Dom Smith

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Dom Smith is a Football Reporter for Evening Standard, mainly covering Chelsea and England. He also reports on tennis at Wimbledon. In 2023, the same year he joined Evening Standard, Dom was named Hugh McIlvanney Student Football Writer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association.

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Dom Smith is a Football Reporter for Evening Standard, mainly covering Chelsea and England. He also reports on tennis at Wimbledon. In 2023, the same year he joined Evening Standard, Dom was named Hugh McIlvanney Student Football Writer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association.

Football

Chelsea agree first major deal of Alonso era in transfer bombshell

Spain left-back will swap Stamford Bridge for the Bernabeu after World Cup, despite Barcelona links

14 Jun 2026
Football

Chelsea stance on key summer transfer clear as interest remains

Crystal Palace remain interested in Blues academy graduate, who has also been linked with Liverpool and Newcastle

26 Mar 2026
Football

Who is Said Remadnia? Chelsea transfer swoop for 'next Rayan Cherki'

Blues target move for another teenage wonderkid

26 Mar 2026
Football

Maguire issues Man Utd contract update ahead of 'big summer'

Talks are reaching a conclusion ahead of another pivotal summer at Old Trafford

25 Mar 2026
Football

Arsenal games Eze will miss after injury timeline is 'revealed'

Eze is could be facing at least a month out with the calf injury that caused him to miss the Carabao Cup final

24 Mar 2026
Football

Four problems Rosenior must fix at Chelsea as pressure builds

Blues on wretched run and in danger of missing out on Champions League

23 Mar 2026
Football

Stick or twist? Tottenham in huge decision over Tudor amid new crisis

Spurs weigh up one final throw of the dice for relegation run-in

23 Mar 2026
Football

White returns to England squad as Eze and Quansah withdraw

Arsenal defender’s self-imposed exile has now ended

23 Mar 2026
Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Football

Tudor tactics tweak explained amid Tottenham rallying cry

Croatian’s half-time substitutions confused some supporters as Spurs chased vital three points

22 Mar 2026
Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest
Football

Tel blow confirmed in three-man Spurs injury update after Forest loss

Forward hobbled off with just over 20 minutes left to play, while Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence were hooked at half-time

22 Mar 2026
Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest
Football

Three things we learned from Spurs loss as fans vote with their feet

Some 10,000 fans lined the roads to welcome the team bus but Spurs could not get by Nottingham Forest in relegation six-pointer

22 Mar 2026
FBL-ENG-PR-TOTTENHAM-NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Football

Tottenham ratings vs Forest: Gray shines in defeat as Richarlison poor

Brazilian striker has thrived in relegation scraps before but was anonymous in six-pointer

22 Mar 2026
Football

Liam Rosenior explains Alejandro Garnacho substitution in Chelsea loss

Chelsea head coach gambled right at the start of the second half with his side trailing by a goal

21 Mar 2026
Football

Three things we learned from Chelsea loss as nightmare continues

More individual errors add to a disappointing evening for Chelsea against Everton

21 Mar 2026
Football

Chelsea player ratings: Sanchez howler on difficult day for Lavia

Chelsea miss chance to capitalise on dropped points by Manchester Unietd and Liverpool

21 Mar 2026
Football

Opportunity knocks for a new Rosenior favourite after Chelsea blow

Youngster has caught Liam Rosenior’s eye and can impress after Trevoh Chalobah injury

21 Mar 2026
Football

Rosenior lifts lid on Chelsea transfer talks as exit links denied

Some big names linked with exits as Blues risk missing European places

20 Mar 2026
Football

Tuchel reveals 'responsibility' for Dowman amid Arsenal comparison

Clamour for the Gunners wonderkid’s inclusion has been met with some calls for caution

20 Mar 2026
Thomas Tuchel
Football

Tuchel keeps everyone guessing with clever plan for the World Cup

First call-ups, 35-year-old goalkeepers and one massive squad make these March friendlies far more interesting

20 Mar 2026