Four straight defeats and a 4-1 thumping by West Ham, albeit a harsh scoreline given the flow of the game, have left Smith feeling the heat, and Villa teetering three points above the drop and level with Watford, one of two teams to have already sacked their manager.
There's no problems in the final third but at the back things are going downhill. This isn't a one-off either.
Even the usually unflappable Thiago Silva looked a little bit chaotic in his defending and when Cesar Azpilicueta was replaced, he looked like a defender that had been given the run around.
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Wiegman had said results would not be the only measure of England's progression since her arrival but this victory will only further highlight the improvements they have made in the last six months.
Analysis: Dyche departs as a Burnley legendSky Sports' Nick Wright: When Sean Dyche was appointed at Turf Moor in October 2012, he inherited a side sitting 14th in the Championship table having conceded the most goals in the division.
But the big decisions are in attack and while there has been a reluctance to pick Edinson Cavani alongside Cristiano Ronaldo so far, that needs to change too.
“In principle, we believe that Leo is good,” he told a press conference. “Leo wants to play and I want him to play.”
Arsenal hung on in the end, surviving five minutes of stoppage time after Moussa Sissoko had reduced their advantage late on, but Arteta's eagerness to focus on the flaws in their performance shows he knows there is a long way to go in the race for a Champions League finish.
Hall certainly seems to have picked up on how to contribute in the final third, with his tally of six goals and seven assists in 25 youth-team games this season proof of what the England U18 international can do when played further forward.
Former Red Devils captain Keane was baffled by the selection, with the Irishman adamant the 36-year-old forward remains the best player at Old Trafford.
There are other areas of the squad that Guardiola, like all managers, needs to consider, such as whether some players are getting too little game time and whether other positions have enough cover.
His streak of goal-scoring form helped Liverpool win a sixth European title in 2019 and end a 30-year wait for the domestic league title the following season.
Sport reported on Saturday that several top teams are interested and that Chelsea are the leading candidates to lure him away from Camp Nou.
Kurt Zouma is the latest casualty after suffering a hamstring tendon injury during Saturday's 3-2 win over Chelsea, a major blow for Moyes after fellow centre-half Angelo Ogbonna was ruled out for the season.
But the day and this occasion was about Everton. To go again Saturday morning against a team that's fresh and full of quality was excellent.
The midfield orchestrator, the Italian was at the heart of everything positive for Pochettino's side.
Have you ever moaned about a long journey back from an away game? Plymouth to Carlisle maybe? Brighton to Newcastle?
The front two of Harry Kane and [Heung-Min] Son, the most dangerous in the Premier League, were kept very quiet.
We needed a moment of quality and we didn't take our chance. I am taking heart from the fact the players are doing what I am asking of them.
We had a 10-minute spell in that second half when they got the goals and it was frustrating watching it on the sidelines.
Blackburn failed to create anything in the first half, although it took a vital diving header from Furlong to clear the danger from Rankin-Costello's cross, with Sam Gallagher shaping to shoot.
Last summer, striker Patson Daka and midfielder Enock Mwepu brought in just shy of £50m when they joined Leicester and Brighton respectively, while forward Takumi Minamino arrived in the Premier League with Liverpool in January 2020.
But both of those sides still took three points against Wolves, and I think Chelsea will do the same, despite their wobble in the past few weeks.
Football is the place to watch your team and see the fans, and celebrate your unionship - a unionship I don't think you can get anywhere else.
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Impressive Aberdeen made it back-to-back wins in the Scottish Premiership for just the second time this season as they outgunned St Mirren 4-1 to move ahead of Hibernian and into the top six.
Barca - missing a host of players due to injury and coronavirus - sealed the three points after Marc-Andre Ter Stegen made a late save to deny Jaume Costa.
On average per 90 minutes, his number of interceptions are down as are headed clearances. Meanwhile, the average number of goals conceded is up. In short there is room for improvement in all aspects of his game.
Picking the ball up on the half-turn, he fired in a low effort from 30-yards out, which Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye fumbled before having to pick the ball out of his net.
The players gave me everything they had, we had to make four changes in the game through injuries and the players dealt with it really well.
Italy’s rules against defibrillators are meant to protect players with heart problems from having another incident on the pitch.
He added: A club that has thirteen Champions [League titles], against one that has not yet been European champions, has to be a slight favourite.
Red Star have looked very good in the games they have played, we will prepare our team as always to give them as much information as possible and do everything possible to make sure we progress to the next round. These are memories you will have for your whole life, these are the moments you work hard for. Red Star Belgrade were seeded after finishing top of Group F ahead of Braga, Midtjylland and Ludogorets.
Not all on the same pitch at the same time. Although that would be great. Something to consider for the future.
In the first of the newly-announced fixtures, champions Man City go to Watford on December 4 for Saturday Night Football, before Aston Villa vs Leicester on Super Sunday on December 5 and Everton vs Arsenal on Monday Night Football on December 6.
People will say why would he be worth that much if he's only got six months left on his current deal?
Freed from the defensive responsibilities that come with playing centrally in a 4-2-3-1 formation and able to operate higher up the pitch, the 28-year-old shone creatively, producing a flurry of assists which included four in one game against Leeds.
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Fernandes and Sancho won't be able to get out in time by the time a Cancelo, Robertson or Alexander-Arnold has run down that wing. Brentford don't have a Cancelo, Robertson or Alexander-Arnold but they do have Rico Henry, who has the attacking nous to cause a problem for United.
But that belongs to the best players. Kane's passing analysedSky Sports' Adam Smith: The fact Kane finished top of the goal and assist charts last season epitomises the England striker's growing utility, while the graphic below highlights his potency: creating a league-high 14 assists from nearly half the number of chances created than the likes of Bruno Fernandes.
I've certainly learned a lot this week. Follow Manchester United with Sky SportsFollow every Man Utd game in the Premier League this season with our live blogs on the Sky Sports website and app, and watch match highlights for free shortly after full-time.
“So I’m banned from professional football, I’ve come out of jail, played half an hour of Sunday league and I’ve ended up with a bust knee and a bust arm! It definitely wasn’t my year, was it?”
However, the current political direction has delivered renewed optimism, with Moldova now governed by a pro-European party - one with anti-corruption at the top of its agenda - for the first time in three decades.
Abramovich had initially slapped a £3bn price tag on the club, with the net proceeds being donated to a charitable foundation set up to benefit the victims of the war in Ukraine.
Should the tallest player in the Premier League who has scored a header already this season and plays for a team that have scored 13 of their 34 goals this season from set pieces, really be 25/1 to score another?
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