At 23:00 Beijing time on December 26, the 19th round of the Premier League ushered in a focus battle: Norwich city vs Arsenal.
Arsenal have had an excellent record recently, rising to fourth in the Premier League table with a wave of three consecutive wins, and the Premier League's famous "four-maniac" has reached its familiar position for the first time in many years. In the first 18 rounds, 10 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, he accumulated 32 points to sit in fourth place in the Premier League table, four points ahead of fifth-place West Ham United.
Norwich have been at the bottom of the Premier League table for a long time, accumulating 10 points from 2 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats in the first 17 rounds.
Arsenal started 4231, Lacazette played in the center, Martinelli, Erdegaard, Saka on the forward line, double backs Xhaka and Thomas, four defenders Tierney, Gabriel, Holden, Ben White, goalkeeper Ramsdale. The total value of the starting eleven is 350 million euros.
Norwich started 4411 and Puki topped the centre position. The total value of the starting eleven is also 93 million euros.
As soon as the game began, the overall strength was dominant, and Arsenal, which had a good record recently, launched an offensive. In the 6th minute, Arsenal broke the deadlock on the field, "Messi of Norway" Odegaard assisted, and the youngster Saka scored. Away to Arsenal lead Norwich 1-0.
In the 27th minute, Saka crossed and Lacazette's header was deflected off the post.
In the 44th minute, Arsenal extended the score by counter-attacking. Erder's high-scoring ball was given to Tierney, who fired a shot from a tight angle and hit the post and bounced into the goal.
In the second half, Arsenal continued to dominate the attack on the pitch. In the 47th minute, Tierney's shot was blocked by Aarons, the ball was suspected of handball, and the referee did not show any indication.
In the 67th minute, Lacazette split the ball and Saka, with his outstanding personal ability, swung continuously outside the box and shot with his feet, and the ball flew into the bottom left corner of the goal. Arsenal lead Norwich 3:0.
After taking the lead, Arsenal made successive substitutions, replacing Thomas with Herneny in the 75th minute, Saka with Pepe in the 78th minute, and Martinelli with Smith Rowe in the 82nd minute, after all, it was less than two days away from the next round of the Premier League home game against Wolves.
In the 83rd minute, Smith Rowe passed the ball and Lacazette was knocked down by Kabak in the penalty area and won the penalty, which Lacazette personally took the shot. Arsenal extended the score to 4-0.
In the 89th minute, Arsenal took a free kick in front of him, and Odegao's direct shot hit the wall and flew over the crossbar.
In stoppage time, Arsenal's free kick, Odegaard's straight, Pepe's shot was blocked, Smith Rowe's shot in front of goal, the ball was scored! Arsenal locked in the lead to 5-0, beating Norwich in the Premier League this season
Winning this game, Arsenal have won the last four consecutive rounds of the Premier League, with 35 points in 19 games still ranked fourth in the Premier League table, three points behind Chelsea in the third round of the junior round, and 6 points ahead of tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the fifth-place minor.