Reece Smith’s winning goal ensured Maidenhead secured back-to-back wins with a 2-1 home victory against Eastleigh.The visitors had a chance in the opening stages when Charlie Carter’s shot was blocked and the midfielder had a header saved by goalkeeper Dan Gyollai.The Magpies took the lead in the 28th minute, however, when Ashley Nathaniel-George played in a corner and Emile Acquah w...Full Story »

Tommy Smith and Emyr Huws are pushing for inclusion for Sky Bet League Two basement dwellers Colchester in Saturday’s clash with Doncaster.Smith has been included in the last two squads after missing the whole season so far with a foot injury and will hope for some minutes while Huws has been sidelined for more than three months with an ankle problem but has played for the under-21s.Kwesi ...Full Story »

Head coach Dean Brennan was delighted with his side’s character after 10-man Barnet overcame a Sam Woods red card to beat Chelmsford 1-0 in the Emirates FA Cup first-round replay.Despite half-time substitute Woods receiving his marching orders for a lunge on Louis Dunne in the 64th minute, the Bees booked a date with Accrington thanks to Idris Kanu’s 74th-minute header.“I wasn&...Full Story »

Birmingham defender Harlee Dean is a doubt for the visit of Sunderland.Dean scored Birmingham’s second goal in their 2-1 win at Stoke last weekend, but picked up a calf injury and missed the midweek draw with Swansea.Przemyslaw Placheta (shin) and Marc Roberts (hamstring) are expected to be out until after the World Cup, although Roberts returned to training at the end of October.Nico Gord...Full Story »

Bristol City are again set to be without Kal Naismith for Lincoln’s Carabao Cup visit to Ashton Gate.Naismith has not played for over a month because of a calf injury and no timescale has been put on his return.Robins boss Nigel Pearson plans to rest some regulars during a busy Sky Bet Championship programme and Tomas Kalas (knee) could be available after returning to training last week.De...Full Story »

Stoke slumped to a fourth Sky Bet Championship defeat in five games after going down 2-1 at home to Birmingham.The visiting Blues notched an early opener when Scott Hogan pickpocketed a napping Phil Jagielka before slotting home.A fixture low on quality sparked into life around the hour mark when Harlee Dean nodded in his first goal since April 2021.The Potters, who have won four of Alex Neil&rs...Full Story »

Bristol City are again set to be without Kal Naismith for Lincoln’s Carabao Cup visit to Ashton Gate.Naismith has not played for over a month because of a calf injury and no timescale has been put on his return.Robins boss Nigel Pearson plans to rest some regulars during a busy Sky Bet Championship programme and Tomas Kalas (knee) could be available after returning to training last week.De...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Dean Smith hit out at the standard of Championship refereeing after being forced to settle for a goalless draw in their clash with QPR at Carrow Road.Smith felt the Canaries should have been awarded a penalty midway through the second half when Ben Gibson went down in the area under a challenge from Sam Field as a corner came over.“I thought it was a stonewall penalty,&r...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Dean Smith spoke of his relief after watching his side beat Stoke 3-1 at Carrow Road to end a run of six Championship games without a win.Two goals from on-loan Aston Villa midfielder Aaron Ramsey and another from substitute Gabriel Sara secured a much-needed win for the hosts.The edginess in the crowd was palpable as the Canaries struggled in the first half, and Smith admitte...Full Story »

Bristol City will be without Tomas Kalas and Kal Naismith for the visit of Swansea on Saturday.Defender Naismith has been out since the start of the month with a calf injury and though Kalas is nearing a return from a long-term knee injury, neither will be available to face the Swans.Boss Nigel Pearson confirmed there are “one or two” players suffering from illness heading into the w...Full Story »

Norwich manager Dean Smith questioned the penalty which sent Burnley top of the Championship and condemned his team to a sixth successive game without a win.Canaries skipper Grant Hanley had stuck out an elbow to intercept Manuel Benson’s cross with eight minutes left and Jay Rodriguez converted, just when it seemed the visitors might hold out for a point.But Smith said his player Sam McCa...Full Story »

Dean Henderson appeared to give Liverpool fans the middle finger at full time Manchester United loanee Dean Henderson appeared to give Liverpool fans the middle finger after helping Nottingham Forest to a huge win at the City Ground. Taiwo Awoniyi scored the only goal of the game just after half time, but it was Henderson who stole the headlines both during and after the match. The 25-year-old...Full Story »

Dean Smith blamed a sub-standard first-half performance for Norwich’s failure to end the weekend at the Championship summit.The Canaries would have gone above Burnley and Sheffield United had they won but instead lost 2-1 at Watford, who moved up from 17th to 10th thanks to goals in the first 31 minutes through Imran Louza and Keinan Davis.Josh Sargent pulled one back directly before half-...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Dean Smith was disappointed that his side failed to beat Reading once they had taken an early second-half lead in their 1-1 Championship draw at the SCL Stadium.Reading went closest to breaking the first-half deadlock, with an Andy Carroll header well saved by City goalkeeper Tim Krul and Jeff Hendrick grazing a post with a long-range effort.Skipper Grant Hanley gave Norwich a...Full Story »

Manager Dean Smith insists there is even more to come from Norwich after they beat Blackpool 1-0 for a seventh win in eight games.Teemu Pukki’s clinical first-half finish was enough for the Canaries to secure victory in an end-to-end encounter at Bloomfield Road.Smith’s side have started superbly in their bid for a third successive Championship promotion but he believes they can stil...Full Story »

MK Dons are back from a two-week break at home to Peterborough after international call-ups saw their last Sky Bet League One game at Lincoln postponed.Matt Smith – who started Wales’ 2-1 Nations League defeat to Belgium – Daniel Oyegoke, Dawson Devoy and Joshua Kayode have all returned to Liam Manning’s squad after being away on international duty.Josh McEachran is also ...Full Story »

Michael Smith scored an 89th-minute equaliser as Sheffield Wednesday came from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw against League One leaders Ipswich.Kayden Jackson’s strike and Dominic Iorfa’s own goal put the visitors in control before Wednesday hit back through George Byers and Smith in the last 15 minutes.Wednesday threatened to get off to a great start when, with Ipswich goalkee...Full Story »

Norwich coach Dean Smith was more pleased with the result than the performance after watching his side edge past Bristol City 3-2 at Carrow Road.A sixth successive Championship win consolidated the Canaries’ second position in the table, but they made hard work of it after going 2-0 up early on and Smith admitted his side were below their best against what he labelled brave opponents.&ldqu...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Dean Smith has no fresh selection concerns ahead of the visit of Bristol City as his side chase a sixth straight Sky Bet Championship win.Republic of Ireland forward Adam Idah had already been ruled out of last week’s trip to Burnley, which was postponed following the death of the Queen, as he needed further exploratory surgery on a knee problem.Midfielder Liam Gibbs (an...Full Story »

Head coach Dean Smith felt Norwich were good value for their 3-0 victory over Coventry as his side made it five straight Championship wins which took them to the summit.The Canaries will lose top spot if Sheffield United win at Hull on Sunday but that took none of the gloss off the result for Smith after goals from Teemu Pukki, Josh Sargent and Kieran Dowell.He said: “It’s never easy...Full Story »