EPL

Arsenal
Aaron Ramsey has been ruled out of Arsenal's UEFA Champions League clash at Borussia Dortmund, after suffering an ankle problem in training.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has confirmed several changes to his backroom staff with Kevin MacDonald handed a first team coaching role.

Blackburn
Steve Kean insists he is not interested in speculation over his Blackburn future and believes Rovers will finish in the top half of the table.

Bolton
Bolton striker Kevin Davies has apologised to Tom Cleverley and does not believe there is any ill-feeling from the Manchester Utd's youngster.

Chelsea
Boss Andre Villas-Boas has denied claims he has inherited a Chelsea squad psychologically damaged by their previous Champions League failures.

Everton
Tim Cahill has reiterated his belief that selling Mikel Arteta to Arsenal was a good move for Everton, as the club's survival must come first.

Fulham
Stephen Kelly says new Fulham team-mate Bryan Ruiz had a 'baptism of fire' against Blackburn but has backed him to flourish at Craven Cottage.

Liverpool
Damien Comolli insists Liverpool did not want to sell Raul Meireles but had no choice after he submitted a transfer request and asked to leave.

Manchester City
Roberto Mancini has hailed David Silva as one of the best players in the world - and is grateful that Spain's loss is Manchester City's gain.

Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson will turn to the more experienced members of his Manchester United squad when their Champions League campaign gets under way.

Newcastle United
Newcastle Utd manager Alan Pardew was content with a point against QPR, but is hoping to see more from his forwards as the season progresses.

Norwich City
Norwich City head coach Paul Lambert has urged his players to cut the mistakes out of their game as they continue their hunt for a first win.

Queens Park Rangers
Joey Barton took a lot of positives out of QPR's performance, despite failing to capitalise on their dominance in the draw with Newcastle Utd.

Stoke City
Stoke City midfielder Dean Whitehead believes new signings Peter Crouch and Wilson Palacios have already made a positive impact at the club.

Sunderland
Sunderland are vehemently denying newspaper reports that club owner Ellis Short is seriously considering the position of manager Steve Bruce.

Swansea City
Swansea City midfielder Kemy Agustien has picked up a hamstring injury that could be set to keep him on the sidelines for the next six weeks.

Tottenham
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp said Udinese made a GBP13 million bid for Giovani dos Santos this summer, but the player wanted to go to Sevilla.

West Brom
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson is confident there is more to come from strike pairing Peter Odemwingie and Shane Long after a promising start.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic boss Roberto Martinez views the Carling Cup as an exciting challenge for his Latics players and hopes to go as far as they can.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton midfielder Karl Henry has thrown down the gauntlet to QPR's Joey Barton as they again prepare to go head-to-head at Molineux.