Norwich City will host Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa side in the midweek Premier League fixture.
Venue: Carrow Road
Key statistics
- Norwich City have lost six of their last seven Premier League meetings with Aston Villa. Their last victory was at home in 2015.
- After losing four consecutive away league games against Norwich, Villains secured an emphatic 5-1 win in 2019.
- Norwich have scored the fewest number of goals (8) in the Premier League this season.
- Aston Villa are thirteenth in the league table with 19 points while Norwich is at the bottom with 10 points.
Head to Head record
Aston Villa hold an impressive track record against Norwich City, winning 34 out of 72 games played between the two. The Canaries have managed only 22 victories.
Latest performances in all competitions
Norwich City: W W D D L L (For 5 goals, against 7 goals)
Aston Villa: L W W L W L (For 7 goals, against 6 goals)
Norwich City
After going undefeated for four games in a row, Norwich City reverted to old habits by suffering consecutive defeats against Tottenham and Manchester United.
The defeat against the Red Devils at the weekend could be heart-breaking though, as the Canaries played a brilliant game. In the end, Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half penalty did the damage to the home side.
Dean Smith has been put under straight away and he will now be facing his former side Aston Villa on Tuesday.
The lack of goals – Norwich has the worst scoring rate this season – turns out to be the pressing issue and Smith needs to address it quickly.
Positioned at the bottom of the table, the Canaries would be desperate for the three points on Tuesday to get out of the relegation zone.
Possible Norwich City line-up
Tim Krul; Max Aarons, Ben Gibson, Ozan Kabak, Brandon Williams; Kenny McLean, Billy Gilmour, Pierre Lees Melou; Josh Sargent, Teemu Pukki, Todd Cantwell
Injured: Christoph Zimmermann, Andrew Omobamidele, Milot Rashica, Christos Tzolis, Grant Hanley
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are coming on the back of a narrow defeat to Liverpool, as Steven Gerrard failed to get the better of his childhood club.
Nonetheless, the former English midfielder has taken a big stride at Villa Park, winning three out of the five games.
Despite the loss against the Reds, the Lions are still feeling confident following their sudden change of fortunes under Gerrard.
Ollie Watkins, who has scored 2 goals in the last five games, would look to return to the scoresheet, while John McGinn will be a key presence in the midfield.
A victory could take the Villans to the top half of the Premier League table.
Possible Aston Villa line-up
Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Matt Targett; John McGinn, Sanson, Douglas Luiz; Emi Buendia, Danny Ings, Ollie Watkins
Injured: Leon Bailey, Bertrand Traore
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Norwich City 0 – 3 Aston Villa
