NORWICH, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – An outstanding particular person effort by midfielder Jacob Ramsey and a late Ollie Watkins purpose gave Aston Villa a 2-0 win at backside crew Norwich Metropolis on Tuesday (Dec 14), within the Premier League, as residence supervisor Dean Smith suffered defeat in opposition to his former membership.
Smith took over at Norwich after parting firm with Villa final month and the guests, now managed by former Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, missed a number of probabilities to win by a much bigger margin.
Norwich appeared toothless and their goalkeeper Tim Krul tipped over a long-range effort from John McGinn earlier than Ramsey beat him within the thirty fourth minute with a purpose of the very best high quality.
Ramsey took a Watkins go into his stride on the midway line and after pulling away from a number of markers with a darting run, he unleashed an unstoppable shot into the highest nook from the sting of the realm.
Krul saved out a close-range Watkins header on the far submit with a reflex save within the fifty fifth minute however was powerless within the 87th, when the Villa striker was left with a easy tap-in after good work by substitute Carney Chukwuemeka.
The outcome lifted Villa to ninth place within the standings on 22 factors from 17 video games whereas Norwich stayed rooted to the underside on 10 factors.
