Aston Villa vs Norwich

30 April 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ollie Watkins 41’
  • Danny Ings 90+3’

Match summary

Aston Villa won 2-0 at home to Norwich. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead in the 41st minute, set up by Danny Ings and Danny Ings made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by Emiliano Buendía.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 2.31 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Norwich's 0.35 from 9.

Match stats

Aston Villa Norwich
21 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.31 xG 0.35
2.31 Non-penalty xG 0.35
9 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Aston Villa Norwich
Kick-off
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Danny Ings1-0 (Aston Villa)
41’
Half-time1-0
Danny Ings
Assist: Emiliano Buendía2-0 (Aston Villa)
90+3’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Calum Chambers
  • Tim Iroegbunam
  • Jacob Ramsey
  • Danny Ings
Norwich
  • Max Aarons

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.31 0.35 41’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 41’ 90+3’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), 2-0 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.31 0.35 41’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 Watkins 41’ 90+3’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), 2-0 Ings 90+3’
Aston Villa 2.31 xGNorwich 0.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Aston Villa attacking 
51’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, blocked 90+3’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 56’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+3’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 79’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 52’ Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 6’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 18’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 75’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Brandon Williams (Norwich), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 45’ Grant Hanley (Norwich), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 19’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Max Aarons (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Milot Rashica (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Brandon Williams (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, blocked 90+3’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 56’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+3’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 79’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 79’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 52’ Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 6’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 75’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 18’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Brandon Williams (Norwich), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 45’ Grant Hanley (Norwich), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 19’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Max Aarons (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Milot Rashica (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Brandon Williams (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Mathias Normann (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF901 0.070.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Calum Chambers DEF900 0.000.000
Lucas Digne DEF900 0.000.203
Tim Iroegbunam MID771 0.100.000
Leon Bailey MID391 0.040.000
Jacob Ramsey MID902 0.420.192
John McGinn MID901 0.050.081
Philippe Coutinho MID804 0.180.254
Ollie Watkins FWD9016 0.540.533
Danny Ings Sub51114 0.840.182
Douglas Luiz Sub130 0.000.000
Emiliano Buendía Sub1011 0.070.522

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 68% Avg odds 1.42
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.86
Norwich win 12% Avg odds 7.86

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.