Norwich City vs Manchester United Preview


Norwich City vs Manchester United

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium: Carrow Road

Date: 11th December 2021

Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT

Struggling Norwich City will host Manchester United this Saturday in what is expected to be an entertaining Premier League fixture.

The hosts under new manager Dean Smith have improved remarkably but are still facing the difficult task of staying up in the PL after losing nine of their opening 15 games in the league.

The Canaries lost their first game under Smith last weekend when they were beaten by 3-0 Tottenham. That loss pushed them back to the bottom of the table on goal difference.

Dean Smith’s side have a real fight on their hands and will be desperate to win this game in order to maintain momentum.

However, it would be difficult to predict anything other than a tough game as the hosts have the worst defence in the league currently, having conceded 31 times already this season, more than any other side in the league.

They have also scored just eight goals in the league, which is the lowest goal ratio this season in the PL.

Manchester United meanwhile will look to continue their renaissance under Ralf Rangnick when they travel to Carrow Road this weekend.

The Red Devils followed up their battling win over Arsenal with another dramatic win over Crystal Palace last weekend. That win pushed the visitors up the table into the top six, just three points behind West Ham who sit fourth.

A drab 1-1 draw with Young Boys in the Champions League in midweek means that they are unbeaten in three games under Rangnick (W2, D1). They will look to keep that record intact when they travel to Norwich this weekend.

The Red Devils will fancy their chances of winning this game and extend their unbeaten run to six games in all competitions.

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

May 19, 2024
Arsenal 16:00 Everton
Brentford 16:00 Newcastle United
Brighton & Hov… 16:00 Manchester United
Burnley 16:00 Nottingham Forest
Chelsea 16:00 AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace 16:00 Aston Villa
Liverpool 16:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Luton Town 16:00 Fulham
Manchester City 16:00 West Ham United
Sheffield United 16:00 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Manchester City 37 27 7 3 93 33 +60 88
2 Arsenal 37 27 5 5 89 28 +61 86
3 Liverpool 37 23 10 4 84 41 +43 79
4 Aston Villa 37 20 8 9 76 56 +20 68
5 Tottenham Hotspur 37 19 6 12 71 61 +10 63
6 Chelsea 37 17 9 11 75 62 +13 60
7 Newcastle United 37 17 6 14 81 60 +21 57
8 Manchester United 37 17 6 14 55 58 -3 57
9 West Ham United 37 14 10 13 59 71 -12 52
10 Brighton & Hov… 37 12 12 13 55 60 -5 48
11 AFC Bournemouth 37 13 9 15 53 65 -12 48
12 Crystal Palace 37 12 10 15 52 58 -6 46
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 13 7 17 50 63 -13 46
14 Fulham 37 12 8 17 51 59 -8 44
15 Everton 37 13 9 15 39 49 -10 40
16 Brentford 37 10 9 18 54 61 -7 39
17 Nottingham Forest 37 8 9 20 47 66 -19 29
18 Luton Town 37 6 8 23 50 81 -31 26
19 Burnley 37 5 9 23 40 76 -36 24
20 Sheffield United 37 3 7 27 35 101 -66 16

Latest Premier League Results

May 15, 2024
Manchester United 3 - 2 Newcastle United
Brighton & Hov… 1 - 2 Chelsea
May 14, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 2 Manchester City
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa 3 - 3 Liverpool
May 12, 2024
Manchester United 0 - 1 Arsenal
May 11, 2024
Nottingham Forest 2 - 3 Chelsea
Everton 1 - 0 Sheffield United
AFC Bournemouth 1 - 2 Brentford
Newcastle United 1 - 1 Brighton & Hov…
Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Burnley
West Ham United 3 - 1 Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 3 Crystal Palace
Fulham 0 - 4 Manchester City
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace 4 - 0 Manchester United
May 5, 2024
Liverpool 4 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea 5 - 0 West Ham United
Brighton & Hov… 1 - 0 Aston Villa

 

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