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Aston Villa Recover To Hit Norwich

 

Aston Villa recovered from conceding an early goal to blitz Norwich in the first half as they won 4-1 to climb to 11th.

Sunday’s result saw Villa move seven points clear of danger as Paul Lambert inflicted a damaging defeat on his former club, who are 15th in the table and four points above the drop zone.

Wes Hoolahan’s third-minute strike for the Canaries was cancelled out by Christian Benteke in spectacular style on 25 minutes and within two minutes, the Belgium striker had netted again with his ninth Premier League goal of the season.

Leandro Bacuna then got in on the act before Sebastien Bassong put through his own net before the half-time whistle. There was little to report from the second half as Villa held firm in front of a low crowd of 30,303 to record only their fourth home league win of the campaign.

Villa are next in action on March 15 when they entertain title hopefuls Chelsea, while Norwich host Stoke next Saturday.