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Thursday, September 22, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal midfielder Yossi Benayoun revealed that he has sustained an injury against Shrewsbury and will be sidelined for at least seven days.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish is hopeful Jermaine Jenas will be fit for Sunday's clash with QPR while striker Derren Bent is declared 50-50.

Blackburn
Blackburn boss Steve Kean admits that Ruben Rochina is already a key figure in his plans but warned he must learn when to cut out the tricks.

Bolton
Owen Coyle praised Stuart Holden after making his comeback from a six-month injury absence in Bolton's Carling Cup victory over Aston Villa.

Chelsea
Chelsea's penalty shoot-out curse ended in the most dramatic fashion after they beat Fulham on penalties to reach the Carling Cup fourth round.

Everton
Phil Neville scored his first goal in the Carling Cup this season as Everton beat West Brom to qualify for the fourth round of the competition.

Fulham
Chelsea's penalty shoot-out curse ended in the most dramatic fashion after they beat Fulham on penalties to reach the Carling Cup fourth round.

Liverpool
Striker Dirk Kuyt scored his first Carling Cup goal of the season as Liverpool beat Brighton to qualify to the fourth round of the competition.

Manchester City
Mario Balotelli scored his first Carling Cup goal of the season as Man City beat Birmingham to qualify to the fourth round of the competition.

Manchester United
Striker Michael Owen says he wants to play all the time after his double helped Manchester United beat Leeds in the Carling Cup on Tuesday.

Newcastle United
Winger Peter Lovenkrands hopes his Carling Cup brace will give Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew a timely reminder of his goalscoring ability.

Norwich City
Former Norwich City star Darren Eadie believes the Canaries' first Premier League away victory for 17 years was no more than they deserved.

Queens Park Rangers
Joey Barton claims he spoke Arsenal prior to joining QPR and could have joined the Gunners had he not played a part in Gervinho's sending-off.

Stoke City
Keeper Thomas Sorensen was keen to share the plaudits with Stoke's successful penalty kick takers after their Carling Cup win over Tottenham.

Sunderland
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce rates his current Black Cats squad as the finest he has worked with since taking charge at the Stadium of Light.

Swansea City
Swansea are weighing up a free transfer move for Hungarian defender Zoltan Liptak as Brendan Rodgers looks to bolster his defensive options.

Tottenham
William Gallas could feature in the Tottenham squad for their away trip to Wigan after completing 90 minutes in a friendly against Brentford.

West Brom
Phil Neville scored his first goal in the Carling Cup this season as Everton beat West Brom to qualify for the fourth round of the competition.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan have received a welcome boost with the news defender Steve Gohouri has returned to training, although he will not yet feature this week.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton coach Mick McCarthy is looking forward to his midfield dilemma following the good performances of Guedioura, Milijas and Edwards.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Santi Cazorla scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Bilbao to their second away defeat following the match against Malaga.

Atletico Madrid
Radamel Falcao scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season as Atletico Madrid registered their second home win following the visit of Gijon.

Barcelona
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Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino announced his decision to drop keeper Carlos Kameni for the match against Getafe due to 'sporting reasons'.

Getafe
Getafe coach Luis Garcia has criticised his team for making basic errors such as passing the ball properly, after a poor start to the season.

Granada
Granada boss Fabriciano Gonzalez is staying positive despite the defeat to Sociedad, claiming that his side managed to compete the entire game.

Levante
Sergio Ballesteros scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Levante registered their first away win following the match against Rayo.

Malaga
Santi Cazorla scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season as Malaga registered their second home victory following the match against Bilbao.

Osasuna
Osasuna boss Jose Luis Mendilibar admitted his side made things complicated for themselves, after showing a lack of confidence against Sevilla.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander failed to score for the third consecutive games to register their second home draw following the match against Real Madrid.

Rayo Vallecano
Sergio Ballesteros scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Rayo to their first home defeat following the game against Levante.

Real Betis
Real Betis manager Pepe Mel admitted this is a tough week for the newcomers, as his team are not used to playing three games in eight days.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid failed to score for the second consecutive games to register their first away draw following the match against Racing Santander.

Real Mallorca
Coach Michael Laudrup was coy about the possibility of getting the sack after losing three straight games, but admitted it is part of football.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier was pleased with the win over Granada, after admitting that they were very dangerous on the counter-attack.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza striker Braulio has been dropped from the squad to face Real Betis as he is currently being held for sexually harrasing a women.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Marcelino Garcia Toral said the draw against Osasuna was the right result, and was pleased that his side managed a clean sheet.

Sporting Gijon
Radamel Falcao scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sporting to their second away defeat following the visit to Atletico.

Valencia
playing

Villarreal
Villarreal striker Nilmar has expressed his delight at ending his goal drought, and hopes the strike can be the catalyst for a good season.

Serie A

AC Milan
Stephan El Shaarawy scored his first Serie A goal of the season as AC Milan registered their second home draw following the visit of Udinese.

AS Roma
New AS Roma owner Thomas DiBenedetto has reportedly reached an agreement with the mayor of Rome to build a new stadium for the club by 2014.

Atalanta
German Denis scored his third Serie A goal of the season as Atalanta registered their first away victory following the match against Lecce.

Bologna
Daniele Portanova scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Bologna registered their first away draw following the match against Juventus.

Cagliari
Fabrizio Miccoli scored his third Serie A goal of the season to condemned Cagliari to their first away defeat following the match at Palermo.

Catania
Rodrigo Palacio scored his third Serie A goal of the season to condemned Catania to their first away defeat following the match against Genoa.

Cesena
Miroslav Klose scored his second Serie A goal of the season to condemned Cesena to their second home defeat following the match against Lazio.

Chievo
Davide Moscardelli scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Chievo registered their first home win following the match against Napoli.

Fiorentina
Stevan Jovetic scored his second Serie A goal of the season as Fiorentina registered their second home win following the match against Parma.

Genoa
Rodrigo Palacio scored his third Serie A goal of the season as Genoa registered their first home victory following the match against Catania.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan have officially confirmed that Gian Piero Gasperini has been sacked as Coach after just five games in charge of the Nerazzurri.

Juventus
Mirko Vucinic scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Juventus registered their first home draw following the match against Bologna.

Lazio
Miroslav Klose scored his second Serie A goal of the season as Lazio registered their first away victory following the match against Cesena.

Lecce
German Denis scored his third Serie A goal of the season to condemned Lecce to their second home defeat following the match against Atalanta.

Napoli
Davide Moscardelli scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Napoli to their first away defeat following the match at Chievo.

Novara
Novara coach Attilio Tesser is in cloud nine following the win over Inter, as he admitted a good start to the game boosted their confidence.

Palermo
Fabrizio Miccoli scored his third Serie A goal of the season as Palermo registered their second home win following the match against Cagliari.

Parma
Stevan Jovetic scored his second Serie A goal of the season to condemned Parma to their second away defeat following the match at Fiorentina.

Siena
Siena manager Giuseppe Sannino has confirmed that their captain Simone Vergassola will start the match when they face Roma at the Olimpico.

Udinese
Antonio Di Natale scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Udinese registered their first away draw following the match against AC Milan.