Aston Villa are traveling to Carrow Road this weekend’s Premier League game. Both teams haven’t had the best of starts to this year’s Premier League season. Norwich are sitting 15th with 4 points, while Aston Villa are 17th with 3 points from 4 games. Both these teams invested heavily in the summer, with arguably Norwich being the more ambitious team this summer. Norwich have spent heavily on 3 new forwards and new midfielders in an effort to make Norwich more potent in attack. It has worked, Van Wolfswinkel, Elmander, Redmond and Fer have all scored for Norwich in either the League Cup or Premier League. Aston Villa’s new signings have been slowly gelling and only Luna and Okore have started for Aston Villa this season.
Last weekend, Aston Villa lost at home to Newcastle 2-1 while Norwich lost 2-0 to Tottenham. Aston Villa have also lost key defender Okore, who is injured for the remainder of the season. Meanwhile, Gary Hooper is nearing full match fitness for his new club and may feature in Saturday’s game. Norwich get their majority of points at home, meanwhile Aston Villa collect the majority of their points away. It’s safe to say that this game promises goals.
Paul Lambert also returns to his former club which he left controversially last July.
Team News:
Gary Hooper is expected to feature after recovering from a shin problem that has postponed his debut. Meanwhile, Ryan and Elliott Bennett will miss out who are sidelined with a knee injury.
Aston Villa will be without Jores Okore who is out for the remainder of the season after a ligament injury. Ciaran Clark is expected to fill in. Nathan Baker has also recovered from an ankle injury he sustained during the weekend. N’Zogbia remains a long-term injury.
Match Facts:
Villa have collected the most yellow cards (13) in the Premier League this season, but have also seen their opponents receive the most too (12).
Aston Villa won on both visits to Carrow Road last season: 4-1 in a League Cup quarter-final last December, and then 2-1 in the Premier League in May when Gabby Agbonlahor scored his second goal of the game in the last minute.
Norwich, like Villa, have yet to lead at half-time this season.
Likely Lineups:
Ruddy
Whittaker-Turner-Bassong-Garrido
Snodgrass-Fer-Tettey-Redmond
Elmander
Van Wolfswinkel
Benteke
Agbonlahor-Tonev-Weimann
Delph-Westwood
Bennett-Clark-Vlaar-Lowton
Guzan
Prediction:
Norwich 1-1 Aston Villa
I’m going for a draw, however I think the result will really depend on how Paul Lambert set’s his team up. I think Aston Villa can beat Norwich but under the condition that Bennett is brought back into the side, Tonev is given a chance out wide and Helenius plays behind Benteke. This add’s pace and strength into our attack. I know that Delph, Westwood and the defence can cope with Norwich’s attack. But I do expect goals in this game and Gary Hooper may spring a surprise or too, I’d also really watch out for Nathan Redmond, he was superb against Southampton and will cause us problems out wide.
Comments
86 responses to “Norwich Vs Aston Villa – Preview”
4-4-2 🙂
tonev starts
Seems Weimann’s really trying to rectify his performances. Sloppy from Benteke to be offside/miss that.
GUZAN! What a save!
Norwich pen cusan saved
Clarke has not got a clue, just stood and let Snodgrass run past him, all over us at the min.
Benteke down looks bad limping, groin strain. He’s off,
That doesn’t look good for Benteke.
This is why Kozak was bought…
Goal villa cozac
And that’s why he was bought. Kozak! 1-0
Fucking get in there!
Kozak!
Gabby so dangerous.
Abonglahor playing well I like that Kozac he’s sharp.
Kojak shud of took first chance with left foot but gabby did really well to lay on a plate for him. Clean sheet as well. Think we will win now
Nothing wrong with kea today, all over the pitch making challenges, seems he actually wants to be playing today!
what’s the story on lowton?
baccuna is playing well at RB lowton dropped it seems whichdoesnt surprise me he was piss poor last week and my worst against Newcastle, it was lucky for him pardew took remy off.
luna is getting a game of it against Snodgrass, expect em to put everything down our left next half.
playing well so far, effort has inproved 100%
benteke looks bad 🙁
I wonder if we can finally put 2 halfs together? please!
Kea’s been our best midfielder by far today. He’s been an absolute beast.
Watching in pub everyone else thinks he’s shit too lightweight and defensive liability. Ur watching a different game
I wonder that.
Lol. Not at all, he’s been very good defensively. He’s hardly been an attacking delight.
I’m not liking this at the minute all over us, cannot get out of our harf Abonglahor off helanius on.
Gabby off? Unless he’s hurting, no point. Tonev’s been decent, but tries far too hard too impress and needs to stop shooting all the time. Take him off instead.
We seem to have lost that midfield again, they cannot be fit , that WaS close we are struggling
when did they take wieman off?because he hasn’t done anything this half
guzan mom
Man of match Brad Guzman 5 minutes extra time
That’s what I’m saying mid fields gone again just looking at the ball.