EPL

Arsenal
George Graham believes Arsenal's recent defensive woes stem from boss Arsene Wenger leaving it too late to strengthen his backline this summer.

Aston Villa
Coach Alex McLeish has hailed the impact of James Collins and Richard Dunne ahead of Aston Villa's Carling Cup clash with Bolton on Tuesday.

Blackburn
Blackburn manager Steve Kean believes the club are close to agreeing a long-term contract extension with highly-rated forward Junior Hoilett.

Bolton
Bolton boss Owen Coyle is hoping that they can put an end to their poor run of results by defeating Aston Villa in the Carling Cup on Tuesday.

Chelsea
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is positive striker Fernando Torres is on the right track again following his goal at Manchester United on Sunday.

Everton
Everton manager David Moyes has vowed to give Apostolos Vellios plenty more chances this season following his goal against Wigan on Saturday.

Fulham
Fulham striker Bobby Zamora has played down the seriousness of his ankle problem - but admitted he is happy to have his game time rationed.

Liverpool
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish insists there is nothing wrong with his side's discipline, despite seeing two men sent-off in their Spurs defeat.

Manchester City
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says Owen Hargreaves could make his debut for the club in Wednesday's Carling Cup clash with Birmingham.

Manchester United
Patrice Evra is certain Manchester United must improve upon their performance in the victory over Chelsea if they are going to win the title.

Newcastle United
Newcastle are hoping Davide Santon could return to training within days after having fluid taken from his knee in an attempt to avoid surgery.

Norwich City
Norwich City manager Paul Lambert insists he will not shirk from making tough decisions in his quest to retain their Premier League status.

Queens Park Rangers
Wolves midfielder Karl Henry has labelled Joey Barton embarrassing in his riposte to the Queens Park Rangers captain's blast over the weekend.

Stoke City
Stoke boss Tony Pulis has called for hard work from his side as they seek to bounce back in the Carling Cup after their drubbing at Sunderland.

Sunderland
Winger Sebastian Larsson believes Sunderland's thumping of Stoke could prove the catalyst for an upturn in fortunes at the Stadium of Light.

Swansea City
Swansea City are hoping defender Neil Taylor will be fit to face Chelsea after he was stretchered off in the side's victory over West Brom.

Tottenham
Gareth Bale thinks new signings Emmanuel Adebayor and Scott Parker have given Tottenham the lift they needed following a summer of turmoil.

West Brom
West Brom coach Rod Hodgson has praised Craig Dawson for coping well with the challenges of the top flight following his debut versus Swansea.

Wigan Athletic
Manager Roberto Martinez insists that Wigan have not had any bids for Chris Kirkland and that he has no intention of selling the goalkeeper.

Wolverhampton
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is refusing to be wound up by QPR midfielder Joey Barton and will not dignify any of his comments with a response.