Aston Villa sacked coach Dean Smith after the club’s fifth consecutive defeat, to Southampton (1-0) on Friday, in the 11th round of the Premier League.
“We’ve seen no improvement in results, performances and rankings this year,” said Birmingham club general manager Christian Purslow. “For that reason, we decided to make a change now, to give the new coach time.”
Aston Villa Football Club can confirm that the Club have parted company with Head Coach Dean Smith.
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) November 7, 2021
11th-placed in the Premier League last season, the Villains, who lost their pre-season star Jack Grealish to Manchester City in a record transfer, took 15th place ahead of Sunday’s games with three wins. , seven defeats and one draw.

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