Norwich City have appointed Dean Smith as the club's new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract
The former Aston Villa manager , 50, replaces Daniel Farke, who was sacked.
The Canaries are currently bottom of the Premier League, five points from the relegation zone.
Craig Shakespeare, who worked as Smith assistant at Villa Park, will join him at Norwich FC.
"It has been a whirlwind seven days," said Smith
"I'm really pleased to be back and working for Norwich City in the Premier League.
"Clearly, there has been some wonderful work that has gone into this football club over the last four and a half years. It is now the job of myself and Craig to continue and improve on that work with the ultimate aim of surviving in the Premier League.
Smith's first game in charge will be at Carrow Road against Southampton on 20 November.
Dean will make history as the first man to take charge of successive Premier League matches against the same opponent with different teams, after being sacked by Villa following defeat by the Saints.
In three years at Villa, Smith guided them to promotion from the Championship and reached the Carabao Cup final.
Norwich sacked Farke on 6 November after a win over Brentford, which the club's first league victory of the season.
Former Chelsea manager Frank Lampard also held talks with the Canaries, but pulled out afterwards.
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