On the 14th of December, Norwich City hosts Aston Villa in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 20th placed Norwich City, recorded a 0-3 loss against Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura scored the first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the 10th minute, then Davinson Sánchez added another in the 67th minute In the end, Norwich City couldn’t muster any offence and Tottenham Hotspur ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while aston Villa sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Leicester City. Harvey Barnes struck first for Leicester City in the 14th minute on a feed from Patson Daka, then Ezri Konsa tied it up for Aston Villa in the 17th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Ezri Konsa. Aston Villa is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
For Aston Villa, their top scorers are Ollie Watkins and Ezri Konsa, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Norwich City’s most prolific scorer has been Teemu Pukki. The attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Dean Smith’s squad will be without Mathias Normann, Christoph Zimmermann and Sam Byram, while Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa squad will be without Tyrone Mings, Trezeguet and Bertrand Traoré.