Aston Villa vs Norwich City, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueVilla deal Norwich Boxing Day blow with 1-0 win in relegation battle
Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane gave his side a 1-0 home win over Norwich City to move them one step closer to safety in the Premier League o
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
- 5': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 5': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
- 6': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
- 7': Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Aarons.
- 8': Foul by Wesley (Aston Villa).
- 8': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
- 11': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
- 12': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvelous Nakamba.
- 14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
- 15': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trézéguet.
- 15': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Wesley following a corner.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
- 16': VAR Decision: No Penalty Norwich City.
- 17': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 18': Sam Byram (Norwich City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
- 18': Offside, Aston Villa. Matt Targett tries a through ball, but Wesley is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 21': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 22': Attempt saved. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 23': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 23': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Sam Byram (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 35': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
- 35': Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
- 36': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley.
- 37': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
- 38': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Norwich City).
- 41': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 41': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
- 41': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
- 43': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
- 45'+1': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
- 45'+3': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Wesley (Aston Villa).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Norwich City 0.
- 50': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 51': Attempt saved. Tom Trybull (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
- 54': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvelous Nakamba.
- 56': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
- 56': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
- 57': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 57': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Sam Byram (Norwich City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Max Aarons.
- 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
- 64': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Norwich City 0. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 67': Foul by Kortney Hause (Aston Villa).
- 67': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 72': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 72': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
- 73': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Tom Trybull (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
- 75': Attempt missed. Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Tom Trybull.
- 75': Substitution, Norwich City. Marco Stiepermann replaces Alexander Tettey.
- 76': Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 77': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Anwar El Ghazi.
- 78': Attempt missed. Sam Byram (Norwich City) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trézéguet with a cross.
- 80': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 80': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 80': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
- 83': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Trézéguet.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jota replaces Trézéguet.
- 86': Attempt saved. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Byram with a headed pass.
- 87': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 87': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Wesley (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
- 89': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Aston Villa. Henri Lansbury replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
- 90'+4': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
- 90'+5': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 90'+5': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Norwich City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Norwich City 0.
Statistics
 NOR |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 57.5 | Possession | 42.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 424 | Accurate Passes | 271 |
| 508 | Passes | 363 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 23 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 7 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 29 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,289
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,289
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Heaton (GK) |
| 30 | Kortney Hause |
| 15 | Ezri Konsa |
| 18 | Matt Targett |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz  |
| 11 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| 9 | Wesley |
| 17 | Trézéguet |
| 21 | Anwar El Ghazi |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 6 | Christoph Zimmerman |
| 3 | Sam Byram |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 19 | Tom Trybull |
| 27 | Alexander Tettey |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 14 | Todd Cantwell |
| 17 | Emiliano Buendía |
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