Norwich manager Dean Smith praised the discipline of his players after a hard-fought away win over Swansea lifted them to fourth in the Championship.Teemu Pukki scored inside the opening minute before Norwich showed their defensive solidity to repel everything the Swans could throw at them.After a six-game winless streak, Norwich have now won three out of their last five and lost just once.It wa...Full Story »

MK Dons will have midfielder Matt Smith available for the Sky Bet League One match against Fleetwood.Smith was part of Wales’ World Cup squad in Qatar, although he did not play in any of the three group games.Midfielder Darragh Burns will be assessed after he limped out of last weekend’s draw against Burton in the first half with an ankle problem.Captain Dean Lewington also faces a f...Full Story »

Two late goals from substitute Michael Smith gave Sheffield Wednesday a 2-1 win over Mansfield Town in the second round of the FA Cup.The Stags started much the better of the two sides, with early chances falling to Lucas Akins and Hiram Boateng.Mansfield took a deserved lead on 34 minutes when George Lapslie calmly converted Kellan Gordon’s cross from the right.Stephen Quinn had a great c...Full Story »

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 »

Gary Rowett insists Zian Flemming has Premier League quality after his star player bagged a hat-trick in Millwall’s 4-2 win at Preston.Flemming, a club-record signing from Fortuna Sittard in June, struck twice in the first 20 minutes, including a fierce 20-yard free-kick, to put the Lions 2-0 ahead.Andrew Hughes and Ched Evans brought Preston level before half-time, but Flemming competed h...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 »

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 »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett believes the energy levels his team showed throughout the game against West Brom are what allowed them to snatch a 2-1 win in the closing stages.Rowett insists he is not looking at the Sky Bet Championship table following the Lions’ fourth win in a row, which lifted them up to fifth after they came from behind against the struggling Baggies.They were given the ...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 »

Gary Rowett hailed Millwall’s first away Championship win of the season – a 2-1 success at Bristol City – as a huge psychological boost.The visitors took a 44th-minute lead when Tom Bradshaw fired home after his header was well saved by Max O’Leary, only for City to strike back through Shaun Hutchinson turning a 71st-minute cross from substitute Cameron Pring into his own...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 »

Doncaster will be without Tommy Rowe and Jon Taylor for Saturday’s home game against Crawley.Both players sustained hamstring injuries in last week’s home defeat to Swindon, with Taylor forced off in his first game for 10 months after recovering from an ankle injury.Joseph Olowu (groin), Ben Close (IT band) and Aidan Barlow are all in contention for a return to league action after st...Full Story »

Gary Rowett believes Zian Flemming can mould Millwall into genuine promotion contenders after the Lions clinched a crucial 2-1 win against Blackpool at the Den.Dutch attacker Flemming, who joined the club from Fortuna Sittard in the summer, opened the scoring in the first half before Benik Afobe grabbed the winner for the hosts.Arsenal loanee Charlie Patino had levelled for the Tangerines but th...Full Story »