EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal failed to score for the first time in the Champions League to register their second draw in Group F following the visit of Marseille.

Aston Villa
Villa midfielder Chris Herd is pleased to have played against Sunderland and will continue to work hard to cement his place in the first XI.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean reckons he will be able to spend in the January transfer window - with a striker as his main priority.

Bolton
Bolton boss Owen Coyle has warned he is prepared to 'chop and change' in order to get the right player in place to turn their season around.

Chelsea
Ramires scored his first Champions League goal as Chelsea registered their second draw in Group E following the match against Racing Genk.

Everton
It was reported that Everton are in negotiations with several parties including an Indian property firm Jain, with regard to major investment.

Fulham
Midfielder Steve Sidwell insists Fulham will climb the league table if his side can maintain the way they have been playing in recent games.

Liverpool
Liverpool have confirmed that Steven Gerrard will miss the match against Swansea, Spain and Sweden following infection to his ankle injury.

Manchester City
Mario Balotelli has been included in Manchester City's Champions League squad for the first time ahead of Wednesday's clash at Villarreal.

Manchester United
Coach Sir Alex Ferguson insists Rio Ferdinand still has a major role to play at Manchester United even if he is no longer an automatic choice.

Newcastle United
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew praised Demba Ba for his match-winning hat-trick at Stoke - and insisted the striker was not driven by revenge.

Norwich City
Norwich manager Paul Lambert has not ruled out dipping his toes into the transfer market when the winter window opens at the turn of the year.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers striker Jamie Mackie, whose last appearance for Scotland was almost a year ago, have won a recall from boss Craig Levein.

Stoke City
VVV Venlo sporting director Mario Captein claims striker Michael Uchebo will go to England for talks with Stoke City in the next fortnight.

Sunderland
Sunderland have reportedly lined up moves for two Swedish starlets - Helsingborgs striker Robert Mirosavic plus Linus Sjoberg of Vasteras.

Swansea City
Swansea City midfielder Leon Britton believes a victory over Liverpool at Anfield would send a massive message out to the rest of the league.

Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur left-back Gareth Bale believes confidence has been the underlying factor behind their unbeaten run in the Premier League.

West Brom
West Brom have withdrawn veteran midfielder Zoltan Gera from their reserves clash in the hope that he can play against Arsenal on Saturday.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has reassured Roberto Martinez his job is safe despite Latics dropping to the bottom of the Premier League table.

Wolverhampton
Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey believes he will not be affected by last weekend's mistake, but accepted his role in the defeat at Man City.