Premiership: Cottagers captain hoping to ignore fiery Smith

Alan Smith, the man with the reputation as the most abrasive striker in the Premiership, will have to go some to wind up Andy Melville.

The Leeds and England Under-21 star is renowned for trying to get under the skin of his opponents but Melville, the quiet captain who has led Fulham into the Premiership, is convinced he can keep his cool when the two sides clash at Craven Cottage on Sunday.