Norwich City boss Dean Smith has urged his players to keep fighting for Premier League survival.

The Canaries sit eight points from safety having played two more games than Everton and with a far worse goal difference.

"We have not really talked about the last-chance saloon, because they know that," said Smith, who took on the Carrow Road job in November shortly after leaving Aston Villa.

“I want to see some fight from them, to see them driving each other, pushing themselves and each other to really show to us and supporters how much they care about winning football games for Norwich.

“We need to go into these games now and get results, that is the end of it really.

“The players know what is at stake, they know the performance levels that are required – individually and collectively, we have got to be better.

“We have been creating chances, it is the conversion rate that needs to improve.

“If we convert the chances that we are getting, then we can be on the right side of results."

Smith added at a press conference: “Normally (over the international break) they will probably see their friends resting themselves up in Dubai, but I have said no.

“They have had to earn their days off and they have. They have worked hard and we will go into the Brighton game now and we want to try to put things right."