Norwich vs Aston Villa

14 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee David Coote

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Jacob Ramsey 34’
  • Ollie Watkins 87’

Match summary

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

Jacob Ramsey put Aston Villa ahead in the 34th minute, set up by Ollie Watkins and Ollie Watkins made it 0-2 in the 87th minute, set up by Carney Chukwuemeka.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Norwich's 0.51 from 7.

Match stats

Norwich Aston Villa
7 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 6
7 Corners 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.50 xG 1.96
0.50 Non-penalty xG 1.96
5 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Norwich Aston Villa
Kick-off
34’
Jacob Ramsey
Assist: Ollie Watkins0-1 (Aston Villa)
Half-time0-1
87’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Carney Chukwuemeka0-2 (Aston Villa)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Norwich
  • Max Aarons
  • Brandon Williams
  • Sam Byram
Aston Villa
  • Ezri Konsa Ngoyo

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.51 1.96 34’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), 0-1 34’ 87’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.51 1.96 34’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), 0-1 Ramsey 34’ 87’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-2 Watkins 87’
Norwich 0.51 xGAston Villa 1.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Norwich attacking 
87’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 51’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 27’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 17’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 34’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+5’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 75’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 26’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 43’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Adam Idah (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Jacob Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Ben Gibson (Norwich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 2’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 31’ Jacob Sørensen (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.93 xG, goal 51’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 27’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 17’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 34’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+5’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 75’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 26’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Todd Cantwell (Norwich), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 43’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Adam Idah (Norwich), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Ben Gibson (Norwich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Jacob Sørensen (Norwich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 31’ Jacob Sørensen (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Tim Krul GK900 0.000.000
Max Aarons DEF900 0.000.000
Ben Gibson DEF901 0.030.000
Ozan Kabak DEF450 0.000.000
Brandon Williams DEF900 0.000.000
Kenny McLean MID902 0.360.000
Billy Gilmour MID900 0.000.073
Jacob Sørensen MID902 0.040.000
Przemyslaw Placheta FWD790 0.000.021
Teemu Pukki FWD900 0.000.000
Todd Cantwell FWD651 0.050.000
Sam Byram Sub450 0.000.000
Adam Idah Sub251 0.030.000
Kieran Dowell Sub110 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Norwich win 26% Avg odds 3.71
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.36
Aston Villa win 45% Avg odds 2.12

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

Form going into the game

Norwich WDDLL
Aston Villa WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich, 26 Dec 19 Next meeting: Aston Villa 2-0 Norwich, 30 Apr 22  All Norwich vs Aston Villa meetings

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.