Aston Villa vs Norwich

Ayew starts his suspension against the Canaries at Villa Park on Saturday after being sent off in the 2-0 defeat at West Ham on Tuesday.

There were three Brummies in the Villa line-up.

Norwich City’s on-loan striker Dieumerci Mbokani sealed a 2-0 Premier League win against Aston Villa in December.

“For a long time we have been playing that way. Yes, he will be fined”, Garde said.

“Back to back wins will be crucial, and if they can do that I think they will be able to drag some other teams into the fight”. He behaves badly on the pitch, but then he behaved the way he has to after that. A little bit during the game, but this frustration has grown in the previous weeks with the results and the way we were not winning games.

‘I wouldn’t like if we summed up Jordan from this stupid behaviour.

Having thrown away two-goal leads three times already this season, a nervous Villa took their foot off the gas allowing Norwich several opportunities to find a way back into the game.

The hosts are ten points adrift of safety, a gap which will close to seven with a win this weekend, but their goal difference of -22 – the worst in the Premier League – represents another obstacle to overcome. It’s just like the old days!!! The England under-21 forward labelled that spell “terrible”, a comment he later retracted with an apology. Andre Ayew’s straight red midweek will mean that Villa are also without their top scorer and arguably their best player. It is a big game but we have had a lot of them this season.

19′ – SAVE! Mbokani collects the ball around 25 yards from goal and, in space, tries his luck but his shot is watched all the way by Bunn who makes a good stop. “You always have to have a plan in place and we made it clear the summer was disappointing for us, but now we have managed to add players”.