Jordan Ayew curls one towards the right corner - but Declan Rudd takes care of it. And that's the last touch of the game! All over at Carrow Road.

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Last throw of the dice for Villa. A free-kick about 20 yards out...

Tempers flare. Both skippers go into the book after a melee. Time running out.

Five minutes of stoppage time. Five minutes for Villa to produce a miracle.

And that is Dieumerci Mbokani's final contribution. The Norwich striker is given a standing ovation as he leaves the Carrow Road pitch moments after scoring. Cameron Jerome is given a run-out.

Alan Hutton has put in a shift up and down that Villa right flank. But unfortunately for him and his team there haven't been any moments of quality to influence this game. He shins out for a goal-kick...

Time to shore things up for the hosts. Gary O'Neil comes on for Graham Dorrans in the heart of the Canaries midfield.

Less than 10 minutes for Norwich to hang on for a potentially priceless win. Less than 10 minutes for Villa to salvage something.

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Final throw of the tactical dice for Aston Villa. On comes Jack Grealish, off goes Jordan Veretout.

Villa substitute Adama Traore smartly tricks his way inside the challenge of Canaries left-back Robbie Brady when he cuts in from the right touchline, flashing a shot past the near post with the aid of a deflection.

Micah Richards can't head the resulting set-piece at goal. And that's despite using a Norwich defender as a climbing frame.

A second Norwich goal would ease the lingering tension at Carrow Road. Nathan Redmond hopes he can be that man as he stands over a 25-yard free-kick. But his effort lacks either the pace or the accuracy to trouble Villa keeper Brad Guzan.

The ball is knocked up towards the Norwich six-yard box by Jordan Veretout. But the Canaries defence see that one coming from a mile. They head clear and, after a bit of pinball, eventually hack clear.

Right, here's a chance. Possibly. Villa free-kick about 40 yards out towards the right touchline. The big lads from the back join Rudy Gestede in the mixer to provide some aerial threat....

By my reckoning, we've not had a shot on target for about 20 minutes. That must change if Villa are to save their skins this afternoon - and possibly this season. No sign of a leveller though...

Time for Aston Villa to go direct. On trots lanky striker Rudy Gestede in place of Leandro Bacuna. Expect a lot of high crosses into the Norwich box in the last 20 or so minutes...

Adama Traore has breathed fresh life into the Villa side. The winger twice dances into space in the right channel of the Norwich box, only to fail to find a claret and blue shirt with his dinks from the byline.

Ciaran Clark has been pretty steady this afternoon - then the Villa centre-back makes an almighty mess, losing the ball close to the halfway line.

Norwich have two on two as they pour forward, but Dieumerci Mbokani is dispossessed on the edge of the area by a desperate Clark. Perfectly timed tackle - and it had to be.

Pass. Pass. Pass. Possession lost.

That pretty much sums up Aston Villa today. Neat and tidy around midfield, but no attacking punch.

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Ryan Bennett was one of the aforementioned yellow and green shirts that tried to wipe out Jordan Ayew. (Think a failed Benjamin Massing-esque attempt on Claudio Caniggia at World Cup Italia 90.) The Norwich man sees a yellow card wafted in his face.