Aston Villa vs Norwich City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
4 - 2
4 - 2
Conor Hourihane hits hat-trick as Villa secure first win at expense of Norwich
Conor Hourihane hits hat-trick as Villa secure first win at expense of Norwich
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 2': Attempt missed. Steven Naismith (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
- 3': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Naismith.
- 5': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Russell Martin.
- 6': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by John Terry (Aston Villa).
- 7': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Steven Naismith (Norwich City).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 11': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
- 11': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
- 16': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andre Green with a cross.
- 17': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
- 17': Marcel Franke (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
- 20': Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by James Husband (Norwich City).
- 21': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Glenn Whelan.
- 22': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Norwich City 0. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa).
- 23': James Husband (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 27': Attempt saved. Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
- 29': Delay in match Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Substitution, Aston Villa. Henri Lansbury replaces Josh Onomah because of an injury.
- 31': Offside, Aston Villa. Sam Johnstone tries a through ball, but Ahmed Elmohamady is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
- 34': Marcel Franke (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).
- 36': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Chester.
- 40': Offside, Norwich City. Russell Martin tries a through ball, but Josh Murphy is caught offside.
- 42': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Norwich City 0. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Henri Lansbury.
- 44': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Husband.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Norwich City 0.
- 50': Attempt missed. Steven Naismith (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a through ball.
- 54': Foul by Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City).
- 54': Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt missed. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane following a set piece situation.
- 57': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
- 57': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
- 57': Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
- 58': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Norwich City 1. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a through ball.
- 61': Foul by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
- 61': Marcel Franke (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
- 61': Steven Naismith (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
- 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. James Bree replaces Alan Hutton.
- 64': Attempt missed. Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 66': Offside, Norwich City. Steven Naismith tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City).
- 67': Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Norwich City 1. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henri Lansbury.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
- 70': Attempt missed. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 71': Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by James Husband (Norwich City).
- 72': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
- 72': Foul by Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa).
- 72': James Husband (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
- 73': Attempt missed. Cameron Jerome (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Vrancic with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Norwich City. Wes Hoolahan replaces Steven Naismith.
- 74': Substitution, Norwich City. Nélson Oliveira replaces Cameron Jerome.
- 77': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marco Stiepermann.
- 77': Foul by Marcel Franke (Norwich City).
- 77': Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': James Husband (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Norwich City 2. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
- 80': Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Bree.
- 83': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
- 85': Goal! Aston Villa 4, Norwich City 2. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Elmohamady.
- 86': Substitution, Norwich City. Yanic Wildschut replaces James Husband.
- 86': Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Christopher Samba replaces Keinan Davis.
- 88': Foul by Harrison Reed (Norwich City).
- 88': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Elmohamady.
- 90': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
- 90': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
- 90': Harrison Reed (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by James Bree.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Andre Green (Aston Villa) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by Christopher Samba (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Norwich City 2.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Norwich City 2.
Statistics
 NOR |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 62.6 | Possession | 37.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 278 |
| 629 | Passes | 365 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 23 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 29,157
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 29,157
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 7 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 26 | John Terry |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 21 | Alan Hutton  |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 19 | Andre Green |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 39 | Keinan Davis |
| 18 | Josh Onomah |
Norwich City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
| 28 | Marcel Franke |
| 6 | Christoph Zimmerman |
| 4 | Harrison Reed |
| 3 | James Husband |
| 5 | Russell Martin |
| 8 | Mario Vrancic |
| 7 | Steven Naismith |
| 11 | Josh Murphy |
| 18 | Marco Stiepermann |
| 10 | Cameron Jerome |
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