Norwich were relegated from the Premier League with defeat against Aston Villa at Villa Park.
The tame loss, coupled with Burnley’s dramatic comeback win at Watford, leaves the Canaries bottom of the table and 13 points from safety with four games to play.
Their fans continued to support as a relegation that has looked on the cards for some time was confirmed.
Ollie Watkins put Villa ahead in the first half, capitalising on a slip from Brandon Williams before lashing high into the net.
Williams’ error summed up Norwich’s season, as did their lack of potency in front of goal. They created limited openings, while Villa hit the woodwork in each half.
Danny Ings added a late goal in stoppage time to add to Norwich’s misery.
The low-key win for Villa ends a five-match winless run, lifts them to 13th in the table and takes them to the 40-point mark.
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Aston Villa
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameMartínez
Average rating6.57
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Squad number2Player nameCash
Average rating6.75
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Squad number16Player nameChambers
Average rating6.41
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Squad number5Player nameMings
Average rating6.37
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Squad number27Player nameDigne
Average rating6.59
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Squad number47Player nameIroegbunam
Average rating6.77
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Squad number31Player nameBailey
Average rating5.96
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Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Average rating7.28
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Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey
Average rating6.72
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Squad number23Player namePhilippe Coutinho
Average rating6.98
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Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Average rating7.11
Substitutes
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Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Average rating6.38
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Squad number10Player nameBuendía
Average rating6.91
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Squad number20Player nameIngs
Average rating6.97
Norwich City
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameKrul
Average rating5.65
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Squad number2Player nameAarons
Average rating5.48
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Squad number5Player nameHanley
Average rating6.26
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Squad number3Player nameByram
Average rating5.24
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Squad number21Player nameWilliams
Average rating5.38
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Squad number8Player nameGilmour
Average rating6.21
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Squad number16Player nameNormann
Average rating5.19
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Squad number10Player nameDowell
Average rating5.23
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Squad number20Player nameLees-Melou
Average rating5.13
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Squad number17Player nameRashica
Average rating5.21
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Squad number22Player namePukki
Average rating6.10
Substitutes
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Squad number7Player nameRupp
Average rating4.17
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Squad number24Player nameSargent
Average rating4.23
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Squad number46Player nameRowe
Average rating4.74
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Martínez
- 2Cash
- 16ChambersBooked at 44mins
- 5Mings
- 27Digne
- 47IroegbunamBooked at 61minsSubstituted forDouglas Luizat 73′minutes
- 31BaileySubstituted forIngsat 40′minutesBooked at 65mins
- 7McGinn
- 41J RamseyBooked at 67mins
- 23CoutinhoSubstituted forBuendíaat 76′minutes
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 4Konsa
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 10Buendía
- 15Traoré
- 18Young
- 19Nakamba
- 20Ings
- 25Olsen
- 33Chukwuemeka
Norwich
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Krul
- 2AaronsBooked at 23mins
- 5Hanley
- 3Byram
- 21Williams
- 8Gilmour
- 16Normann
- 10Dowell
- 20Lees-MelouSubstituted forSargentat 67′minutesSubstituted forRuppat 81′minutes
- 17RashicaSubstituted forRoweat 78′minutes
- 22Pukki
Substitutes
- 4Gibson
- 7Rupp
- 11Placheta
- 18Tzolis
- 19Sørensen
- 24Sargent
- 28Gunn
- 30Giannoulis
- 46Rowe
- Referee:
- John Brooks
- Attendance:
- 40,290
Match Stats
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Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Norwich City 0.
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Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Norwich City 0.
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Goal! Aston Villa 2, Norwich City 0. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
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Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
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Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
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John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
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Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
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Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
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Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Lukas Rupp replaces Joshua Sargent because of an injury.
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Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
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Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Ings.
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Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe replaces Milot Rashica.
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Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
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