Aston Villa v Norwich result
Team pages: Aston Villa · Norwich
Aston Villa 4–2 Norwich — Aston Villa won this Championship match.
The result
Aston Villa beat Norwich 4–2 at Villa Park in the Championship on Saturday 19 August. Norwich have scored in at least five consecutive matches in all competitions.
The goals
Aston Villa led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Aston Villa: C. Hourihane (22’, assisted by Keinan Davis; 68’, assisted by H. Lansbury; 85’, assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady) and A. Green (42’, assisted by H. Lansbury); Norwich: Josh Murphy (60’, assisted by Harrison Reed) and Nélson Oliveira (79’, assisted by Josh Murphy).
Discipline
The bookings — Aston Villa: A. Hutton (58’); Norwich: Josh Murphy (36’), James Husband (78’) and Nélson Oliveira (86’).
What it changes
With six goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 4, across 12 matches.
Who stood out
By TACTIX Impact for this match, C. Hourihane (Aston Villa) 13.2, Josh Murphy (Norwich) 10.3 and A. Green (Aston Villa) 7.7 led the match.
Next up
Aston Villa next host Viking on 21 October 2026.
Norwich next travel to Charlton on 24 October 2026.
Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.
Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Norwich: Charlton v Norwich, Saturday 24 October — the preview.
The numbers
- Result: Aston Villa 4–2 Norwich · Championship
- Venue: Villa Park · Birmingham
- Referee: Jeremy Simpson, England
- Recent form: Aston Villa 1W 1D 2L · Norwich 2W 1D 1L
Aston Villa 4–2 Norwich (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →
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Match statistics & details
| Aston Villa | Norwich | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Possession | 63% |
| 20 | Shots | 9 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 13 | Shots inside the box | 5 |
| 3 | Corners | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 365 | Passes | 629 |
| 76% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
Aston Villa player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Johnstone | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| J. Chester | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Terry | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| N. Taylor | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Ahmed El Mohamady | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| G. Whelan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| C. Hourihane | 90 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| A. Green | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| K. Davis | 87 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| A. Hutton | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.1 |
| J. Onomah | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| H. Lansbury sub | 60 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| James Bree sub | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Samba sub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Norwich player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Gunn | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| R. Martin | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| C. Zimmermann | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| M. Franke | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| H. Reed | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Marco Stiepermann | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| M. Vrančić | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Murphy | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Y | 8.4 |
| J. Husband | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6 |
| C. Jerome | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| S. Naismith | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| W. Hoolahan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Nélson Oliveira | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Y | 7.4 |
| Y. Wildschut | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.
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