Player ratings for both Norwich City and Aston Villa following their Premier League clash.

• Norwich City:

7 John Ruddy: One-man barrier at times in the first period. Quieter shift after the interval.

6 Russell Martin: Grew into the contest. Auxilliary attacking option in the second period.

6 Michael Turner: One block on Christian Benteke prevented a certain goal. Exposed on the winner.

5 Sebastien Bassong: Injury-curtailed shift. Paid for an attempted offside call on goal. Struggled with Benteke.

6 Javier Garrido: Peach of a late cross should have brought the equaliser. Nullified Aleksandar Tonev.

7 Leroy Fer: Dawdled once in the first half and nearly paid a price. Vision and thrust from central areas.

6 Jonny Howson: Saw plenty of the ball. Looked an effective counter-point in tandem with Leroy Fer.

6 Robert Snodgrass: Missed penalty, carved out two chances for van Wolfswinkel. Crossing awry after the break.

6 Johan Elmander: Plenty of toil and work off the ball. Not offering anything in an attacking threat.

6 Nathan Redmond: Teed up van Wolfswinkel in the first period. Promise but little sustained end product.

6 Ricky van Wolfswinkel: Judged on goals and it was another misfiring day that could have been so different.

Subs: Ryan Bennett (for Bassong) , Gary Hooper (for Elmander) , Anthony Pilkington (for Redmond)

• Aston Villa:

8 Brad Guzan: Out-witted Robert Snodgrass on the penalty. Adjusted superbly to deny Gary Hooper.

7 Leandro Bacuna: Fine athlete. Matched Nathan Redmond for pace. Strong in the tackle.

6 Ron Vlaar: Good tussle with Ricky van Wolfswinkel. One late block denied his Dutch compatriot.

7 Ciaran Clark: Commanding display after his first team elevation. Recovered strongly from penalty.

5 Antonio Luna: Routinely over-run in the second period with the adventure of Russell Martin.

5 Aleksandar Tonev: Careless in possession. Offered little protection to Leandro Bacuna.

6 Karim El Ahmadi: Admirable discipline to sit during a second half spent largely on the back foot.

6 Fabian Delph: Ran the show at Carrow Road last time. This time had serious competition in Leroy Fer.

6 Andreas Weimann: Less effective than in recent visits to Carrow Road. Led break-outs late on.

7 Gabby Agbonlahor: Forced off with an ankle problem. Assist for the goal. Creator of first half mayhem.

6 Christian Benteke: Thankfully for City succumbed to injury. Denied once by Michael Turner. Powerhouse.

Subs: Nicklas Helenius (for Agbonlahor) 5, Yacouba Sylla (for Tonev) 5, Libor Kozak (for Benteke) 7