Aston Villa inflicted more misery on old boss Dean Smith after goals by Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins consigned Norwich to a 2-0 defeat at Carrow Road.Sacked by the Midlands club in November, Smith was looking to get one over his former side and boost the Canaries’ survival hopes but the hosts suffered a third Premier League defeat in a row.Ramsey, who had been given his Villa debut by th...Full Story »

Hearts duo Liam Boyce and Michael Smith have recovered from knocks ahead of the visit of Rangers in the cinch Premiership on Sunday.Midfielder Beni Baningime remains out with a knee injury.However, boss Robbie Neilson hopes to have him back before the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian in the new year.Ryan Jack has been ruled out of the trip to Gorgie.The Gers midfielder, who recently returned fr...Full Story »

Arsenal could have Emile Smith Rowe back in contention for the visit of Southampton after the England international returned to training on Thursday.Bernd Leno is being assessed ahead of the game after suffering a groin problem in training last week.Gabriel Martinelli is fit and available after being substituted against Everton on Monday while Sead Kolasinac (ankle) has returned to outdoor train...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED ace Dean Henderson is being eyed by Ajax, who want to sign him on loan in January. According to the Manchester Evening News, talks between the Dutch champions and United were held while former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was still in charge. Manchester United ace Dean Henderson is being eyed by Ajax ahead of the January transfer window Credit: AFP Reports from the Netherlan...Full Story »

A brace from Harry Smith plus a strike by Omar Beckles and a penalty by Aaron Drinan put Leyton Orient into the third round of the FA Cup after a 4-0 win over Tranmere at Brisbane Road.The Londoners were rewarded for a totally dominant first-half performance with a two-goal lead at the interval.They took the lead after 22 minutes when Hector Kyprianou produced a defence-splitting pass for Smith ...Full Story »

Michael Smith’s 15th goal of the season saw Rotherham edge past National League Stockport to take their place in the third round of the FA Cup.The 1-0 triumph also saw the Millers extend their unbeaten club record run to an 18th game, although they were pushed all the way in a tight contest.Buoyed by a raucous travelling army of 2,300 supporters, Stockport belied their position 55 places b...Full Story »

Dean Smith felt Norwich’s performance in the goalless draw with Wolves was an improvement on their win against Southampton.New boss Smith’s tenure got off to a winning start with a 2-1 home victory against Southampton last weekend and it was followed up by a significant point against a top-half Wolves team.The Canaries had just one victory to their name when Smith replaced Daniel Far...Full Story »

Dean Smith called on Norwich and their supporters to turn Carrow Road into a fortress after they secured a second Premier League win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Southampton.Goals from Teemu Pukki and captain Grant Hanley on his 30th birthday saw the Canaries make it back-to-back triumphs after they also beat Brentford two weeks ago in what proved Daniel Farke’s last match in char...Full Story »

Dean Smith started his Norwich tenure with three points after Grant Hanley’s 79th-minute header earned a 2-1 victory at home to Southampton.The result made it back-to-back triumphs for the Canaries, who moved off the bottom of the Premier League table after Teemu Pukki had cancelled out Che Adams’ early opener for the visitors.Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy was at fault for Hanley&r...Full Story »

New Norwich boss Dean Smith has no major injury headaches ahead of the Premier League clash against Southampton. Sam Byram is set to make a major step forward in putting his injury nightmare behind him by playing for the under-23s on Friday but the full-back, who has not played first-team football for 20 months, is still some way off a return. Christoph Zimmermann remains out following ankle...Full Story »

Rotherham will be without suspended striker Michael Smith for the visit of Cambridge.Smith, who has scored 13 goals in the last 16 games, is serving a one-match ban for picking up five yellow cards.Jamie Lindsay (hamstring) and Joe Mattock (ankle) are fit again and could come into contention.Angus MacDonald is a long-term absentee and will not be returning any time soon.Lloyd Jones is set to mis...Full Story »

Although it has come at the expense of one of his potential team-mates pulling out of England's next two fixtures, Emile Smith Rowe will surely take his maiden international call-up however it's come about. The Arsenal star has been in sensational form for the Gunners this season, and it was only going to be a matter of time before Gareth Southgate gave him his Three Lions bow. It was a stra...Full Story »

Arsenal go into the international break fifth in the Premier League after Emile Smith Rowe hit the only goal of the game to see off 10-man Watford.Smith Rowe has hit three in his last three league games and has five in eight across all competitions with his second-half strike here enough to earn a 1-0 win at the Emirates Stadium, with Juraj Kucka sent of for the visitors late on.Smith Rowe&rsquo...Full Story »

Dean Smith is confident he can turn around Aston Villa’s fortunes if he is afforded time.Villa slumped to a fifth straight defeat as Adam Armstrong’s early strike was enough for Southampton to earn a 1-0 win at St Mary’s on Friday night.If results go against Smith’s side this weekend they could go into the international break in the Premier League bottom three.The 50-year...Full Story »

Adam Armstrong’s early strike was enough for Southampton to earn three points against Aston Villa and inflict a fifth consecutive loss to increase pressure on manager Dean Smith.Villa have not collected a single point since winning at Manchester United on September 25 and this 1-0 reverse will only fan the flames of speculation regarding Smith’s position.The travelling supporters at ...Full Story »

Rotherham leapfrogged fellow promotion hopefuls Sunderland with a stunning 5-1 victory.Michael Smith and Freddie Ladapo’s doubles alongside Michael Ihiekwe’s header sealed the Millers the points over Lee Johnson’s 10 men following Aiden McGeady’s second-half dismissal.Rotherham took a 10th-minute lead, with Smith heading into the far corner after a clever pass from Ladapo...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praised Emile Smith Rowe for changing his lifestyle and improving his game after he put in a man-of-the-match performance in Friday’s win over Aston Villa.The Gunners were the better side throughout and thoroughly deserved their 3-1 victory.Thomas Partey got the ball rolling with his first Arsenal goal before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doubled the lead on the strok...Full Story »

Luton manager Nathan Jones will be without the suspended Kal Naismith for the visit of Hull.Naismith picked up his fifth booking of the season in the midweek draw at Derby and will serve a one-game ban.The yellow card was partly behind Jones’s decision to substitute both Naismith and Jordan Clark after just half an hour at Pride Park, with Fred Onyedinma and Admiral Muskwe coming on and th...Full Story »

Bournemouth are set to continue to be without Adam Smith for the visit of Huddersfield in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.The full-back is set for another two weeks on the sidelines and has not played since before the international break.New signing Robbie Brady is also unlikely to be included in the matchday squad.Philip Billing should be available to play after he was substituted during h...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith branded his side’s collapse “a travesty” after Wolves struck three times in the final 10 minutes to claim a staggering 3-2 derby win.Ruben Neves’ deflected injury-time free-kick snatched the points for the visitors after a stunning comeback from 2-0 down.Romain Saiss and Conor Coady hauled Wolves level after Danny Ings and John McGinn looked to...Full Story »