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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal are through the fourth round of the Carling Cup after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored his first goal in Carling Cup to beat Shewsbury.

Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers are through the fourth round of the Carling Cup after Chris Eagles scored his first goal in Carling Cup to beat Aston Villa.

Blackburn
Blackburn are through the fourth round of the Carling Cup after Simon Vukcevic scored his first goal in Carling Cup to defeat Leyton Orient.

Bolton
Bolton Wanderers are through the fourth round of the Carling Cup after Chris Eagles scored his first goal in Carling Cup to beat Aston Villa.

Chelsea
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has played down reports that the club are planning a GBP20 million raid for Everton teenager Ross Barkley.

Everton
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has played down reports that the club are planning a GBP20 million raid for Everton teenager Ross Barkley.

Fulham
Martin Jol feels the Carling Cup may be a competition too far for Fulham this season - but will do his best to knock out Chelsea on Wednesday.

Liverpool
Kenny Dalglish will field a strong side in the Carling Cup clash against Brighton to give Liverpool the best possible chance of pushing on.

Manchester City
Micah Richards insists Manchester City are out to win the Carling Cup after admitting they took the competition 'a bit lightly' last season.

Manchester United
Manchester United are through the fourth round of the Carling Cup after Micheal scored his second goal in Carling Cup to defeat Leed United.

Newcastle United
Newcastle are through the fourth round of the Carling Cup after Fabricio Coloccini scored his first goal in the competition to beat Forest.

Norwich City
Norwich City boss Paul Lambert is keeping tabs on Coventry striker Lukas Jutkiewicz, who has scored three goals in six appearences this season.

Queens Park Rangers
QPR new owner Tony Fernandes has confirmed he is looking at moving the club to a potential new stadium and would not rule out ground sharing.

Stoke City
Stoke City are through to the 4th round of the Carling Cup competition after winning the penalty shoot-out against visiting Tottenham Hotspur.

Sunderland
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has admitted he plugged a significant gap in the club's armoury when he recruited Sebastian Larsson this summer.

Swansea City
Swansea head coach Brendan Rodgers has no plans to go on the defensive when his side line up against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Tottenham
Stoke City are through to the 4th round of the Carling Cup competition after winning the penalty shoot-out against visiting Tottenham Hotspur.

West Brom
Michael Appleton believes West Brom's Roy Hodgson is the perfect coach to learn from before he eventually branches out into management himself.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan have revealed the knee injury suffered by Hugo Rodallega is not as serious as first feared, although no date has been set for his return.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton are through the fourth round of the Carling Cup after David Edwards scored his first goal in Carling Cup to defeat Blackpool.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Miguel Angel Lotina has backed Marcelo Bielsa to succeed at Bilbao, but he must be given time to get to know the team and Spanish football.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Gregorio Manzano said he will continue with the squad rotation policy for the match against Sporting and the rest of the season.

Barcelona
President Sandro Rosell is hoping to reach an agreement with Qatar on Saturday as Barcelona need the investment for what they have planned.

Espanyol
Espanyol midfielder Javi Lopez has been handed a one-match suspension for the two yellow cards he received in the match against Real Zaragoza.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Pedro Rios insisted that his team are not worried after an erratic start to the season that saw them collect only one point.

Granada
Daniel Estrada scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Granada to their second away defeat following the match at Sociedad.

Levante
Levante striker Arouna Kone admitted Sami Khedira's red card helped them beat Real Madrid, but stressed that it was the referee's decision.

Malaga
Malaga midfielder Joaquin Sanchez has admitted that this is a good time to face Athletic Bilbao, as they are not yet used to their new style.

Osasuna
Osasuna failed to score for the third time in four games this season to register their first home draw following the match against Sevilla.

Racing Santander
Coach Hector Cuper admits while Racing need to improve in all aspect, their priority is to recover confidence ahead of the Real Madrid visit.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano head coach Jose Ramon Sandoval admits he does not expect his team to win in every game, ahead of their match against Levante.

Real Betis
Real Betis coach Pepe Mel is could bench Roque Santa Cruz for the visit of Real Zaragoza as they striker is recovering from muscle overload.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid have confirmed that defenders Pepe and Fabio Coentrao will be out of action for two weeks due to muscular tear in their left leg.

Real Mallorca
playing

Real Sociedad
Daniel Estrada scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Sociedad registered their first home win following the match against Granada.

Real Zaragoza
Javier Parades has acknowledged that it will not be easy for Real Zaragoza to beat Real Betis, despite their status as a newly-promoted side.

Sevilla
Sevilla failed to score for the first time this campaign to register their second away draw following the match against Osasuna at El Sadar.

Sporting Gijon
Miguel Angel believes Sporting Gijon can collect their first points of the campaign at Atletico Madrid, based on their most recent display.

Valencia
Coach Unai Emery believes there are plenty of ways for Valencia to beat Barcelona, but warned his players that they will have to work hard.

Villarreal
playing

Serie A

AC Milan
Gennaro Gattuso has been diagnosed with a paralysis of the optic nerve and is undergoing tests to evaluate how long he will take to recover.

AS Roma
It was reported that Roma sports chief Walter Sabatini is preparing a January bid worth EUR10 million for Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel.

Atalanta
Pierpaolo Marino believes Atalanta's strong mentality and Stefano Colantuono's influence has been key to their positive start to the season.

Bologna
Marco Di Vaio has reiterated coach Pierpaolo Bisoli's belief that Bologna are lacking the right mental attitude to overcome a poor run of form.

Cagliari
Cagliari travel to Palermo as Serie A leaders for the first time in 41 years and Massimo Ficcadenti has no intention of ending the dream now.

Catania
Catania coach Vincenzo Montella believes his side may need to change their approach for away matches, ahead of their trip to take on Genoa.

Cesena
Cesena's Marco Parolo believes his style is perfect for the Premier League, but admits he has plenty of work to do before making the step up.

Chievo
Chievo coach Domenico Di Carlo wants his team to start again from scratch and to maintain their pace for the entire 90 minutes against Napoli.

Fiorentina
Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has told Fiorentina that they must put an end their inconsistant performance, even though it will be easy versus Parma.

Genoa
Genoa coach Alberto Malesani has acknowledged Catania's strength and warned his side that they will have to fight for every ball in the game.

Inter Milan
playing

Juventus
Antonio Conte has again warned Juventus that they cannot think that everything is perfect after two games, ahead of the match against Bologna.

Lazio
Pasquale Marino has denied reports linking him as a possible replacement for coach Edy Reja, insisting that he has not been contacted by Lazio.

Lecce
Lecce coach Eusebio Di Francesco is happy with his current selection dilemma, but also acknowledges that Atalanta are not to be taken lightly.

Napoli
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis revealed that the Azzurri will need to make a few changes for trip to Chievo due to their small squad.

Novara
playing

Palermo
Palermo sporting director Sean Sogliano has appealed for patience, and promised the team is working to correct itself for Cagliari's visit.

Parma
Sergio Floccari admits that his Parma side will have a tough time against Fiorentina due to suspension of 'irreplacable' Sebastian Giovinco.

Siena
Siena announced that the club have officially terminated the contract of young midfielder Mirko Guadalupe, who has been out on loan since 2008.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin said he will not risk Barreto in the tie against Milan as the Brazilian striker struggles with minor problem.