Norwich City vs Aston Villa, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Norwich City

45'+2': Josh Murphy
54': Dennis Srbeny
72': James Maddison

FT
3 - 1

Aston Villa

67': Jack Grealish

Villa automatic promotion bid derailed by Norwich defeat

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
4': Harrison Reed (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
8': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
8': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
10': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
10': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
13': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
13': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
15': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
16': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City).
25': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.
26': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
26': Attempt blocked. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
27': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29': Offside, Aston Villa. John Terry tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
29': Delay in match John Terry (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
32': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
33': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
33': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Attempt missed. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
35': Foul by James Maddison (Norwich City).
35': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': James Maddison (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
38': Attempt blocked. Timm Klose (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
38': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Chester.
38': Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
40': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Norwich City).
40': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
41': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Harrison Reed (Norwich City).
44': Delay in match James Maddison (Norwich City) because of an injury.
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
45': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Goal! Norwich City 1, Aston Villa 0. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
45'+4': First Half ends, Norwich City 1, Aston Villa 0.
45': Second Half begins Norwich City 1, Aston Villa 0.
46': Foul by Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City).
46': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City).
49': John Terry (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
51': Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
51': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
52': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Norwich City).
53': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
53': Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Goal! Norwich City 2, Aston Villa 0. Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a through ball.
55': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lewis Grabban replaces Robert Snodgrass.
55': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Albert Adomah.
58': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
58': Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Norwich City).
62': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Harrison Reed (Norwich City).
63': Harrison Reed (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mario Vrancic.
65': Foul by Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City).
65': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Goal! Norwich City 2, Aston Villa 1. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
68': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
68': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ahmed El Mohamady.
72': Goal! Norwich City 3, Aston Villa 1. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
74': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Aston Villa).
74': Timm Klose (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
77': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
78': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivo Pinto.
78': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
80': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
80': Substitution, Norwich City. Christoph Zimmermann replaces James Maddison.
82': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
82': Lewis Grabban (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
83': Substitution, Norwich City. Wes Hoolahan replaces Harrison Reed.
84': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
85': Substitution, Norwich City. Nélson Oliveira replaces Dennis Srbeny.
86': Attempt missed. Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira.
86': Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
86': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
88': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
88': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a corner.
90': Attempt blocked. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grant Hanley.
90'+1': Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
90'+1': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City).
90'+2': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
90'+2': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
90'+3': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': James Chester (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Norwich City 3, Aston Villa 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Norwich City 3, Aston Villa 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Norwich City 3, Aston Villa 1.

Statistics

AVL		NOR
13	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	1
56.4	Possession	43.6
10	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
427	Accurate Passes	324
500	Passes	399
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	2
35	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.1
60	Long Balls	55
29	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	4
3	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	15
0.3	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
12	Effective Clearances	30
12	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,278

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	5	+6	11
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Angus Gunn (GK)
15	Timm Klose
31	Grant Hanley
26	Jamal Lewis
2	Ivo Pinto
8	Mario Vrancic
27	Alexander Tettey
4	Harrison Reed
32	Dennis Srbeny
11	Josh Murphy
23	James Maddison

Norwich City Substitutes:

Moritz Leitner, Christoph Zimmerman, Nélson Oliveira, Michael McGovern, Marcus Edwards, Wes Hoolahan, James Husband.

Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Johnstone (GK)
26	John Terry
5	James Chester
20	Birkir Bjarnason
3	Neil Taylor
27	Ahmed Elmohamady
14	Conor Hourihane
10	Jack Grealish
37	Albert Adomah
7	Robert Snodgrass
9	Scott Hogan

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Jonathan Kodjia, Henri Lansbury, Mile Jedinak, Mark Bunn, Lewis Grabban, Josh Onomah, Glenn Whelan.

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