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title: "Norwich 2-1 Aston Villa: Four things learned"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2018/10/24/norwich-2-1-aston-villa-four-things-learned/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Features & Analysis"
published: "2018-10-24T18:59:45Z"
modified: "2018-10-24T19:00:53Z"
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# Norwich 2-1 Aston Villa: Four things learned

Dean Smith lost for the first time as Aston Villa’s manager as they were beaten 2-1 by Norwich away from home.

Smith won his first game in charge against Swansea at the weekend, but his side were left wanting against Norwich – who controlled the game.

An own goal from Norwich midfielder Tom Trybull gave Villa a rather fortunate lead, before Jordan Rhodes scored twice in the second half to secure all three points for the host.

Here are four things we learned from the game…