Team news: no new injury concerns

Dean Smith confirmed that there are no new injury concerns within the group and that progress is being made in his pre-Bristol City press conference on Tuesday morning.

Dean Smith confirmed that there are no new injury concerns within the group and that progress is being made in his pre-Bristol City press conference on Tuesday morning.

When asked where the team were when the news broke out about Her Majesty, Dean Smith said: "We flew up to Burnley on the Thursday afternoon and when we got to the hotel we found out Her Majesty had passed. Within the hour we knew the game was off.

"Accrington Stanley thankfully allowed us to use their training ground, so we did some set pieces, a full training session and then came home."

On the game tomorrow, the Norwich City head coach said: "It'll be a tricky game, they had a similar start to ourselves. They're on a run of form, so that will make it a tricky game."

"Nigel Pearson's longevity is there for everybody to see. He's an extremely good manager; very well respected and very well liked.

"This break has given a few players with bumps and bruises a rest period. We're unbeaten at home so looking forward to both games this week."

Talking about the group of injured players, Dean reporter that "Liam Gibbs is back walking now and out of the boot which is a real positive sign.

"Dimi is the closest to getting back; he's walking again too. I saw Isaac Hayden running with the ball as well and he's getting to where we want him.

"We'll have a few coming back when the international break is over.

"Gabi \[Sara\] is working extremely hard; I was really pleased with his last game when he came on. There's a really good competitive edge in training which is good. Players need to solidify themselves in the team."