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Norwich City head coach Dean Smith is looking to become the first manager to beat Aston Villa in the Premier League after previously taking charge of them in the competition. There have been eight attempts (D2 L6), with Smith (one match), Martin O’Neill (two) and Ron Atkinson (five) all failing. 

Aston Villa have won seven of their last eight Premier League meetings with Norwich, with the exception being a 2-0 defeat at Carrow Road in December 2015. 

Teemu Pukki has been involved in 59 per cent of Norwich’s 22 Premier League goals this season (10 goals and three assists), the highest share of any player. However, just 30 per cent of his league goals this term have come away from home (3/10). 

Villa’s Emiliano Buendía could become the sixth player to score a Premier League goal against Norwich having previously played for them in the competition, after Chris Sutton, Efan EkoJC, Ruel Fox, Harry Kane and Nathan Redmond. 

Match officials

Referee: John Brooks. Assistants: Adam Nunn, Wade Smith. Fourth official: Martin Atkinson. VAR: Lee Mason. Assistant VAR: Stuart Burt.