It was initially expected that Iheanacho would struggle to play again this season after tearing a groin muscle at Leeds, but a good response to treatment led manager Dean Smith to say he could be back to face Newcastle and West Ham.
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The result ended the visitors’ three-game unbeaten 2022/2023 English Premier League run and left them in the relegation zone after the day’s other results.
The 51-year-old claimed the prize in both November and December after steering the league leaders through an impressive run of 10 consecutive victories.
The 48-year-old Dane, who was previously assistant head coach under Dean Smith, took charge of the Bees in October 2018.
The Englishman joins the Carrow Road outfit following his dismissal from Aston Villa last week and has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with the Canaries.
The former Liverpool man leaves Rangers after nearly two and a half years in charge to succeed Dean Smith at Villa Park.
Smith took over as Villa manager in 2018 and led the club out of the Championship and into the Premier League. They finished 11th last season but have endured a slide in the current campaign – the defeat at St Mary’s was their fifth straight loss.
The Toffees marched to a 3-1 success against Burnley in their most recent encounter, while Dean Smith’s side fell victim to a Romelu Lukaku-inspired Chelsea in a 3-0 defeat.
Dean Smith’s side advanced in the EFL Cup with a 6-0 thrashing of Barrow in midweek, while the Bees also advanced with a nail-biting 3-1 success over Forest Green Rovers.
Villa have confirmed that John Terry has left the club.
The Toffees, who beat Arsenal last time out, are currently eighth in the table, six points off fourth-placed Chelsea, while Villa occupy 11th position, having picked up 45 points from 32 matches this term.
Dean Smith’s side succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City in midweek, whereas West Brom’s survival hopes were dealt another damaging blow in a 3-0 loss to Leicester City.
Villa, meanwhile, may need to avoid defeat to remain in the top half of the table for another matchday.
Spurs suffered one of their worst results in their history by going down 3-2 on aggregate to Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday and need to quickly respond at Villa Park.
The sides are locked on the same number of points heading into this evening’s clash, though Villa have played a game fewer than Southampton.
The German, who replaced Frank Lampard on Tuesday, watched his side create 14 shots on goal but saw them unable to find the breakthrough
First-half goals from Ollie Watkins and Bertrand Traore were enough for three points to lift them to eighth place in the English Premier League with 29 points after a coronavirus-enforced break.
While most of the rest of the top flight focus on FA Cup matters, two sides in growing need of a victory will look to overturn their recent fortunes with three valuable Premier League points at Villa Park.
No first-team players will take part in the third-round game at Villa Park and boss Dean Smith will not manage the side on Friday, the PA news agency understands
Dean Smith’s side have won two from two so far, while Liverpool have won their opening three outings of their first title defence for 30 years.