2011-4-17 England

Arsenal
Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger has challenged his players to keep the title race alive by defeating Liverpool at the Emirates on Sunday.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier hailed his side's fighting spirit after they came from a goal down to beat relegation-haunted West Ham.

Birmingham
Birmingham coach Alex McLeish hailed their victory over Sunderland and believed the return of key players from injury was key to their game.

Blackburn
Blackburn head coach Steve Kean claimed not to be worried as his side slipped deeper into relegation trouble with a dismal defeat at Everton.

Blackpool
Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has urged his players to show they are the hungriest team left in the relegation battle after the defeat to Wigan.

Bolton
Owen Coyle insists he is ready to take Bolton to the next level but is adamant he will not have to spend big money to build a competitive team.

Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti believes Didier Drogba has a long-term future at Chelsea after the star produced a masterclass display in the win at West Brom.

Everton
Everton head coach David Moyes felt his side owed much of their hard-fought victory over Blackburn to the all-action performance of Leon Osman.

Fulham
Keeper David Stockdale admits he has found life at Fulham frustrating of late, but he accepts discussing it on Twitter was not the best option.

Liverpool
Head coach Kenny Dalglish is hopeful of keeping Pepe Reina beyond the end of the season, and is also confident over his own long-term future.

Manchester City
Roberto Mancini has urged Man City not to waste their FA Cup semi-final victory over Man Utd by failing to end their 35-year trophy drought.

Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson conceded that sloppiness and individual errors were the chief reasons United were beaten in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

Newcastle
Ryan Taylor is hoping to see some more action for Newcastle United in the final month of the campaign after serving his three-match suspension.

Stoke City
Stoke City are interested in getting their hands on young Preston midfielder Adam Barton and are set to make an offer worth GBP1.25 million.

Sunderland
Sunderland head coach Steve Bruce admits his side are in the thick of a relegation battle after being beaten at his former club Birmingham.

Tottenham
Tom Huddlestone has told Tottenham that they need to repeat last year's end-of-season form if they are to qualify for the Champions League.

West Brom
West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson has no complaints about their defeat to Chelsea and believes it will serve as a good reminder for his players.

West Ham
West Ham coach Avram Grant said nervousness has played a big part in their defeat to Aston Villa but vowed to keep on fighting until the end.

Wigan
Manager Roberto Martinez was delighted to see Wigan beat Blackpool with a display he felt built on their efforts against Chelsea and Tottenham.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton CEO Jez Moxey says no-one at Molineux is pointing accusing fingers at anyone and insists his side can still avoid relegation.