Game #5214
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 May 2013


Won
13th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Norwich City
Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,842
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road
Norwich City
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Ashley Westwood | 55’ | 89’ |
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 May 2013
🟨 | 17’ Booking, Joe Bennett
🔁 | 27’ Sub off, Matt Lowton, Sub on, Eric Lichaj
🕒 | HT Norwich City 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 54’ Booking, Fabian Delph
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-0, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Assist by Ashley Westwood
🟨 | 68’ Booking, Christian Benteke
🥅 | 74’ Goal, 1-1, (Norwich City, pen), Grant Holt
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Yacouba Sylla, Sub on, Brett Holman 🔴
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 2-1, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Assist by Ashley Westwood
🕒 | FT Norwich City 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Possession F | 46%
Possession A | 54%
Shots F | 12
Shots A | 9
Shots on Target F | 6
Shots on Target A | 4
Corners F | 5
Corners A | 6
Fouls F | 13
Fouls A | 16
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Villa's crucial run of games against fellow strugglers - playing six of their last eight against such opposition - proves critical as Paul Lambert's side make it five wins across the period to all but guarantee Premier League safety with two games to play.
Paul Lambert's Villa record their second successive win for only the second time this season.
Villa's tenth win of the season, with five having come in the last eight matches, almost guaranteed Premier League football at Villa Park for 2013-14 just weeks after that prospect looked a complete impossibility.
Although Christian Benteke's goals had got Villa into a position to have a realistic chance of safety, it was the much maligned Gabriel Agbonlahor who had been equally crucial in recent matches and fittingly it was his brace that effectively saved Villa.
Ashley Westwood contributes his 6th assist in a Villa shirt on his 29 appearances (27 Starts) to make it W10 D7 L12, 6 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Winger Brett Holman has to wait another month for an appearance - his last of 29 - for Villa aged 29 before moving on to Al-Nasr on a free transfer in July 2013. Holman had started the campaign with promise but disappeared from the starting line up at the turn of the year and was rarely seen thereafter. Holman had now made just 5 substitute appearances in the last four months under Lambert and had made just one start in a Villa shirt in 2013 having done so 16 times in the first 4 months of the season. Holman's 2012 record was 22 Appearances, 16 Starts, W6 D6 L10, 2 Goals, 4 Assists and 1 Booking. Holman's 2013 record by contrast was 7 Appearances, 1 Start, W7 D10 L12, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 0 Bookings. Like many things under Paul Lambert it was unfathomable.
Fabian Delph collects his 20th booking in a Villa shirt on his 64th appearance (48 Starts) at a rate of a card every 3.20 games he has played and makes it W24 D17 L23, 2 Goals and 20 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Joe Bennett collects his 5th booking in a Villa shirt on his 28th appearance (24 Starts) to make it W9 D6 L13, 2 Assists, 5 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Meanwhile in bittersweet news, Stiliyan Petrov announces his retirement following his recovery from acute leukaemia.
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | 2012-13 🕒 29 | 17 (12) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 4 | 🇺 12 | #845 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Norwich City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1984–85
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2012-13 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Game | #36 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 4 May 2013
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🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Paul Lambert | 🏴 | Glasgow, 2012-2015
Referee: Kevin Friend | 🏴 | Leicester, 2003-2022
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Paul Lambert | 🏴 | 2012-2015
🕒 44 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 10 🟥 18 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Friend | 🏴 | Leicester, 2003-2022
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 16 Mar 13, Villa 3-2 QPR (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Peter Kirkup, Charles Breakspear
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Joe Bennett
🟨 Fabian Delph
🟨 Christian Benteke
CARDS

🟨 Ryan Bennett
🟨 Bradley Johnson
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Paul Lambert names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.16 |
Oldest Player |
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | 28.67 |
Youngest Player |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | 21.76 |
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road
MANAGER
Paul Lambert | 🏴 | 2012-2015

Aston Villa
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Joe Bennett | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Yacouba Sylla | 🇲🇱 | 🔁 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | 🟨 |
CF Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 |
CF Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |

Norwich City
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
LB Javi Garrido | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CB Russell Martin | 🏴 |
CB Sébastien Bassong | 🇨🇲 |
CB Ryan Bennett | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Bradley Johnson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Wes Hoolahan | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Jonny Howson | 🏴 |
W Anthony Pilkington | 🇮🇪 |
W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Grant Holt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 RB Eric Lichaj | 🇺🇸 | for RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 | 27’ |
🔁 W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 | 🔴 | for M Yacouba Sylla | 🇲🇱 | 78’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Javi Garrido | 🇪🇸 | (CF Simeon Jackson | 🇨🇦 |)
🔁 | M Wes Hoolahan | 🇮🇪 | (CF Kei Kamara | 🇸🇱 |)
🔁 | W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | (M Elliott Bennett | 🇯🇲 |)

🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
M Barry Bannan | 🏴 |
W Charles N'Zogbia | 🇫🇷 |
F Darren Bent | 🏴 |
F Jordan Bowery | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Lee Camp | 🇬🇧 |
CB Leon Barnett | 🏴 |
M Steven Whittaker | 🏴 |
M Alex Tettey | 🇳🇴 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Eric Lichaj | 🇺🇸 | | 41 | 12* | 2 | 4 | 15* | 13 | 13 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 | | 32* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road
SQUAD STATS

1st XI: £31.42m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/18
Homegrown: 5/18
SQUAD STATS

Team Cost: £16.12m
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/18
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 6 |
CB Richard Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 |
W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 |
M Chris Herd | 🇦🇺 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
M Karim El Ahmadi | 🇲🇦 |
Illness | 1 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 |
Bomb Squad | 1 |
M Stephen Ireland | 🇮🇪 |
Out on Loan | 3 |
M Jean Makoun | 🇨🇲 | Stade Rennais
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | Blackpool
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | Mallorca
UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 May 2013, Villa 2-1 Norwich, Carrow Road


MATCH REPORTS






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