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  • Ranieri apologises to fans after heavy Norwich defeat

    Ranieri apologises to fans after heavy Norwich defeat

    Watford boss Claudio Ranieri apologised to fans after they collapsed 3-0 at home to Norwich City on Friday night.

    Josh Sargent struck twice and Adam Idah also scored for the visitors, with Watford striker Emmanuel Dennis being sent off in the second-half.

    Ranieri later said: “Before I answer I want to say sorry to our fans because we wanted to do something better. We asked the players to light with fire and we can’t lose this match, but after the goal we disappeared.

    “Maybe we played better 10 v 11. It is very important the lesson Norwich gave us, they played as a team, we played as individuals. That is no good. Now I have to choose the players that want to fight hard for Watford. You have to play 11 v 11.

    “I believe in my reaction and the players’ reaction. It is not possible to continue in this way because this way we go straight into the Championship. I want the players with heart and mentality who play for the team.

    “I speak every day with the board and we are all together. I believe in these players, the players who want to believe. Who doesn’t want to believe – go home.

    “The new players played very well had understand my philosophy. Some players don’t want to understand my philosophy – I want to play straight away, no dribble dribble, shoot straight away.

    “We have to react immediately.”

  • Saka strikes twice as Arsenal continue winning run

    Saka strikes twice as Arsenal continue winning run

    Arsenal secured their fourth Premier League victory in a row as they ran out comfortable winners at Carrow Road and heaped more misery on bottom-of-the-table Norwich.

    Bukayo Saka opened the scoring after six minutes when he guided a low shot past Angus Gunn at the end of a slick Arsenal attack.

    The impressive Martin Odegaard, who teed up Saka’s opener, then sent Kieran Tierney through to score the away side’s second just before half-time.

    Saka added a fine third before Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty and substitute Emile Smith Rowe’s stoppage-time strike wrapped up a stress-free win for Mikel Arteta’s side.

    The Gunners maintain their six-point lead over fifth-placed Tottenham while Norwich must regroup after a 12th defeat of the season.

  • Players in good spirits ahead of Arsenal clash – Norwich coach

    Players in good spirits ahead of Arsenal clash – Norwich coach

    Norwich City boss Dean Smith says spirits have been lifted ahead of Sunday’s clash with Arsenal.

    Smith has welcomed several players back to the fold.

    “I think the atmosphere a couple of days after the Aston Villa game was a little bit low because we didn’t play very well and we felt we’d thrown points away in two home games,” said the Norwich boss at his Christmas Eve press conference.

    “We performed really well against Manchester United and should have got something out of it (losing 1-0) and then didn’t perform so well against Aston Villa (losing 2-0).

    “But as I’ve said, on reflection and in hindsight, I can take responsibility for that because we never really were going at Villa at full tilt, with the players that we would have liked to be going at full tilt.

    “But the Manchester United game, we all came out of that really buoyant and I’ve spoken to the players about that game, accepting responsibility for Villa, and the last three days there’s been a real lift in the camp again.

    “We’ve got some players back from illness, some players back on the training ground, so that has certainly lifted the mood.”

  • Rangnick reveals Man Utd’s major problem after Norwich win

    Rangnick reveals Man Utd’s major problem after Norwich win

    Manchester United manager, Ralf Rangnick has identified his side’s major problem following their 1-0 win over Norwich City in a Premier League tie on Saturday night.

    Man United defeated Norwich at Carrow Road, thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half penalty.

    But Rangnick believes the ‘physicality’ of his Man United players was a ‘major issue’ in their victory over Norwich.

    According to him, he told his players to step up the ‘intensity’ after a sluggish first half against the host.

    “It was a very intense game, very physical. They played well, they didn’t play like a bottom team. We had some problems in the first 15 minutes,’ Rangnick told Match of the Day.

    “From the start, we controlled the game but didn’t always have the best possible solutions. Defensively we did well, tactically in the first half, we didn’t allow them to have too many shots or chances.

    “At half time, I told the boys we needed to increase the speed and intensity of the game. The second half was a little bit better, but at the end we were lucky to have a clean sheet and there were two or three clean sheets by David De Gea.

    “It’s another clean sheet but still a lot of work to do.

    “The second half I was not at all happy with the amount of corners that we gave away, but we got the three points.

    “We have conceded the highest amount of goals in the top ten. Now we have two clean sheets, which is good, but we still need to improve on that away, especially against physical teams or teams that attack high like Norwich did.

    “It’s also a question of body language and physicality and this was one of the major issues that we could have done better.”

    Man United will now face Brentford in their next game on Tuesday.

  • Conte continues unbeaten league start as Tottenham coach

    Conte continues unbeaten league start as Tottenham coach

    Lucas Moura’s outstanding goal helped earn fast-improving Tottenham a third straight Premier League win under Antonio Conte and left Norwich anchored at the bottom of the table.

    The Brazil forward found the top corner from 25 yards after a move which saw him beat two Norwich players and play a one-two with Son Heung-min.

    Norwich should already have taken the lead but Teemu Pukki fired straight at Hugo Lloris before Moura scored his first Premier League goal since February.

    Davinson Sanchez doubled the lead when the Colombian defender lashed home after Norwich failed to deal with a corner before Son made it 3-0 with a neat finish.

    At 1-0 Harry Kane missed a chance to score his first top-flight goal under Conte when he spotted Tim Krul off his line, but the England captain’s lob over the keeper fell wide of the target.

    The Canaries are three points from safety after their first defeat under Dean Smith.

    They missed a golden chance to equalise when 20-year-old Republic of Ireland forward Adam Idah fired wide from close range before Sanchez had made it 2-0.

  • Rodrigo secures Leeds win to heap more misery on Norwich

    Rodrigo secures Leeds win to heap more misery on Norwich

    Bottom club Norwich City remain without a Premier League win 10 games into the season after slumping to defeat against fellow strugglers Leeds United at Carrow Road.

    After a dour first half, the match burst into life when Raphinha dribbled past three players to fire the visitors into a 56th-minute lead after being picked out by Dan James.

    Norwich were level inside two minutes when 19-year-old defender Andrew Omobamidele headed home from a corner needlessly conceded by keeper Illan Meslier.

    But Leeds restored their advantage on the hour through Rodrigo’s long-range effort after Norwich had lost possession outside their own box.

    It was an improved performance by the Canaries after their humiliating 7-0 defeat at Chelsea last week, but Daniel Farke’s side have now lost eight of their 10 matches since winning the Championship with 97 points last season.

    James went closest to scoring in the first half after rounding Tim Krul but Grant Hanley was in the right place to clear his attempt off the line.

    The hosts at least showed more desire than they did at Stamford Bridge, but once again they lacked any real attacking threat.

    Teemu Pukki and Mathias Normann both went close with first-time attempts and Milot Rashica forced a save from a free-kick.

    Norwich also felt they should have had a penalty in the early stages when the ball struck James but referee Anthony Taylor waved away their appeals.

     

    BBC

  • Hat-trick: A big moment for me – Mason Mount

    Hat-trick: A big moment for me – Mason Mount

    Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount was full of pride after his hat-trick in victory over Norwich City.

    The Blues smashed Norwich 7-0 on Saturday.

    Mount said: “Before the game I put pressure on myself to get on the scoresheet, then three came around in the same game. It’s obviously a massive moment for me. I’ll remember this one for a long time.

    “I was always getting in positions to score, but I just wasn’t putting it in the back of the net. I thought the last one might be offside. It was my luck today, but it’s also about the team. We spoke before about being at it from the beginning, we did that today.

    “Players came in in the absence of other players. We were on it the entire game but we never dropped our standards and kept going.

    “I always want to play every game. Sometimes you’ve got to take a backwards step, but in the last couple of games I’ve felt at it and ready to play.

    “It’s a big moment for me to score three at home at Stamford Bridge.”

  • Mount scores hat-trick as Chelsea crush Norwich 7-0

    Mount scores hat-trick as Chelsea crush Norwich 7-0

    Mason Mount scored a hat-trick as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrashed bottom club Norwich at Stamford Bridge.

    Thomas Tuchel’s side were 2-0 ahead inside 18 minutes as Mount and Callum Hudson-Odoi scored their first goals of the season, with Mount turning provider to set up Reece James for a third goal before half-time.

    Fellow defender Ben Chilwell scored for the fourth successive game to extend Chelsea’s lead shortly after the restart, before Max Aarons’ own goal and Mount’s late double wrapped up the win.

    Canaries defender Ben Gibson was sent off for two yellow cards to cap a miserable afternoon for the away side, who remain rooted to the bottom of the table and without a win this season.

  • EPL: Arsenal earn first victory against Norwich

    EPL: Arsenal earn first victory against Norwich

    Arsenal lifted the pressure on manager Mikel Arteta as they secured their first points of the Premier League season with victory over Norwich City at Emirates Stadium.

    Arteta was under mounting scrutiny after a miserable start to the campaign with three defeats that left the Gunners at the foot of the table, so a win that was workmanlike rather than spectacular will be gratefully received.

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was back on target to set Arsenal on their way after 66 minutes, with a finish from almost on the goal-line after Canaries’ keeper Tim Krul turned Nicolas Pepe’s shot on to the post and the same player then struck the woodwork again.

    Arsenal had an anxious moment as referee Michael Oliver conducted a VAR check for offside before the Emirates Stadium celebrate with a mixture of elation and relief.

  • Premier League week 1 results

    Premier League week 1 results

    Mohamed Salah scored one and provided two assists as Liverpool got their Premier League title bid off to a winning start with a comfortable victory at newly promoted Norwich City.

    Salah got his side’s third to become the first player to score on the opening weekend in five consecutive Premier League campaigns and cap a fine display after earlier setting up Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino.

    Rafael Benitez got off to the perfect start as Everton manager, with his team coming from behind to beat Southampton in front of an ecstatic Goodison Park.

    See full results below:

    Manchester 5 v United Leeds United 1

    Burnley 1 v Brighton & Hove Albion 2

    Chelsea 3 v Crystal Palace 0

    Everton 3 v Southampton 1

    Leicester City 1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers 0

    Watford 3 v Aston Villa 2

    Norwich City 0 v Liverpool 3

    Newcastle 2 v West Ham 4

    Tottenham 1 v Manchester City 0