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Monday, January 20
Jan 4, 2020 at 3.01pm UK
Fulham
2-1
Aston Villa
Knockaert (54'), Arter (74')
FT(HT: 0-0)
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Dean Smith refuses to comment on Joe Hart speculation

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The Villa boss is on the lookout for a new goalkeeper after first-choice Tom Heaton suffered a serious knee injury.
PA | 14d

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith is continuing his search for a goalkeeper but refused to confirm he has targeted former England number one Joe Hart.

A serious knee injury to first-choice Tom Heaton has left Villa scouring the January market for a replacement.

Norway keeper Orjan Nyland played in Saturday's 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Fulham, with Croatian Lovre Kalinic providing cover on the bench.

When quizzed about the possibility of signing Hart, who is currently second choice at Burnley, Smith said: "There's an awful lot of candidates that we've been looking at. I'm not going to give any names.

"Also the two we've got here, Kalinic and Nyland. They are both international goalkeepers, there's opportunities for them.

"Nyland has been very good for me, there was not a lot he could have done with the two goals and his distribution was very good. We're looking in the market at a number of things now."

Smith held transfer talks with chief executive Christian Purslow and sporting director Jesus Garcia Pitarch on Friday night.

He added: "We've had a good chat about positions and players that we want. We've got to prioritise.

"January is a narrow window and I'm not sure there's an awful lot of teams who will let players go that are playing for them at the moment. That narrows it down even more.

"But we have a lot of games coming up and we'd like to recruit as soon as possible."

With a relegation battle and Wednesday night's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Leicester to contend with, the FA Cup was well down the list of Smith's priorities and he made nine changes to his starting line-up.

Championship promotion hopefuls Fulham took full advantage through long-range strikes from Anthony Knockaert and Harry Arter, either side of Anwar El Ghazi's tap-in.

It meant a winning debut for defender Michael Hector, who agreed a move from Chelsea in September but was ineligible to play until the turn of the year.

"I'm buzzing," he told Fulham TV. "It's been frustrating having to watch football when you're fully fit. I can't wait to kick on now for the rest of the season."

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool22211052143864
2Manchester CityMan City23153564273748
3Leicester CityLeicester23143648232545
4Chelsea2312383930939
5Manchester UnitedMan Utd239773627934
6Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2381053430434
7Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd238962522333
8Tottenham HotspurSpurs238783631531
9Crystal Palace237972226-430
10Arsenal2361163032-229
11Everton2385102633-729
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2385102234-1229
13Southampton2384112942-1328
14Burnley2383122638-1227
15Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2367102631-525
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2265112634-823
17Watford2358102034-1423
18Aston Villa2364132944-1522
19Bournemouth2355132036-1620
20Norwich CityNorwich2345142345-2217
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