This Laporte vs Chambers incident was a controversial one, with City defender appearing to hit Calum Chambers in the face in the leadup to the Ferran Torres goal against Arsenal. VAR interestingly chose not to interfere and didn’t deem Laporte pushing Chambers to be a foul
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Arsenal fans celebrating opposition goal! Rodri goal for Man City 2021
This Rodri goal vs Arsenal was a lovely finish from the City midfielder but also saw several Arsenal fans cheering after the goal was scored, perhaps in frustration at how their team was performing. The Rodri goal against Arsenal came in the 53rd minute- a drilled, low effort from outside the box, and put City 4-0 up
xG Man City Norwich August 2021 | Expected Goals Shots Map & Match Stats
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man City vs Norwich over the weekend. It was a pretty one sided game, with Norwich, newly promoted from the Championship, registering just one shot in the entire game that gave their xG of 0.11. One of City’s goals (their first) was an own goal from Canaries keeper Krul (so no xG), but it was pretty much smooth sailing for Pep Guardiola’s men
xG Man City 2.69-0.11 Norwich shots map (Actual score MCFC 5-0 NCFC)
1-0 Krul own goal (no xG)
2-0 Grealish goal xG 0.56