Norwich vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
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Follow all the reaction after Arsenal continued their good form and strengthened their grip on fourth-place in the Premier League thanks to a commanding 5-0 win over Norwich.
Bukayo Saka set Arsenal on their way to a fourth consecutive Premier League win when he finished off a flowing move inside six minutes, cutting onto his left foot after receiving Martin Odegaard's pass and steering a shot past goalkeeper Angus Gunn.
Mikel Arteta’s side continued to dominate but it took until the stroke of half time for them to double their lead. Odegaard was again the supplier as he played in Kieran Tierney on the left, with the full-back producing a composed finish on the run to send a shot crashing in off the inside of the post.
Arsenal continued to control the match following the break, with Saka adding his second as he beat Brandon Williams and fired past Gunn from outside the box. Alexandre Lacazette scored Arsenal’s fourth from the penalty spot and Emile Smith Rowe came off the bench to add a late fifth, piling further misery on Norwich and manager Dean Smith as they remained bottom of the Premier League.
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Norwich 0-2 Arsenal
Back underway at Carrow Road! It’s a long way back for Norwich but they desperately need a response. No changes at the break.
HALF TIME: Norwich 0-2 Arsenal
Elsewhere in the Premier League, here are the half-time scores:
Manchester City 4-0 Leicester
Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace
West Ham 0-1 Southampton
HALF TIME: Norwich 0-2 Arsenal
As one-sided a half as you are likely to see in the Premier League this season, well, apart from what is currently happening in the Manchester City vs Leicester game. Arsenal have been really good and are fully deserving of their two-goal lead. They’ve passed the ball through Norwich at ease and both goals came through flowing moves, both set up by Odegaard, finished off by Saka and then Tierney. Norwich need to be more aggressive in this second half. It’s been far to easy for Arsenal, who are 45 minutes away from a fourth consecutive Premier League win.
GOAL! Norwich 0-2 Arsenal (TIERNEY 44’)
Arsenal double their lead on the stroke of half-time, and it’s Tierney who scores it! It comes, again, from Odegaard, who slices Norwich open with a beautiful pass out wide to the left. Tierney takes it into his stride and produces a great finish on the run to find the inside of the post and beat Gunn.
It’s a deserved second goal for Arsenal - they’ve been well on top.
Norwich 0-1 Arsenal
43 mins: Gilmour crosses the ball in towards Pukki and Ramsdale is forced into a save after Gabriel heads it on.
Norwich 0-1 Arsenal
39 mins: The temperature is getting heated at Carrow Road - this time White and Williams get into each other’s faces after a tackle, and Placheta is booked after he got involved too.
Norwich 0-1 Arsenal
38 mins: Dowell catches Martinelli with a late challenge - and that sparks a bit of a confrontation between the teams after Norwich didn’t play the ball out of play. It ends in Xhaka getting a yellow card - which for an earlier tackle on Sargent and his reaction to Aarons.
Norwich 0-1 Arsenal
36 mins: Frustration for Norwich as McLean plays the ball straight out of play - at the other end Partey splits Norwich open as he finds Martinelli, who slips in the overlapping Tierney. Arsenal had numbers in the middle but Tierney’s ball was behind them all. Martinelli then tries his luck from distance but it’s straight down the throat of Gunn.
Norwich 0-1 Arsenal
32 mins: Norwich break forward through Placheta - a little reminder that they’re still in this game, even though the overall flow of the game says otherwise. His cross is easily gathered up by Ramsdale.
Norwich 0-1 Arsenal
29 mins: Martinelli plays a quick one-two with Xhaka but can’t cut the ball back to Saka. Arsenal break forward again - they really cutting Norwich open at ease - and Martinelli’s deflected shot loops up to Saka. He goes for the spectacular overhead but sends it over the crossbar.
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