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Norwich City vs. Arsenal FC
This coming weekend, as every year at Christmas time, all fans of English football are looking forward to the traditional Boxing Day (26 December), where they will be gifted with top football from the Premier League. On Sunday, bottom-of-the-table Norwich will host Arsenal London Football Club in good form. Kick-off at Carrow Road is at 16:00.
Norwich City FC and Arsenal London play each other for the second time this Premier League season. The Gunners won the matchday 4 encounter 1-0 in London. Find out whether we think Norwich can take revenge in the second leg and what other predictions we have for this match in our Norwich vs Arsenal betting tips.
Norwich – Arsenal info
– Date & Time: 26/12/2021, at 16:00.
– Venue: Norwich, Carrow Road (up to 27,244 spectators).
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 19
– TV coverage: SKY
Norwich Form & Balance Check
Before Boxing Day, Norwich City FC find themselves at the bottom of the Premier League table. The Canaries have collected just 10 points in 17 league games. In addition, Norwich has the worst offence with eight goals and the third worst defence in the English league with 34 goals conceded. Recent results do not give much hope for a surprise against the Londoners. The Canaries have been without a win for five league games. They have lost three of them. Failing to score in four of them.
In Norwich they know about relegation
With Ozan Kabak (ex-Schalker), Josh Sargent and Milot Rashica (both ex-Bremer) Norwich City signed three Bundesliga players before the season, who were already relegated to the second division with their teams last season. While Kabak was only loaned out until the end of the season, the Canaries signed Rashica (11 million) and Sargent (9.5 million) permanently. If promoted Norwich City do indeed make it back down to the Championship at the end of the season, it would be their third consecutive direct relegation after a year in the Premier League.
Norwich facts & analysis
– lost three league games in a row
– failed to score in three league games in a row
– weakest offensive in the Premier League: only 8 goals in 17 games
Arsenal form & balance check
After a disastrous start to the season (3 defeats in the first three games with 0:9 goals), the Gunners are getting better and better. They won 10 of the following 15 games. Currently they have won three in a row (3:0 against Southampton FC, 2:0 against West Ham United & 4:1 against Leeds United). And the offensive is also running like clockwork again: the Gunners have scored 9 of their 27 goals in the last three games. The current surge has taken the Londoners up to fourth place in the table. However, they are still a long way from the top of the table. They are six points behind third-placed Chelsea and a whole twelve points behind leaders Manchester City.
Young Guns cause a sensation
The young Gunners in particular are giving their fans plenty to cheer about at the moment. 21-year-old Emile Smith Rowe has scored in each of the last three games and is now on 7 goals and 2 assists in the Premier League. Gabriel Martinelli, 20, has scored in five of his last six Premier League games, Martin Ødegaard, still only 23, has scored in four of his last five league games and Bukayo Saka (20) has scored in four of his last six. Of the players currently called up in defence and goals, none is older than 24.
Arsenal facts & analysis
– Won three league games in a row.
– scored six league games in a row
– two wins in last five away Premier League games (3 defeats)
Predicted line-up – last update on 23 December 2021
We expect Arsenal FC London to field the same line-up as in their commanding 4-1 away win at Leeds last matchday. The sole striker in the 4-2-3-1 system is Alexandre Lacazette. Former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is no longer part of the Gunners’ squad for disciplinary reasons.
Norwich City could start in a similar formation and line-up as against Manchester United (0-1) two matchdays ago. Against the Red Devils, Norwich played on level terms for a long time and only conceded a goal in the 75th minute of the match via a penalty kick.
Norwich City – Arsenal London direct comparison & Statistics
Arsenal FC London have not lost to Norwich City in nine games. For the Canaries’ last win, we have to go back to 2012. Back then, they won their home Premier League match 1-0. The Gunners won the first meeting this season. On matchday 4, they were successful with 1-0 in London. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the golden goal in the 66th minute.
– Norwich City have won one of their last five home matches in the Premier League (1 draw & 3 defeats).
– Norwich City have scored a total of one goal in their last five Premier League matches.
– Arsenal London have scored a total of nine goals in their last three league matches
– Arsenal London have scored at least twice in five of their last six matches
