FOOTBALL fans have been sent into a meltdown after Arsenal legend Alan Smith was bizarrely snapped sitting on FOUR CHAIRS at the Emirates. The Gunners icon, 59, was on on Sky Sports commentary duty for the club's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg loss to Liverpool in North London. Smith was bizarrely snapped sitting on a pile of at least four chairs at the Emirates But Smith - who stands at 6...Full Story »

Dundee United boss Tam Courts has a couple of concerns for the cinch Premiership game against St Mirren on Tuesday night.Liam Smith (knee) and Kai Fotheringham (ankle) are struggling for fitness.Carljohan Eriksson, the 26-year-old Finland goalkeeper who joined as a free agent from Swedish top-flight side Mjallby, is available.St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin was happy to reveal a much healthier squad ...Full Story »

Kal Naismith’s stunning goal in stoppage time saw Luton defeat Sky Bet Championship leaders Bournemouth 3-2 in a thrilling contest at Kenilworth Road.After leading 2-0 at the break and then seeing the Cherries hit back to level during the second period, it looked like the spoils would be shared until Naismith took aim from 20 yards and found the bottom corner.The visitors dominated the ear...Full Story »

Dean Smith admitted Norwich were “embroiled in a scrap” as Milot Rashica’s late winner secured a hard-fought 1-0 win at Charlton in the FA Cup third round.The Kosovo international struck with Norwich’s first goal since November 30 in the 79th minute after Charlton had dominated for large parts of the game.Half-time substitute Rashica, who had played a large part in the Ca...Full Story »

Ten-man Cambridge survived 27 minutes of stoppage time to claim a 0-0 draw with Portsmouth.Sam Smith’s red card meant the home side were on the back foot for much of the second half, but they held on to claim a first point in three games.The visitors should have led in the 20th minute when a low cross from Marcus Harness found Reeco Hackett-Fairchild in space, but he blazed his shot over t...Full Story »

Michael Smith scored a brace as Rotherham returned to winning ways and moved to the top of the table following a narrow 2-1 League One victory over Bolton.Smith moved onto 17 goals for the season in all competitions with his double either side of Eoin Doyle’s equaliser for the visitors.The Millers’ 21-game unbeaten run had been ended by Accrington on Boxing Day but the promotion-hope...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Dean Smith was left bemoaning individual errors as he admitted standards had “dropped massively” following a Boxing Day thrashing at the hands of Arsenal.A brace from Bukayo Saka either side of a rare Kieran Tierney strike had the Gunners on course for three points before a late Alexandre Lacazette penalty and a goal for substitute Emile Smith Rowe secured a comfor...Full Story »

Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe fired Arsenal to a 2-0 victory over West Ham and into the top four of the Premier League.Brazilian forward Martinelli, profiting from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s enforced absence from the squad with a rare run in the Gunners starting line-up, tucked in his second goal of the season early in the second half.And substitute Smith Rowe doubled the lead l...Full Story »

Dean Smith has admitted there should be a “magic number” for the amount of Covid-19 cases a club needs for a Premier League fixture to be called off after his depleted Norwich side suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa.The Canaries were without Lukas Rupp, Pierre Lees-Melou, Christos Tzolis and Josh Sargent due to coronavirus concerns in addition to several other squad members...Full Story »

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 »

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 »