Aston Villa vs Norwich City 2021-22 English Premier League
Norwich relegated after 2-0 loss at Villa
Norwich City were relegated from the Premier League on Saturday after being beaten 2-0 at Aston Villa.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 23': Max Aarons (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 44': Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Norwich City 0.
- 61': Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 67': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Tim Iroegbunam.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 77': Substitution, Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe replaces Milot Rashica.
- 81': Substitution, Norwich City. Lukas Rupp replaces Joshua Sargent because of an injury.
- 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.
Game Information
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,290
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +43 | Liverpool | 33 | 74 | 3 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
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 |
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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