Aston Villa vs Norwich City, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueNorwich relegated from EPL after losing at Aston Villa 2-0
— Norwich was relegated from the English Premier League after Dean Smith’s return to Aston Villa ended in a 2-0 defeat on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 5': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sam Byram.
- 6': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 11': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
- 11': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Aarons.
- 17': Attempt saved. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 18': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 19': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 19': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey tries a through ball, but Philippe Coutinho is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 20': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho tries a through ball, but Leon Bailey is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
- 23': Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Max Aarons (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
- 27': Attempt saved. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Brandon Williams.
- 27': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 28': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 28': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt saved. Brandon Williams (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milot Rashica.
- 32': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa).
- 32': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Mathias Normann (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milot Rashica.
- 35': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 35': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Norwich City).
- 35': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Leon Bailey because of an injury.
- 41': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Norwich City 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 43': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 44': Foul by Calum Chambers (Aston Villa).
- 44': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45': Attempt missed. Brandon Williams (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Grant Hanley following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 45'+3': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa).
- 45'+3': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Norwich City 0.
- 46': Foul by Brandon Williams (Norwich City).
- 46': Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a through ball.
- 51': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sam Byram.
- 52': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt missed. Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 54': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 55': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
- 55': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 56': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 57': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 61': Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa).
- 61': Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
- 65': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt missed. Mathias Normann (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 67': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 67': Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 67': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 70': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 70': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Attempt missed. Max Aarons (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Tim Iroegbunam.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 77': Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe replaces Milot Rashica.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 79': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 80': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 81': Substitution, Norwich City. Lukas Rupp replaces Joshua Sargent because of an injury.
- 82': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
- 82': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 83': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
- 89': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
- 90'+2': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 90'+3': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Norwich City 0. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Norwich City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Norwich City 0.
Statistics
 NOR |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.9 | Possession | 45.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 402 | Accurate Passes | 317 |
| 491 | Passes | 398 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 12 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 8 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,290
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,290
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 30 | +37 | 67 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | +32 | 60 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 29 | +11 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 29 | +5 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 16 | Calum Chambers  |
| 47 | Tim Iroegbunam |
| 27 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 23 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 3 | Sam Byram |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 21 | Brandon Williams |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 20 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 16 | Mathias Normann |
| 8 | Billy Gilmour |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 17 | Milot Rashica |
| 10 | Kieran Dowell |
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