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 »

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and defender Andy Robertson face late fitness tests ahead of the visit of Arsenal.The pair returned from international duty with minor issues and that has restricted their participation to recovery work away from the main squad.Forward Sadio Mane has recovered from the bruised ribs sustained playing for Senegal but boss Jurgen Klopp’s longer-term injury l...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 »

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 »

Charlton goalkeeper Stephen Henderson is set for his first appearance of the season for the visit of Havant and Waterlooville in the FA Cup.The 33-year-old has not featured since returning to the club in the summer following his release by Crystal Palace.Caretaker manager Johnnie Jackson plans to make full use of his squad for this game and the midweek Papa John’s Trophy match at Leyton Or...Full Story »

A late brace from Euan Henderson saw Alloa secure a dramatic 4-3 victory at cinch League One leaders Queen’s Park.After the hosts had replied to Kevin Cawley’s first-minute opener with Bob McHugh goals either side of the break, Craig Howie brought things back level by heading past Willie Muir in the 54th minute.Luca Connell then looked to have sealed three points for Queen’s Pa...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 »

Barnet continued their unbeaten run under caretaker boss Dean Brennan with a 1-1 draw at King’s Lynn.The Bees had won one and drawn one since Harry Kewell was sacked and they made a good start in Norfolk.Joe Widdowson put them ahead in the fourth minute, turning home Rob Hall’s corner.But the hosts levelled midway through the first half as Michael Clunan fired home from the edge of t...Full Story »

Boss Dean Smith admitted he is unsure if Emi Buendia and Emi Martinez will join Argentina for international duty, despite the Premier League’s refusal to release players.Forward Buendia scored his first Villa goal since his record £33million move from Norwich to cancel out Ivan Toney’s opener and earn a 1-1 draw with Brentford.The uncapped 24-year-old and goalkeeper Martinez ha...Full Story »

A debut goal for Callum McManaman gave Tranmere a 1-0 opening-day win over Walsall.The former Premier League winger struck midway through the second half to give Micky Mellon’s side a deserved win.McManaman also had Rovers’ best moment of a goalless first half as fellow new signing Emmanuel Dieseruvwe played him through on goal, only to be denied by a perfectly-timed tackle from Mann...Full Story »

The striker, 31, is on trial with Real Mallorca in his bid to return to the game after 17 months without a team. Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson caught up with each other in Spain And dropping by on his holidays after playing for England at Euro 2020 was Liverpool captain Henderson. The 31-year-old posed with his old pal in the Mallorcan capital of Palma for a picture posted on Sturri...Full Story »

Jordan Henderson praised his England team-mates for bouncing back to beat Denmark and reach the Euro 2020 final but warned "we haven't achieved anything yet". The Three Lions came from behind to see off Denmark 2-1 after extra time as Harry Kane slotted home the rebound from his saved penalty to put England into their first major final in 55 years. Gareth Southgate's side had to recover from...Full Story »

Jordan Henderson has spoken out after England fans booed the players taking the knee before kick-off in their recent friendlies. Booing players taking the knee before kick off will only make England players fight harder against the racist bigots. Jordan Henderson was on the bench when the gesture was met with jeers by a section of the crowd on Sunday for a second time at the Riverside in a week...Full Story »

The Liverpool captain is still on the comeback trail after groin surgery and the Three Lions boss is taking no chances with his recoveryGareth Southgate has given an update on Jordan Henderson's fitness ahead of England's Euro 2020 opener against Croatia. Henderson has been out of action since undergoing successful surgery on a groin injury in February, but was still included in Southgate's f...Full Story »