Norwich vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the fallout from Carrow Road
Newly promoted Norwich City were handily beaten 3-0 by Liverpool to Carrow Road in the Premier League this evening.
The fixture represented a baptism of fire for the Canaries after their previous campaign in the top flight ended in a rather dismal relegation, with their attacking philosophy picked apart by higher quality teams. They have lost their star player in Emiliano Buendia, who scored 15 goals and added 16 assists last season, but they have significantly bolstered their squad with the signings of Milot Rashica, Josh Sargent and Billy Gilmour among others.
All featured as Liverpool visited this evening, but they could not prevent Jurgen Klopp’s side from earning a straightforward victory as the Reds began their quest to reclaim the Premier League crown from Manchester City. Diogo Jota opened the scoring after pouncing on a heavy touch by teammate Mohamed Salah, stabbing home a finish from close range. The Portuguese was replaced in the second half by Roberto Firmino, who required just five minutes to double Liverpool’s lead with a clinical finish.
Salah, who had added to his assist of Jota with a more intentional assist for Firmino, got on the scoresheet later with a whipped finish through a sea of bodies from the edge of the Norwich box. That fine strike rounded out the scoring and a comfortable victory for Klopp’s team. Relive all the action below:
GOAL! Norwich 0-1 Liverpool (Jota 26’)
Ruthless from Liverpool! It’s so sharp from them.
The move started with a sweeping pass from James Milner out to Alexander-Arnold. He fires a cross towards Salah, and the ball bounces off the forward’s foot in between Norwich defenders and into Jota’s path. The Portugal international fires a first-time shot beyond Krul.
Norwich 0-0 Liverpool
24 mins: Tsimikas gets tangled up under pressure from Cantwell, and the Norwich man looks up at the halfway line before going for goal. His shot goes wide.
Norwich 0-0 Liverpool
23 mins: Close! That’s better from Liverpool. Sadio Mane creates some space on the left and picks out Salah with his cross to the back post. Salah takes it first time on the volley but it whistles wide of the far post.
Norwich 0-0 Liverpool
21 mins: That Pukki chance has increased the noise at Carrow Road and it led to a good spell from the hosts. Liverpool were made to clear three successive balls into the box and the home fans are sensing their side are on top.
Norwich 0-0 Liverpool
20 mins: Chance for Norwich! Cantwell clips a pass over the top for Pukki but his shot from the angle is straight at Alisson, who palms the ball wide.
Rupp’s shot from the corner flies wide.
Norwich 0-0 Liverpool
18 mins: Another Alexander-Arnold delivery into the box is headed behind, this time from Max Aarons.
From the corner the ball breaks to Oxlade-Chamberlain on the edge of the box but he can’t keep his effort down.
Norwich 0-0 Liverpool
16 mins: Chance! Mohamed Salah receives a pass from Alexander-Arnold and is able to work a shot onto his right foot, but it’s straight at Krul.
Norwich 0-0 Liverpool
13 mins: The ball breaks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the edge of the box. He has Alexander-Arnold making an overlapping run to his right but he doesn’t see it and loses possession.
Norwich 0-0 Liverpool
12 mins: Lukas Rupp’s ball into the box evades Teemu Pukki and goes wide of Alisson’s goal.
The striker is yet to have a touch as he looks to replicate his fast start to life in the Premier League following his goalscoring exploits two years ago.
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