On the 14th of December, Norwich City hosts Aston Villa at Carrow Road in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Norwich City sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they 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 At the end of 90 a dissapointed Norwich City couldn’t manage to score, and Tottenham Hotspur took the shutout win. Norwich City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Aston Villa, recorded a 2-1 win against Leicester City. Harvey Barnes struck first for Leicester City in the 14th minute, then in the 17th minute, Emiliano Buendía sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ezri Konsa Finally they completed the comback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Ezri Konsa to cap off a wild match. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other 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 top weapon lately has been Teemu Pukki, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches
Dean Smith’s squad will be without Mathias Normann, Christoph Zimmermann and Sam Byram, while Tyrone Mings, Trezeguet and Bertrand Traoré are unavailable to play for Aston Villa.