English Premier League

Norwich City vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 34': Jacob Ramsey
  • 87': Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa down Norwich City with Ramsey, Watkins goals

A superb individual effort by midfielder Jacob Ramsey and a late Ollie Watkins goal gave Aston Villa a 2-0 win at bottom team Norwich City.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 34': Goal! Norwich City 0, Aston Villa 1. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a fast break.
  • 45'+1': Substitution, Norwich City. Sam Byram replaces Ozan Kabak because of an injury.
  • 46': Max Aarons (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Sam Byram (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Ashley Young because of an injury.
  • 61': Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Todd Cantwell.
  • 64': Brandon Williams (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Norwich City. Kieran Dowell replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
  • 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Emiliano Buendía because of an injury.
  • 87': Goal! Norwich City 0, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka.
  • 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Axel Tuanzebe replaces John McGinn.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Norwich City 0, Aston Villa 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Carrow Road
Location: Norwich, England
Attendance: 26,836

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+32 Arsenal 27 58 3
+30 Manchester City 26 53 5
+10 Aston Villa 26 50 6
+10 Manchester United 26 45 5
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 4
49.8 Possession 50.2
17 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
371 Accurate Passes 373
447 Passes 451
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
19 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 66
22 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
8 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 14
17 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 12
16 Effective Clearances 27
16 Clearances 27

Line-Ups

NOR Norwich City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Tim Krul (GK)
4 Ben Gibson
15 Ozan Kabak
21 Brandon Williams Yellow Card
2 Max Aarons Yellow Card
19 Jacob Sørensen
23 Kenny McLean
8 Billy Gilmour
22 Teemu Pukki
14 Todd Cantwell
11 Przemyslaw Placheta

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa Yellow Card
3 Matt Targett
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz
41 Jacob Ramsey
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
18 Ashley Young
10 Emiliano Buendía

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