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:
Premier League: Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace
44 min: A chance for Werner to make it three, as the German tries to divert Alonso’s cross into the bottom corner, but he can’t get enough direction on the effort, and it hits the side netting.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace (Pulisic ‘40 ⚽)
Chelsea do eventually double their advantage. A nice give-and-go involving Mount down the right hand side results in his cross being parried out by the Palace goalkeeper, and Pulisic follows in and his effort loops over the Palace defenders and in off the underside of the crossbar.
Thoroughly deserved, a long way back for the away side now.
Premier League: Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace
33 min: Another set piece for Chelsea, but this is in a more central position, so perhaps Alonso won’t take it.
Mount takes the free kick, but it hits the wall.
Premier League: Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace
31 min: Chelsea seeking to double their advantage now, applying the pressure to the Palace defense.
Timo Werner has done a lot of selfless running so far in this half, but it’s taken him further away from goal.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace (Alonso ‘27 ⚽)
Goal! From the resulting free kick, Marcos Alonso curls the free kick into the top corner of the Palace goal to give Chelsea the lead.
Premier League: Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
26 min: Chelsea awarded a free kick in a dangerous area, as they seek to break down the Palace barriers.
Premier League: Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
20 min: And weathered the storm they have. Chelsea’s early pressure has subsided, for now.
Premier League: Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
15 min: A free kick down the left-hand side from Mount is punched out by Guaita and out for a corner.
Can Palace weather this storm?
Premier League: Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
14 min: Chelsea beginning to turn the screw a little, with Kovacic, Mount and Pulisic beginning to see more of the ball in the Palace third.
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