EPL

Arsenal
Coach Arsene Wenger has admitted he would have signed a defender in January if he had known how serious Thomas Vermaelen's Achilles injury was.

Aston Villa
Assistant coach Gary McAllister admits the lure of Champions League football may make it difficult for Aston Villa to keep hold of Ashley Young.

Birmingham
Coach Alex McLeish has warned of the need for Birmingham to have the necessary strength in depth to cope with the demands of the Europa League.

Blackburn
Blackburn boss Steve Kean insists his players can put Rovers' terrible recent record against West Ham out of their heads for Saturday's match.

Blackpool
Ian Holloway insists he would not be afraid to axe Charlie Adam after urging the Blackpool captain to keep things simple in the next few weeks.

Bolton
Owen Coyle will reinstate Jussi Jaaskelainen as Bolton's number one against Sunderland on Saturday - but is making no promises for next season.

Chelsea
Striker Didier Drogba has urged Florent Malouda's critics to show the Frenchman 'more respect' for the contribution he has made to Chelsea.

Everton
James Vaughan has admitted that he will probably have to leave Everton this summer and he hopes to hold talks about staying with Crystal Palace.

Fulham
Coach Mark Hughes has sought to prevent Fulham slacking off by challenging them to secure their highest ever points tally in the Premier League.

Liverpool
Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing has signed an extension to his contract with the club - with Damien Comolli claiming it is 'fully deserved'.

Manchester City
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has admitted ahead of the FA Cup final that he has 'never come up against a team like Stoke before'.

Manchester United
Rio Ferdinand believes the meeting of Manchester United and Chelsea will go a long way to deciding the outcome of the Premier League title race.

Newcastle
Newcastle striker Shefki Kuqi admits his future is up in the air but insisted he is committed to finishing off the season in impressive fashion.

Stoke City
Winger Matthew Etherington has returned to the training ground in an attempt to be fit for Stoke City's FA Cup final date with Manchester City.

Sunderland
Sunderland have confirmed midfielder Kieran Richardson has suffered a stress fracture of his left fibula and will miss the rest of the season.

Tottenham
Harry Redknapp feels playing in next season's Europa League will hamper Tottenham's hopes of reaching the Champions League the following year.

West Brom
West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie admits he may consider a summer move but insists it is not his priority as he is happy at the Hawthorns.

West Ham
Manager Avram Grant is keen for all connected to West Ham to stop speculating over the consequences of possible Premier League relegation.

Wigan
Head coach Roberto Martinez has told Wigan players to enjoy the battle to avoid relegation as it would help them progress in their careers.

Wolverhampton
Matt Jarvis has enjoyed a breakthrough season, but the winger admits that it will have only been a success if Wolverhampton avoid relegation.