 win.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Norwich City).
- 1': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
- 1': Sam Byram (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Sargent with a headed pass.
- 2': Attempt saved. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 2': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 5': Attempt saved. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
- 6': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
- 6': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
- 7': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock with a headed pass.
- 10': Foul by Sam Byram (Norwich City).
- 10': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Hand ball by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
- 15': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 15': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer tries a through ball, but Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 17': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by David Raya.
- 18': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milot Rashica with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 22': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 22': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 24': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 24': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 27': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 29': Attempt saved. Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Williams.
- 30': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
- 30': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 32': Goal! Norwich City 0, Brentford 1. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer with a headed pass following a corner.
- 34': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Byram.
- 35': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
- 35': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 36': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Hand ball by Billy Gilmour (Norwich City).
- 38': Hand ball by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 40': Christian Eriksen (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Canós.
- 44': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Brentford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Brentford 1.
- 48': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
- 49': Penalty Brentford. Pontus Jansson draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Penalty conceded by Ben Gibson (Norwich City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 50': VAR Decision: Penalty Brentford.
- 51': Ben Gibson (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Norwich City 0, Brentford 2. Ivan Toney (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 54': Foul by Sergi Canós (Brentford).
- 54': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Penalty Brentford. Ivan Toney draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 55': Penalty conceded by Ben Gibson (Norwich City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Goal! Norwich City 0, Brentford 3. Ivan Toney (Brentford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 59': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Christian Nørgaard.
- 61': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 64': Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 65': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 65': Attempt saved. Sam Byram (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by David Raya.
- 66': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 66': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Offside, Norwich City. Kenny McLean tries a through ball, but Teemu Pukki is caught offside.
- 67': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Milot Rashica (Norwich City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 68': VAR Decision: No Goal Norwich City 0-3 Brentford.
- 71': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
- 72': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joshua Sargent.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Sam Byram.
- 74': Substitution, Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 75': Foul by Joshua Sargent (Norwich City).
- 75': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
- 76': Offside, Brentford. Ivan Toney tries a through ball, but Ethan Pinnock is caught offside.
- 76': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 77': VAR Decision: No Goal Norwich City 0-3 Brentford.
- 79': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 80': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 80': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Norwich City. Max Aarons replaces Brandon Williams.
- 81': Substitution, Norwich City. Pierre Lees-Melou replaces Mathias Normann.
- 82': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Sergi Canós.
- 83': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
- 83': Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 84': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Milot Rashica.
- 86': Offside, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo tries a through ball, but Ivan Toney is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
- 89': Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Rowe.
- 90': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Goal! Norwich City 1, Brentford 3. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Rowe.
- 90'+3': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 90'+3': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Sam Byram (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Norwich City 1, Brentford 3.
- 0': Match ends, Norwich City 1, Brentford 3.
Statistics
 BRE |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 215 | Accurate Passes | 352 |
| 308 | Passes | 457 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 35 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,887
Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,887
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 26 | +36 | 61 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 26 | +28 | 53 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | +12 | 47 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 25 | +17 | 44 |
Line-Ups
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 4 | Ben Gibson  |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 21 | Brandon Williams |
| 3 | Sam Byram |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 16 | Mathias Normann |
| 8 | Billy Gilmour |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 17 | Milot Rashica |
| 24 | Josh Sargent |
Brentford (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 21 | Christian Eriksen |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
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