Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sun 5 May 2019 · 11:30 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Emiliano Buendia
Y 60' Christoph Zimmermann
Henri Lansbury 62' Y
Y 78' Jamal Lewis

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Graham Kane

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

4
2
Aston Villa FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-05 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2018-10-23 Norwich City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
28 Apr Leeds United FC A 1–1 D
22 Apr Millwall FC H 1–0 W
19 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
13 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–1 W
10 Apr Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W
27 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Stoke City FC A 2–2 D
19 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–2 D
14 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Reading FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Aston Villa FC welcome Norwich City FC for this crunch clash at Villa Park.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Farke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 7' What a strike from Teemu Pukki! The score is 0-1.
  • 12' Aston Villa 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.
  • 14' Assisted by Conor Hourihane with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jonathan Kodjia makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 19' Axel Tuanzebe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 357 appearances.
  • 24' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Emiliano Buendia on 29.
  • 34' Alexander Tettey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Kenny Mclean is replaced by Alexander Tettey on 42 minute.
  • 47' 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.
  • 52' Andre Green has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' Aston Villa FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Norwich City FC backline.
  • 60' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a Yellow card on 60.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Henri Lansbury on 62.
  • 67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emiliano Buendia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Norwich City FC.
  • 72' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Jonathan Kodjia by Keinan Davis on 72 minute.
  • 73' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moritz Leitner is hanging Marco Stiepermann on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Jamal Lewis is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Birkir Bjarnason on, Henri Lansbury off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 357 games and scored 498 goals.
  • 86' Magnificent from Mario Vrancic! That is 19 goals in 372 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Grant Hanley on, Onel Hernandez off on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wesley 2
Conor Hourihane 2
Ollie Watkins 2
Jordan Rhodes 2
Jacob Ramsey 2
Josip Drmic 1
Jack Grealish 1
Douglas Luiz 1

Head to Head

2019-05-05 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2018-10-23 Norwich City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2019-05-05 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2019-04-28 Leeds United FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2019-04-22 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2019-04-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC W 2019-04-13 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2019-04-10 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2019-05-05 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-04-22 Stoke City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2019-04-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-04-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Norwich City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC34% Draw29% Norwich City FC37%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Norwich City FC
66%
Aston Villa FC or Norwich City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC24% Draw47% Norwich City FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.