EPL

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger is facing a crisis at full-back after he revealed that Andre Santos will be out of action for longer than initially expected.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa are holding talks with Brad Guzan over a new contract as he prepares to make his first Premier League appearance of the season.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean hopes to take advantage of the weight of expectation at Sunderland following the arrival of Martin O'Neill.

Bolton
Gary Cahill has admitted he would have been 'absolutely amazed' if the appeal over his red card against Tottenham had not been successful.

Chelsea
Andre Villas-Boas has stood by his attack on Chelsea's critics and claimed it did not bother him if he was disliked, even by his own players.

Everton
Leighton Baines believes his team-mates would welcome Steven Pienaar back at Everton and that his commitment was never called into question.

Fulham
Fulham coach Martin Jol is hoping that his team will record back-to-back wins in Saturday's match against Swansea after defeating Liverpool.

Liverpool
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish insists his side will not be distracted by off-field issues this week as they seek to bounce back against QPR.

Manchester City
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes that his side will take some stopping if they can emerge unscathed from the next two months.

Manchester United
Coach Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Manchester United skipper Nemanja Vidic will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.

Newcastle United
Newcastle are reportedly prepared to offer EUR1 million for a loan move for Milan defender Taye Taiwo, with an option to buy in the summer.

Norwich City
Coach Paul Lambert has called for Norwich to put their 5-1 drubbing at Manchester City behind them with victory over Newcastle on Saturday.

Queens Park Rangers
Coach Neil Warnock is determined to keep Alejandro Faurlin at Queens Park Rangers after the midfielder attracted interest from other clubs.

Stoke City
Stoke City boss Tony Pulis believes the next England manager has to be English - and he reckons Harry Redknapp is the only man for the job.

Sunderland
Manager Martin O'Neill has identified a lack of confidence as the main problem he needs to address in the early days of his Sunderland reign.

Swansea City
NEC Nijmegen chief Carlos Aalbers admits he has mixed feelings over midfielder John Goossens' proposed move to Swansea in the January market.

Tottenham
Harry Redknapp has warned Chelsea and Manchester United they will be wasting their time if they bid for Tottenham star Luka Modric in January.

West Brom
Manager Roy Hodgson wants West Brom to take advantage of a 'good opportunity' to pick up three points against bottom-placed Wigan on Saturday.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has been assured his job is safe even if Latics suffer relegation from the Premier League this season.

Wolverhampton
Wolves' Mick McCarthy expects the rest of the Premier League to feel the backlash from the two Manchester clubs exiting the Champions League.