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Kodjia scores as Aston Villa finish regular Championship season in defeat

Jonathan Kodjia was on target as Aston Villa fell to a late 2-1 defeat against Norwich City in the Championship finale.

With Tammy Abraham still out through injury, the 29-year-old striker continued to fill in his stead.

His 14th-minute equaliser, after Teemu Pukki opened the scoring in the seventh minute, looked to be enough for Villa to stretch their positive run to 13 games, having yet to lose a match in their last 12 outings.

In the 86th minute, however, Mario Vrancic scored the winner for the visiting Norwich side.

The season-ending loss to the league champions, however, had no effect on Villa's play-off chances, with 76 points from 46 games enough to pin down a fifth position in the log.