Hernandez charges down the right flank in chase of the ball near the corner flag, but he concedes a free-kick as he pushes over Hourihane in the process.
90' +2
H. Lansbury enters the game and replaces A. El Ghazi.
Villa make their third and final change as El Ghazi is replaced by Lansbury.
90'
There will be five minutes of added time.
89'
Douglas Luiz gets yellow.
Douglas Luiz is now shown a yellow card for attempting to waste time following a failed Norwich corner.
88'
Wesley gets yellow.
Wesley is shown a yellow card following an off-the-ball incident near the left flank.
84'
Jota Peleteiro enters the game and replaces Trézéguet.
Villa are making their second change as Trezeguet is replaced by Jota.
83'
Aarons surges past Trezeguet on the right flank before drilling a cross into the box, but Pukki and Stiepermann then see their respective efforts thwarted before McLean drills his long-range effort over the bar.
81'
Vrancic is allowed to drive forward into a promising area on the edge of the Villa box, but he is dispossessed far too easily by Douglas Luiz who then emerges in possession.
79'
El Mohamady loops a dangerous cross into the penalty area from the right flank, and Grealish stoops low to meet the ball before only managing to direct his effort wide of the right-hand post.
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78'
The visitors win a corner following Aarons' deflected cross, but Buendia's resulting delivery is nodded wide of the left-hand post by the arriving Byram.
76'
O. Hernández enters the game and replaces E. Buendía.
Norwich's third and final switch sees Hernandez come on in place of Buendia.
75'
M. Vrančić enters the game and replaces T. Trybull.
M. Stiepermann enters the game and replaces A. Tettey.
Villa win a corner following Zimmermann's sliced clearance, but Grealish's resulting delivery is nodded wide by Hause at the back post.
Norwich are making a triple change with the first switch seeing Trybull replaced by Vrancic.
Norwich's second change sees Stiepermann enter the fray in place of Tettey.
74'
T. Trybull gets yellow.
Trybull is shown a yellow card following his late challenge on Grealish.
71'
Cantwell tries to launch a quick attack for Norwich after winning the ball deep in midfield, but Douglas Luiz brings him to the ground and concedes a free-kick.
69'
McLean edges past the challenge of Grealish to create some space on the edge of the box, but he drills his low attempt just wide of the right-hand post.
66'
Grealish shows quick feet to poke a throughball into Wesley on the right flank, but his low cross into the box falls straight into the grateful hands of Krul.
64'
C. Hourihane has scored a goal for Aston Villa! Assist by J. Grealish.
Grealish was very much the architect of that Villa strike as he took a number of Norwich players out of the game to create space for Hourihane's effort, and the midfielder then made no mistake to score his sixth goal in eight matches against Norwich.
GOOOAL! Hourihane makes it 1-0 to Villa! Grealish dances his way past Tettey to create some space in the left-hand side of the box, and he then lays it off to Hourihane for the substitute to sweep into the right-hand corner of the net from a central area.
62'
El Ghazi edges into a pocket of space on the left flank before drilling a cross into the box, but Krul is alert to the danger and emerges from his goal to claim the loose ball.
60'
An intricate passage of build-up play culminates in El Mohamady clipping in a delivery from just outside the right-hand side of the box, but he can't quite pick out the head of Trezeguet at the back post.
56'
C. Hourihane enters the game and replaces M. Nakamba.
Villa are making their first change of the match as Hourihane replaces Nakamba.
54'
Grealish drives forward with the ball from midfield before approaching the right-hand side of the box, and he sees his low skidding effort pushed wide by Krul.
49'
McLean capitalises on Targett's error to break down the right flank, but his teasing delivery into the box is cleared out for a corner by Konsa.
47'
El Ghazi cuts inside from the right flank before aiming a deep cross towards the back post, but it evades the reach of Trezeguet and Wesley in the box.
46'
The referee blows his whistle and Villa get the game back underway.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
45' +1
McLean clips a teasing throughball into the path of Pukki inside the Villa penalty area, but the striker concedes a free-kick after pushing over Targett while attempting to reach the pass.
45'
There will be three minutes of added time.
44'
Norwich win a free-kick on the edge of the Villa box following Trezeguet's foul on McLean, but Buendia bends his effort into the hands of Heaton on the right-hand side of the goal.
42'
T. Pukki gets yellow.
Pukki is the second Norwich player to receive a yellow card after tugging back to Grealish to cut out a Villa counter-attack.
41'
Norwich win a free-kick on the left flank following Nakamba's foul on McLean, but Buendia's whipped delivery is firmly headed away by El Mohamady.
39'
Grealish carves a neat pass through to El Mohamady near the right-hand byline, but the full-back fails to pick out a teammate with his floated ball towards the back post.
37'
The ball is played out to El Mohamady on the right-hand side of the box, and he tries his luck from a tight angle before seeing his attempt blocked by Byram.
35'
A. Tettey gets yellow.
Tettey is shown the first yellow card of the game following a dangerous challenge on Douglas Luiz.
31'
Buendia receives the ball with his back to goal on the edge of the Villa box, and he manages to lay it off to the onrushing Byram, but the full-back sees his first-time effort blocked.
25'
El Mohamady collects the ball on the right flank before a whipping a cross towards the back post, and Trezeguet manages to nod it towards El Ghazi in a more central postiion, but he mistimes his close-range effort.
24'
Grealish clips a teasing delivery towards Konsa in the box, and the defender does well to nod the ball down, but it is quickly cleared away by the Norwich defence.
22'
Norwich win a free-kick inside the Villa half following Nakamba's foul on Buendia, but Hanley then fails to generate enough power behind Buendia's resulting delivery as his header is easily claimed by Heaton in the Villa goal.
20'
Pukki surges into the left-hand side of the box before seeing his attempt to cut inside thwarted by Konsa, and it then falls into the path of Buendia who lashes his first-time effort over the bar.
15'
Grealish's corner drops for Konsa who sees his initial effort blocked, and it then falls for Douglas Luiz who slices his long-range shot well over the bar.
13'
Grealish does well to create a pocket of space on the left flank before clipping a cross into the box, but it is just too high for Wesley to make a headed connection with it.
11'
Cantwell wins the ball from El Mohamady just inside the Norwich half, and Cantwell then draws a foul from the full-back to win a free-kick for his side.
9'
Another patient passage of play from Norwich sees Aarons receive the ball near the right-hand corner, but his floated delivery is easily cleared away at the front post.
7'
Some intricate build-up play from Norwich results in Cantwell cutting inside from the right-hand side of the box, but he fails to generate enough power behind his effort which he strikes straight into the hands of Heaton.
5'
El Ghazi makes a break down the right flank before clipping a delivery into the box which is headed away by Hanley, and it then drops out to Douglas Luiz who drags his 25-yard effort wide of the left-hand post.
3'
Wesley does well to keep hold of the ball on the left-hand side of the box, and it eventually takes a thunderous clearance from Aarons to relieve the striker's threat.
1'
The referee blows the whistle and Norwich get the game underway!
Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of this Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Norwich City on Boxing Day!
Both sides enter the match while sitting in the Premier League relegation zone, with Villa currently three points adrift of 17th place after failing to win any of their last five league outings. Dean Smith’s side have suffered four straight defeats heading into the festive period, and their 3-1 loss against fellow relegation strugglers Southampton last time out will have been particularly damaging.
SUBS: Henri Lansbury, Jonathan Kodjia, Jota, Orjan Nyland, Frederic Guilbert, Conor Hourihane, Bjorn Engels.
ASTON VILLA (4-3-3): Tom Heaton; Ahmed El Mohamady, Kortney Hause, Ezri Konsa Ngoyo, Matt Targett; Marvelous Nakamba, Douglas Luiz, Jack Grealish; Anwar El Ghazi, Wesley, Trezeguet.
Norwich are six points from safety following a recent run of three defeats in their last four matches, with this leaving Daniel Farke’s side sitting 19th in the Premier League table. The Carrow Road outfit will have taken positives from their display during the 2-1 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out, but Farke will now be desperate for a positive result against Villa ahead of difficult tests against Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and Manchester United.
SUBS: Dennis Srbeny, Mario Vrancic, Onel Hernandez, Jamal Lewis, Marco Stiepermann, Ibrahim Amadou, Ralf Fahrmann.
NORWICH (4-2-3-1): Tim Krul; Max Aarons, Christoph Zimmermann, Grant Hanley, Sam Byram; Alexander Tettey, Tom Trybull; Emiliano Buendia, Kenny McLean, Todd Cantwell; Teemu Pukki.
The players are now emerging from the tunnel as kick-off edges closer at Villa Park.
The players are now back on the pitch ahead of the second period.
That's all for now. Thank you for following live coverage of this Premier League clash!
Villa will now be aiming to build on this victory when they travel to face Watford in two days' time, while the situation is now looking bleak for Norwich who must now try to bounce back when they make the trip to play Tottenham on Saturday.
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