EPL 2011/11/12

Arsenal
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood insists the club are not worried by the fact that Robin van Persie is in no rush to discuss a new contract.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has been forced to pull out of England's friendly against Spain after suffering a hamstring injury.

Blackburn
Blackburn's spokeman has denied reports that manager Steve Kean has signed a new and improved contract with the Premier League strugglers.

Bolton
Bolton defender Sam Ricketts is hoping make his return with the reserves in two weeks time after rupturing his Achilles tendon in February.

Chelsea
It was reported that Chelsea have moved ahead of Arsenal and Manchester City in the battle to land Real Madrid's teen striker Jose Angel Pozo.

Everton
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has assured Fabio Capello he is fit to take his place in England's squad against Spain at Wembley on Saturday.

Fulham
Fulham defender John Arne Riise insisted he holds no grudge against Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy and is looking forward to their clash.

Liverpool
Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita has said he will wait until the end of the season before deciding whether he fancies a move to Liverpool.

Manchester City
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been ruled as a doubt for Argentina's clashes against Bolivia and Colombia due to groin problem.

Manchester United
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez has revealed he almost quit football out of frustration before joining the Premier League club.

Newcastle United
Haris Vuckic has admitted that he will probably leave Newcastle Utd on loan in January after making only two appearences so far this season.

Norwich City
Norwich striker Steve Morison is happy to be out of the controversy over Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale being pictured promoting Team GB shirts.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers are lining up young Bromley midfielder Arron Rhule to train with them for a second time, with a view to a permanent move.

Stoke City
Stoke chairman Peter Coates believes it is wrong that Tony Pulis has landed himself in trouble with the FA for comments made about a referee.

Sunderland
Sunderland have confirmed that England Under-21 striker Connor Wickham escaped serious damage to his knee when he was injured at Old Trafford.

Swansea City
Midfielder Nathan Dyer believes Swansea City can approach their game against Manchester United with confidence after their draw at Liverpool.

Tottenham
Barcelona watched Tottenham midfielder Gareth Bale in the victory at Fulham last weekend and are rumoured to be planning a GBP35 million bid.

West Brom
Reports suggest that West Bromwich Albion have invited New York Red Bulls defender Tim Ream for a trial with a view to a loan move in January.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic defender Antolin Alcaraz has apologised to Richard Stearman after spit that was meant for the ground hit the Wolves player.

Wolverhampton
Wolves announced that defender Stephen Ward has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract to keep him at Molineux until the summer of 2015.