Norwich City vs Aston Villa Preview

September 20, 2013
By: Deke Hardman

Christian Benteke

This weekend’s Premier League action kicks off in Norfolk as Norwich City welcome former manager Paul Lambert and his Aston Villa to Carrow Road.

The hosts go in to the game on the back of their 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, a result which saw them slip to fifteenth place, though victory here could fire them into the top half.

Manager Chris Hughton could hand summer signing Gary Hooper a debut, after he recovered from a shin problem though Elliot Bennett and Ryan Bennett are both side-lined with knee injuries.

Former Celtic man Hooper is 8.0 (7/1) with Bet Victor to open the scoring, with Ricky van Wolfswinkel available at the same price with the same firm, while Nathan Redmond is intriguingly priced at 13.0 (12/1).

The Canaries are 2.45 (29/20) to take all three points with Bet Victor, who offer a price of 3.4 (12/5) for the draw, while Villa are a 3.2 (11/5) shot with Bet 365.

Three straight defeats have seen the visitors plummet dangerously close to the relegation zone.

Their latest loss came at the hands of Newcastle United; a game which saw defender Jores Okore taken off after just thirty minutes with a knee injury that looks set to rule him out for the rest of the season.

Ciaran Clark is likely to come in for Okore, while Nathan Baker has recovered from the injury he sustained in the opening day victory over Arsenal.

Top scorer Christian Benteke is favourite to get the first goal of the game at 6.0 (5/1), while Gabriel Agbonlahor is a 9.5 (17/2) chance with Bet 365.

Villa were the last away side to win at Carrow Road, with Agbonlahor scoring either side of a Grant Holt penalty in last season’s corresponding fixture, while the Midlands side also emerged victorious in their League Cup quarter final tie back in December.

Bet Victor offer generous odds of 12.0 (11/1) for another 2-1 away win, while you can back Villa to win with Benteke to get on the score-sheet at 5.0 (4/1) with Betfred.

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