Benteke brace does damage

Aston Villa 4 Norwich 1

The visitors went ahead inside just three minutes through Wes Hoolahan but Villa produced a superb response after 25 minutes when Ron Vlaar crossed into the box for Benteke who controlled on his chest before acrobatically firing home with his back to goal.

The Belgium international netted his second two minutes later with a header from a corner before a third from Leandro Bacuna and a Sebastien Bassong own goal put Villa out of sight by the break. “We started really bad and made some changes and got the first goal and it was good for the team,” he said. “Since we scored the first goal we really showed some good football and some good character as well.”