Aston Villa sack Dean Smoth after 5 consecutive defeats

LONDON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Aston Villa on Sunday sacked coach Dean Smith in the wake of a Friday's 1-0 defeat to Southampton, their fifth consecutive loss in Premier League that put them under a relegation struggle.

Aston Villa's chief executive Christian Purslow explained the decision saying that "after a good start to last season, this year we have not seen the continuous improvement in results, performances a