Preview: Norwich v Southampton

It's a first as Smith faces Saints for second match in a row

18 Nov 2021
Dean Smith
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Dean Smith will take charge of his first Premier League fixture as Norwich City head coach, while his last match with Aston Villa was also against Southampton. He’ll be the first manager to face an opponent in consecutive Premier League encounters in the same season but with different clubs. 

Norwich earned their first win in 21 Premier League contests with their victory at Brentford last time out. The Canaries last won back-to-back top-flight matches in April 2016. 

Southampton have lost just two of their last 15 matches against Norwich in all competitions (W7 D6), winning their last three in a row; they last won four consecutively against the Canaries between 1956 and 1958. 

Ralph Hasenhuttl's side have won three of their last four Premier League matches (D1), as many as they had in their previous 18 in the competition (D5 L10). Southampton are looking to secure three consecutive league wins for the first time since November 2020.

Match officials

Referee: Martin Atkinson. Assistants: Dan Cook, Richard West. Fourth official: Matthew Donohue. VAR: John Brooks. Assistant VAR: Matthew Wilkes.

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