Match Report
| Norwich City | Norwich City |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Terrell | Christopher Terrell | John Ramsay | John Ramsay | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Kitson | N. Kitson |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Alfred Johnson | A. Johnson | |||||||||
| Medhi Weber | M. Weber |  | 26 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Frederico Jardim | F. Jardim | |||||||||
| Alexander Will | A. Will |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Wes Hunt | W. Hunt | |||||||||
| Gianni Corrado | G. Corrado |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Kevin Greig | K. Greig | |||||||||
| Stephen Bremner | S. Bremner | | 36 | D | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Federico Pastine | F. Pastine | |||||||||
| Seth Kirkland | S. Kirkland | | 46 | D | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Paul Marr | P. Marr | |||||||||
| Liam Ward | L. Ward | | 37 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Max Neville | M. Neville | |||||||||
| Lee Lawrence | L. Lawrence | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Oleg Luzhny | O. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Manuele Bonfanti | M. Bonfanti | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Cristiano Bento | C. Bento | |||||||||
| Ricardo Gainza | R. Gainza |  | 64 | A | | 10 | |  | A | 60 | | Kemal Mason | K. Mason | ||||||||
| Augusto Brown | A. Brown |  | 53 | A | | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Ralph Merson | R. Merson | ||||||||
| Christof Radet | C. Radet |  | 69 | D | | 12 | | D | 56 | | Henry Westwood | H. Westwood | |||||||||
| Sergio Averdijk | S. Averdijk |  | 68 | M | | 13 | | M | 37 | | Gareth Weir | G. Weir | |||||||||
| Hugo Ortiz | H. Ortiz | | 68 | A | | 14 | | A | 53 | | Jamie Lawton | J. Lawton | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 8,590 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Hall.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Hall.
0.00
0-0Norwich City kick off and get the first half underway!
3.12
0-0Wes Hunt darts forward. Wes Hunt makes a probing pass to Oleg Luzhny. Oleg Luzhny plays a one-two with Paul Marr and rushes in on goal... Oleg Luzhny cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.44
0-0Frederico Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Max Neville. Max Neville knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Luzhny. Oleg Luzhny sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Nigel Kitson.
9.55
0-0Federico Pastine takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Cristiano Bento looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
14.15
Paul Marr flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Merson easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ralph Merson cuts inside the box! Ralph Merson comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.31
Max Neville threads the ball through to Kemal Mason. Kemal Mason plays a scrappy one-two with Cristiano Bento and advances towards the goal... Kemal Mason side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Nigel Kitson reads it well. Good keeping!
20.35
Seth Kirkland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lee Lawrence. Lee Lawrence threads the ball through to Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti knocks the ball to his team mate, Augusto Brown. Augusto Brown tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
21.06
0-0Wes Hunt advances with the ball. Wes Hunt sees space and advances. Wes Hunt plays a quick one-two with Max Neville and rushes in on goal... Wes Hunt comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but is blocked by Lee Lawrence.
28.46
Kevin Greig darts forward. Kevin Greig flicks a high pass forward. Max Neville controls it well on his chest. Max Neville lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Luzhny. Oleg Luzhny makes a convincing header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
32.37
Medhi Weber decides to run forward with the ball. Showing wonderful composure, Medhi Weber picks a pass forward to Augusto Brown. Augusto Brown finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.28
Paul Marr knocks the ball forward to Oleg Luzhny. Oleg Luzhny chips the ball to his team mate, Kemal Mason. Kemal Mason rockets a shot on goal but somehow Nigel Kitson manages to keep it out.
36.30
0-0Aston Villa are dictating the run of play here today.
42.00
Max Neville threads the ball through to Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
44.27
Wes Hunt flicks a high pass forward. Max Neville holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Max Neville flicks a high pass forward to Oleg Luzhny who brings the ball under control. Oleg Luzhny shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Aston Villa kick off!
54.55
Frederico Jardim plays the ball forward to Wes Hunt. Wes Hunt hits a low pass to Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Nigel Kitson reads it well. Excellent save!
55.50
0-0Federico Pastine makes a simple pass to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento cuts inside the box! Stephen Bremner barges into Cristiano Bento. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
57.17
1-0Liam Ward makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Augusto Brown. Augusto Brown lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.36
Max Neville flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Merson. Ralph Merson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Nigel Kitson manages to gather it effortlessly.
67.43
1-0Without breaking stride, Liam Ward plays the ball forward to Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Wes Hunt.
77.55
1-0Aston Villa have made a substitution with Jamie Lawton replacing Kemal Mason .
81.35
Lee Lawrence darts forward. Lee Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti powers a header at goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Wes Hunt. That should have been a goal!
83.52
Paul Marr flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Merson controls it well on his chest. Ralph Merson shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
84.51
Frederico Jardim sees a break and surges forward. Frederico Jardim threads a neat ball through to Federico Pastine. Federico Pastine tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
87.33
Wes Hunt makes an attacking run forward. Wes Hunt plays a scrappy one-two with Max Neville and advances towards the goal... Wes Hunt side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Nigel Kitson.
88.38
1-0Corner kick to Aston Villa. Federico Pastine chips it out wide. Cristiano Bento is dispossessed by a tackle from Seth Kirkland.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
1
8
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
34.2%
65.8%
Play Area
32.9%
44.3%
22.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Wes Hunt of Aston Villa |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Nigel Kitson (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Medhi Weber (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alexander Will (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gianni Corrado (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stephen Bremner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Seth Kirkland (DEF) | 7 | |
| 7. | Liam Ward (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Lee Lawrence (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Manuele Bonfanti (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ricardo Gainza (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Augusto Brown (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Christof Radet (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sergio Averdijk (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Hugo Ortiz (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alfred Johnson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Frederico Jardim (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Wes Hunt (DEF) | 9 | |
| 4. | Kevin Greig (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Federico Pastine (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Marr (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Max Neville (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Oleg Luzhny (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Cristiano Bento (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Kemal Mason (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ralph Merson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Henry Westwood (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gareth Weir (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jamie Lawton (ATT) | 6 | |