Aston Villa will be looking to continue their rise up the Championship table when they travel to an out-of-sorts Norwich City on Tuesday night.

Steve Bruce’s side bounced back from a 2-0 defeat to Leeds United – the former Hull City boss’ first loss since he took the managerial reins in October – by beating one of his old clubs, Wigan Athletic, 1-0 at Villa Park at the weekend.

Meanwhile, despite starting the campaign in good form, the Canaries have fallen by the wayside in recent weeks – losing six of their last seven league matches.

However, Alex Neil’s men will surely take some confidence from the fact that they thrashed Brentford 5-0 in their last Championship match at Carrow Road.

Both sides have influential players in their ranks, so Football FanCast have taken a look at three key battles that will decide where this huge clash – which was a Premier League fixture last term – is won and lost…

Jonathan Kodjia vs Sebastien Bassong

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Despite having the likes of Rudy Gestede and Ross McCormack to choose from, Kodjia has been Bruce’s preferred choice in the striker’s position and he's certainly repaid the faith that's been shown in him.

The Ivory Coast international is the club’s top goalscorer in the Championship with seven league goals, but will face a physical battle when he comes up against Canaries centre-back Sebastien Bassong, who is known to be one of the toughest defenders in the division.

Jacob Murphy vs Jordan Amavi

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This could be one of the best battles in this fixture. Amavi is considered to be one of the top left-backs in the Championship while Murphy has been in exceptional form for the Canaries in his first season as a regular starter.

The 21-year-old winger has scored seven goals in all competitions for Alex Neil’s men and is the club’s top goalscorer.

Amavi, who likes to get forward, will need to be on his game defensively on Tuesday night.

Jack Grealish vs Jonny Howson

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Despite having some controversial moments in his short career so far, Grealish is starting to make a positive impression where it matters – on the pitch.

The 21-year-old scored the winning goal in the triumph against Wigan Athletic at the weekend and it was a stunner too.

The attacking midfielder smashed the ball into the top corner from 25 yards to net his third league goal of the season, and he will be closely watched by Norwich central midfielder Howson on Tuesday night.