Aston Villa FC vs Norwich City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Norwich City FC — Premier League at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 38 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
- Norwich City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Wade Smith
- Referee Kevin Friend
- Referee John Brooks
- Referee Lee Mason
- Referee Harry Lennard
- Referee Adam Nunn
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Apr Norwich City FC H 2–0 W 23 Apr Leicester City FC A 0–0 D 09 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–4 L 02 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L 19 Mar Arsenal FC H 0–1 L 13 Mar West Ham United FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Apr Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L 23 Apr Newcastle United FC H 0–3 L 16 Apr Manchester United FC A 2–3 L 10 Apr Burnley FC H 2–0 W 02 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–0 D 13 Mar Leeds United FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Aston Villa FC0-151/316-30–/231-453/246-604/261-752/–76+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Villa Park will turn into a battlefield for Aston Villa FC and Norwich City FC.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 338 games and scored 384 goals.
- 20' Emiliano Buendia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
- 23' Max Aarons is having his name booked by the referee on 23.
- 28' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kieran Dowell suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' Norwich City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 40' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Leon Bailey is replaced by Danny Ings on 40 minute.
- 41' Aston Villa FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ollie Watkins on 41.
- 44' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 59' It’s high time Steven Gerrard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
- 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Danny Ings.
- 66' The referee calls foul for Danny Ings. He receives a Yellow card.
- 67' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Pierre Lees Melou is replaced by Josh Sargent.
- 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jacob Ramsey.
- 73' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 74' Douglas Luiz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tim Iroegbunam on 74 minute.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Emiliano Buendia. He replaces Philippe Coutinho on 76 minute.
- 78' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Milot Rashica is replaced by Jonathan Rowe.
- 81' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukas Rupp is hanging Josh Sargent on the field on 81 minute.
- 86' Brandon Williams has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 35 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- Full Time. Aston Villa FC beats Norwich City FC
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 5
- 27
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- 16
- 11
- 7
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31
Leon Bailey ↓ Danny Ings 40'
- 23
- 41
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47
Tim Iroegbunam ↓ Douglas Luiz 74'
Bench
- 19
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20
Danny Ings ↑ 40'
- 18
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10
Emiliano Buendia ↑ 76'
- 4
- 15
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6
Douglas Luiz ↑ 74'
- 25
- 33
Coach Steven GerrardNorwich City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Milot Rashica ↓ Jonathan Rowe 78'
- 10
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 22
- 2
- 20
- 16
- 8
- 21
Bench
- 4
- 28
- 7
- 30
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24
Josh Sargent ↑ 67'
- 19
- 18
- 11
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46
Jonathan Rowe ↑ 78'
Coach Dean Smith -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jordan Rhodes 2 Jacob Ramsey 2 Wesley 2 Conor Hourihane 2 Ollie Watkins 2 James Chester 1 Danny Ings 1 Mario Vrancic 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
2022-04-30 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Norwich City FC W 2022-04-23 Leicester City FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D 2022-04-09 Aston Villa FC 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2022-04-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2022-03-19 Aston Villa FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2022-03-13 West Ham United FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC LNorwich City FC Form
2022-04-30 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L 2022-04-23 Norwich City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC L 2022-04-16 Manchester United FC 3–2 Norwich City FC L 2022-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–0 Burnley FC W 2022-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2022-03-13 Leeds United FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.53 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.01 Norwich City FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.54Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw 77%Draw or Norwich City FC 49%Aston Villa FC or Norwich City FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Aston Villa FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.1%1 – 0 11.1%0 – 0 10%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 9%0 – 1 6.9%1 – 2 5.9%3 – 1 4.6%2 – 2 4.6%3 – 0 4.5%0 – 2 3.9%3 – 2 2.4%Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 15% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 23% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 15% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.