The Reds secured the maximum three points at the Carrow Road when they played Norwich City on Saturday. Both sides sought to pick the match points but it was the Reds that was able to achieve this away from home.
Jürgen Klopp’s men would be grateful for Super-sub Sadio Mane as the Superstar found the way through the Canaries area before slotting home for the only goal of the game.
It was scintillating to watch even as the German Manager (Klopp) breathed a sigh of relief as Sadio got the winning goal to set the Reds through with the maximum points at stake.
Following the win, we evaluate the interesting statistical analysis from Norwich City 0-1 loss to Liverpool.
Shots on target
Norwich City – 1
Liverpool – 5
The statistics here indicates the event that took place in the attacking third at both ends of the pitch. Norwich City had one shot on goal even as Alex Tettey hit the post in the second period.
This got them to lose to the Reds as the visitors recorded 5 shots on target in the contest due to their attacking superiority going forward in transition.
Shots off target
Norwich City – 2
Liverpool – 4
The match culminated into a total of 6 shots off the goal as both sides sought an answer in the final third.
Though Liverpool grabbed the winner through Mane’s solitary strike, they missed the post with their shot 4 times as compared to the host. This got Norwich record 2 shot off the goal as Liverpool was more profound in transition following the attacking threat they’ve got.
Possession
Norwich City – 36%
Liverpool – 64%
The match indicates that Norwich City handled the ball for the entire duration of the game at a less ratio as compared to their opponent Liverpool.
This is evident as the Reds had 64% of the ball with due reference to Norwich City’s 36% in the clash. This is due to the Reds superior quality in midfield as the likes of Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita and Dutch’s Georginio Wijnaldum marshaled Liverpool’s midfield to perfection.
Corners
Norwich City – 2
Liverpool – 7
The entire duration of the match between Norwich City and Liverpool produced about 9 corners as both sides settled for the final outcome in the game.
Liverpool 7 corner was as a result of their immense attacking incision in front of goal. This way not be said of Norwich who was relatively hungry but could not match their desire with the actual quality in this match.
Offside
Norwich City – 1
Liverpool – 0
The match fulfilled its interesting promises as both teams competed against each other in the course of the contest. It was the home side that was penalized for picking up a booking as they were flagged offside once during the match.
Liverpool was not found in an offside position as they displayed their technical awareness and aerial maturity to seal a massive away win(0-1) win at the Carrow Road.
Fouls
Norwich City – 7
Liverpool – 11
The match saw a couple of physical challenges with both sides guilty of so many tackles in the course of the match.
This culminated into 18fouls in the 90minutes contest as the case was in the game. This got Norwich City to commit 7 fouls as compared to Liverpool’s 11 fouls in the match and so dominating the match to their own advantage.
Goal Kick
Norwich City – 8
Liverpool – 5
The goal-kick summation proved that both sides tested each other during the match. This ensured about 13 goal-kicks from both sides as attacking pressure loomed at both ends of the pitch.
Liverpool attacking threat ensured that Norwich City conceded 8 goal-kick. This also got the Reds into conceding 5 goal-kick as Norwich charged down the Liverpool area for a goal of their own in the contest
