EPL

Arsenal
Winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is hungry for more Arsenal first-team action, but trust coach Arsene Wenger oversee his progress at the club.

Aston Villa
AZ Alkmaar have confirmed Aston Villa target Simon Poulsen will not be signing new contracts, but they are unlikely to sell him in January.

Blackburn
Blackburn coach Steve Kean has denied his team selection indicated that he did not treat the Carling Cup quarter-final at Cardiff seriously.

Bolton
Zat Knight has admitted he needed a 'kick up the backside' from Bolton manager Owen Coyle after a string of poor performances this season.

Chelsea
Andre Villas-Boas says Champions League oblivion awaits if Chelsea are unable to improve on their quarter-final outing in the Carling Cup.

Everton
Everton have been handed a GBP5 million transfer budget from chairman Bill Kenwright and could look towards Swansea City striker Danny Graham.

Fulham
Martin Jol has hailed Fulham's Bobby Zamora as one of the Premiership's top striker and has backed him to lead the England line at Euro 2012.

Liverpool
Liverpool have recalled Jonjo Shelvey from his loan spell at Blackpool as Lucas Leiva could face a long recovery period due to a knee injury.

Manchester City
Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour has broken his silence to confirm the Blues' top target this season is to lift the Premier League title.

Manchester United
Crystal Palace's Glenn Murray scored his first Carling Cup goal of the season to eliminate Manchester Utd from the competition in extra time.

Newcastle United
Newcastle managing chief Derek Llambias has hit back at Joey Barton after the ex-Magpies player claimed his exit was due to a bonus dispute.

Norwich City
Norwich defender Zak Whitbread concedes it will not be easy for him to break into the first XI after returning from injury with the reserves.

Queens Park Rangers
Newcastle managing chief Derek Llambias has hit back at Joey Barton after the ex-Magpies player claimed his exit was due to a bonus dispute.

Stoke City
Tony Pulis believes Stoke will have exceeded expectations if they secure the point needed to reach the knockout stages of the Europa League.

Sunderland
Sunderland have been linked with former Red Devil star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as a replacement for Steve Bruce, who has been shown the door.

Swansea City
Bad news for Swansea as they are set to be without Angel Rangel for up to month after the left-back damaged his ankle ligaments on Sunday.

Tottenham
Luka Modric scored his first Europa League goal but failed to prevent Tottenham from losing for the second time in Group A against Salonika.

West Brom
West Brom's Zoltan Gera has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury sustained in Saturday's game against Tottenham.

Wigan Athletic
Striker Conor Sammon is eyeing an extended run in the Wigan first-team after playing a key role in results against Sunderland and Blackburn.

Wolverhampton
Stephen Ward thinks it will be another tight season in the bottom half and hopes Wolves can get the better of fellow strugglers Sunderland.