Swansea are without Leroy Fer as Derby seek to take a giant step towards securing a Sky Bet Championship play-off place.Fer will miss Swansea’s final two games of the season and may not play for the club again as he is out of contract this summer.The injury-plagued Dutch midfielder suffered a knee strain during the Easter Monday win at Ipswich, his fourth setback of the season following a ...Full Story »

Martin Olsson believes West Ham's feeble form presents an opportunity for Swansea to boost their Premier League survival prospects. Swansea dropped into the relegation zone after Wednesday's 3-1 home defeat to Tottenham and they have now picked up only one point from four games. West Ham's form has been even poorer with five successive defeats sparking relegation fears and raising doubts over ...Full Story »

Norwich ground out a hard-fought 3-1 win over a battling Burton side to move to the top of the Championship table for the first time this season. A well-taken first-half effort from left back Martin Olsson put the Canaries ahead at the break, only for the Brewers to hit back seconds after the restart through Lucas Akins. But the hosts restored their advantage from the kick-off through Jacob Mu...Full Story »

Martin Olsson and John Ruddy have been ruled out of Norwich's Sky Bet Championship clash with Bristol City at Carrow Road. Defender Olsson was withdrawn in the first half of Saturday's goalless draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday with a hamstring injury. Goalkeeper Ruddy was replaced by Michael McGovern at half-time having picked up a groin problem, with the Northern Ireland international now ...Full Story »

Norwich's promotion challenge continued to gather pace as they downed Wolves 2-0 at Carrow Road to make it three straight wins in the Sky Bet Championship. Goals in either half from Bradley Johnson and Lewis Grabban earned the Canaries a deserved success as the side immediately below them in the table offered no real threat all afternoon. In contrast, Alex Neil's in-form side are now back in t...Full Story »

Norwich will host Bournemouth without defender Martin Olsson in their squad due a family bereavement. Javier Garrido (hamstring) and Gary O'Neil (leg) face fitness tests after missing the Capital One Cup win over Crawley but City bolstered their squad this week with the capture of Falkirk's exciting youngster, Conor McGrandles. The 18-year-old midfielder, who made his debut for the Bairns at t...Full Story »

Norwich will continue to be without midfielder Jonny Howson and striker Gary Hooper for their Sky Bet Championship clash with Watford at Carrow Road. Howson suffered medial knee ligament damage in pre-season while Hooper continues to recover from a calf injury. Defender Martin Olsson is banned following his dismissal in the 1-0 defeat at Wolves, with his absence possibly being extended after h...Full Story »

Sweden defender Martin Olsson is joining Norwich City on a four-year deal from Championship side Blackburn Rovers, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Norwich announced on their website that left back Olsson was set to sign for an undisclosed fee, subject to paperwork being completed. Local media put the fee at 2.5 million pounds ($3.74 million). "We're delighted with the addition of Ma...Full Story »

Martin Olsson could return to the Blackburn starting XI for Monday's Barclays Premier League clash with Wigan at Ewood Park. Olsson has been on the bench for Rovers' last three games due to a niggling groin complaint but manager Steve Kean says the problem has settled down. Bradley Orr (Achilles) will be assessed ahead of kick-off and fellow defender Grant Hanley (knee) remains sidelined. Kea...Full Story »

West Brom banished fears of relegation from the Barclays Premier League and pushed Blackburn closer to the drop as Martin Olsson's own goal and second-half efforts from Marc-Antoine Fortune and Liam Ridgewell earned the Baggies three points in a 3-0 win at the Hawthorns. Olsson sliced his clearance past Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson for the opener after seven minutes before Fortune and Ridgew...Full Story »