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Saturday, April 23, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will reportedly have as much as GBP40 million with which to play with, but claims he has no plans to splash out.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa head coach Gerard Houllier will not require surgery after suffering chest pains, assistant manager Gary McAllister has confirmed.

Birmingham
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish admits he failed to persuade Andy Carroll to play for Scotland when he was still boss for the national side.

Blackburn
Blackburn boss Steve Kean has vowed to continue in the job and will draw on the growing calls for him to quit to end their season on positive.

Blackpool
Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam claims his future will 'take care of itself' as he focus only on keeping the Seasiders in the Premier League.

Bolton
Head coach Owen Coyle has told Bolton to quickly erase memories of their semi-final humiliation that will haunt him for the rest of his life.

Chelsea
Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he would consider gambling Chelsea's season - and possibly his own future - on Fernando Torres against West Ham.

Everton
Manager David Moyes has welcomed comparisons between his Everton side and Manchester United, but feels they may have been over-exaggerated.

Fulham
Fulham head coach Mark Hughes does not expect Bobby Zamora to be feeling any trepidation when he faces Wolves - and Karl Henry - on Saturday.

Liverpool
Goalie Pepe Reina looks set to stay at Liverpool for next season, despite speculation mounting that he was fed up with not winning trophies.

Manchester City
Manchester City head coach Roberto Mancini has told GBP27 million striker Edin Dzeko to continue working at his game and the goals will flow.

Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Chelsea's looming presence will help ensure Manchester United do not get complacent during the title run-in.

Newcastle
Coach Alan Pardew has challenged his players to prove their hunger to be part of Newcastle's future during the remaining weeks of the season.

Stoke City
Stoke boss Tony Pulis is warning his team not to let themselves get sucked into a relegation dogfight by daydreaming about the FA Cup final.

Sunderland
Sunderland head coach Steve Bruce has no concerns about throwing goalkeeper Simon Mignolet back into the fray in Saturday's clash with Wigan.

Tottenham
Head coach Harry Redknapp thinks Tottenham's fans should view qualification to next year's Champions League as a bonus rather than a necessity.

West Brom
West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson believes his players will need an 'exceptional' performance to take anything out of their trip to Tottenham.

West Ham
West Ham star Scott Parker has been voted 2011 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers Association, pipping Gareth Bale to the gong.

Wigan
Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez believes his side have hit form at the right time but is having to play down expectations this weekend.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton head coach Mick McCarthy has set his team a target of three wins from their last six matches to ensure Premier League survival.

La Liga

Almeria
Almeria are desperate to avoid their fifth consecutive defeats when they take on Real Zaragoza, who are looking for their eighth home victory.

Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao coach Joaquin Caparros admits he was surprised and angry with the punishment handed to Muniain as they striker did not offend anyone.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin conceded their elimination from European competition this season affected their morale early this year.

Barcelona
Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola has played down their Copa final defeat, claiming that the La Liga is more important than any other trophy.

Deportivo
Deportivo are looking to pick up points for the fourth straight games when they face Hercules, who are keen to avoid their seventh home defeat.

Espanyol
Espanyol midfielder Joan Verdu is unhappy about playing on Monday especially since it will be a very important match against Athletic Bilbao.

Getafe
Getafe are keen to avoid their eighth away defeat when they take on Real Mallorca, who are looking to register their first win in four games.

Hercules
Veteran Hercules star David Trezeguet is keen to return to France in the future and has earmarked Olympique Lyonnais as a possible destination.

Levante
Levante coach Luis Garcia Plaza is still dreaming of European football but admits he never expected that his side to climb so high this season.

Malaga
Malaga are hoping to pick up points for the third straight games when they take on Racing, who are looking to register their seventh home win.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar warned his side to approach Barcelona with caution or the leaders will blast six goals against his side.

Racing Santander
Racing are looking to register their seventh home win when they take on Malaga, who are hoping to pick up points for the third straight games.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has doubts over Sami Khedira's availability for the Valencia game after he picked up muscle injury in the Copa.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca are looking to register their first win in four games when they take on Getafe, who are keen to avoid their eighth away defeat.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad are hoping to pick up points for the second straight games when they take on Bilbao, who are looking for their 11th home win.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza are looking for their eighth home victory when they take on Almeria, who are desperate to avoid their fifth consecutive defeats.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Gregorio Manzano has doubts over Ruano Alexis after the defender injured his right knee in training and had to be stretched out.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting are looking to register their fourth victory in five games when they take on Espanyol, who are keen to avoid their 11th away defeat.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery believes Real Madrid will be more dangerous on Saturday if the Blancos field players who did not play in the Copa.

Villarreal
Giuseppe Rossi's agent would not rule out a return to Serie A but he is sceptical as to whether Italian clubs can afford the Villarreal hitman.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani insists he will only talk about striker Paulo Henrique Ganso after the Rossoneri make Santos an offer.

Bari
Bari are hoping to register their second win in five games when they take on Sampdoria, who are desperate to avoid their ninth away defeat.

Bologna
Bologna are looking to register their eighth home win when they take on Cesena, who are hoping to pick up points for the fourth straight games.

Brescia
Brescia striker Andrea Caracciolo is hoping to repeat their performance against Inter, Roma and Juventus when they take on Milan on Saturday.

Cagliari
Cagliari are looking to pick up points for the fourth straight games when they face Fiorentina, who are keen to register their third away win.

Catania
Catania are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeats when they take on Juventus, who are looking to register their ninth home victory.

Cesena
Cesena are hoping to pick up points for the fourth straight games when they take on Bologna, who are looking to register their eighth home win.

Chievo
Chievo are hoping to avoid their second defeat in five games when they take on Roma, who are confident of registering their 10th home victory.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are ready to swoop for Genk striker Jelle Vossen, who has scored 17 goals in 30 games this season and is valued at EUR10 million.

Genoa
Genoa are looking for their eighth home win when they take on Lecce, who are confident of picking up points for the fourth consecutive games.

Inter Milan
Inter coach Leonardo admits his players are beginning to tire, but still feels they have enough in the tank to finish the season on a high.

Juventus
Juventus head coach Gigi Del Neri freely admits that qualification for next year's Champions League competition is not in Bianconeri's hands.

Lazio
Lazio President Claudio Lotito insists he has never thought about replacing Edy Reja and that he has a good relationship with the head coach.

Lecce
Lecce are confident of picking up points for the fourth consecutive games when they take on Genoa, who are looking for their eighth home win.

Napoli
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri insists that the Partenopei will fight for the Scudetto until it is mathematically impossible for them to win it.

Palermo
Palermo are hoping to pick up points for the third consecutive games when they take on Napoli, who are keen to register their 10th away win.

Parma
Sebastian Giovinco seems unlikely to return to Juventus after claiming he made the right decision in joining Parma at the start of the season.

Roma
Vincenzo Montella is adamant that Roma would not give up in their quest for next year's Champions League no matter how slim their chances are.

Sampdoria
Sampdoria are desperate to avoid their ninth away defeat when they take on Bari, who are hoping to register their second win in five games.

Udinese
Udinese are confident of registering their second consecutive victories when they take on Parma, who are keen to avoid their 10th away defeat.