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Monday, September 26, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal forward Theo Walcott will need to undergo a scan to determine the full extent of a knee injury he suffered against Bolton on Saturday.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeish has defended referee Michael Oliver following his decision to award Aston Villa a controversial penalty at Queens Park Rangers.

Blackburn
Blackburn have been left sweating over the fitness of Scott Dann, Gael Givet and Michel Salgado following their defeat to Newcastle United.

Bolton
It was reported that Barcelona and Juventus are keen to sign Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill when the winter transfer market reopens in January.

Chelsea
Head coach Andre Villas-Boas admits he needs to handle his Chelsea squad with care, but insists it is too early to be worrying about burnout.

Everton
Slyvain Distin feels Everton are still a work in progress after some changes in personnel and will only get better as the season progresses.

Fulham
Fulham and Northern Ireland defender Aaron Hughes is to retire from international football at the end of the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.

Liverpool
Lucas says the win over Wolves was important to prevent further erosion of Liverpool's confidence after back-to-back Premier League defeats.

Manchester City
Roberto Mancini does not believe there is another player in the Manchester City squad that can offer quite the same thing as Nigel de Jong.

Manchester United
Manchester United striker Michael Owen accepts he is not part of Fabio Capello's plans, but insists he will never turn his back on England.

Newcastle United
Newcastle striker Demba Ba is not setting himself any targets after launching his career on Tyneside in style with a match-winning hat-trick.

Norwich City
Boss Paul Lambert has insisted he will not allow Norwich to get carried away and start believing it is easy to win games in the Premier League.

Queens Park Rangers
Head coach Neil Warnock has questioned a number of decisions made by referee Michael Oliver in Queens Park Rangers' draw against Aston Villa.

Stoke City
Tony Pulis believes Manchester Utd 'couldn't handle Peter Crouch' at times but feels there is still more to come from the new Stoke striker.

Sunderland
Sunderland striker Connor Wickham admits he has been frustrated being restricted to bench rolse since his big-money summer move from Ipswich.

Swansea City
Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers has tipped Joe Allen for a big future after the young midfielder impressed against Chelsea on Saturday.

Tottenham
Scott Parker has revealed he thrives on having to fight for a place in Tottenham's first team and says he is enjoying life at White Hart Lane.

West Brom
West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie has send out warnings to Premiership defenders that he will not be under-rating his abilities this season.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic coach Roberto Martinez believes his squad is stronger this season than last, despite losing Charles N'Zogbia and Tom Cleverley.

Wolverhampton
Wolves' reward for their Carling Cup demolition of Millwall is a tough fourth round tie against Premier League title-chasers Manchester City.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa believes the match against Villarreal was their best performance and it helps to boost their confidence.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Gregorio Manzano has conceded it is physically impossible to beat Barcelona at their own game following the heavy defeat.

Barcelona
Lionel Messi is aiming for Barcelona's all-time goalscoring record of 235 goals set by Cesar Rodriguez, following his 192nd goal for the club.

Espanyol
Ruben Suarez scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Espanyol to their third away defeat following the match against Levante.

Getafe
Getafe coach Luis Garcia admits his side need and deserve a win but knows he will have to change their dynamic in order to beat Real Betis.

Granada
Francisco Rico scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Granada registered their first home draw following the match against Osasuna.

Levante
Ruben Suarez scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Levante registered their second home win following the match against Espanyol.

Malaga
playing

Osasuna
Raul Garcia scored his first La Liga goal of the campaign as Osasuna registered their second away draw following the match against Granada.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander failed to score for the fourth consecutive game to register their first away draw following the match against Sporting Gijon.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano coach Sandoval was happy with his side's attitude against Real Madrid admitted that two childish errors have cost them the game.

Real Betis
Betis coach Pepe Mel will wait until the last minute before deciding whether to include Roque Santa Cruz into his squad for the Getafe clash.

Real Madrid
Raul Albiol has confirmed he has no intention to leave Real Madrid in January, despite reports linking the player with Malaga and Valencia.

Real Mallorca
Victor Casadesus scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Mallorca registered their second home win following the match against Sociedad.

Real Sociedad
Victor Casadesus scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sociedad to their second away defeat following the match at Mallorca.

Real Zaragoza
playing

Sevilla
Sevilla manager Marcelino was proud with his players following the victory over Valencia, but admitted there is still room for improvements.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon failed to score for the third consecutive game to register their first home draw following the match against Racing Santander.

Valencia
Valencia midfielder Pablo Hernandez believes it is vital to beat Chelsea if his side are to make it through the Champions League group stage.

Villarreal
Villarreal may have to make do without the services of Italian star striker Giuseppe Rossi in the match against Napoli due to a knee injury.

Serie A

AC Milan
It was reported that Milan sports director Ariedo Braida was in the stands to watch Chievo midfielder Kevin Constant in action against Genoa.

AS Roma
playing

Atalanta
Luca Cigarini scored his first Serie A goal of the campaign as Atalanta registered their second home win following the match against Novara.

Bologna
Bologna striker Arouna Kone was satisfied with his side's aggressive play against Inter and believes they did not deserve to lose the game.

Cagliari
Cagliari failed to score for the first time in Serie A this campaign to register their first home draw following the match against Udinese.

Catania
Gonzalo Bergessio scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Catania registered their second home draw following the match versus Juventus.

Cesena
Cesena striker Eder said his team are calm despite their 4th straight defeat as three of those games were against teams fighting for Scudetto.

Chievo
Sergio Pellissier scored his third Serie A goal of the season as Chievo registered their second home victory following the match against Genoa.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina midfielder Valon Behrami said he is comfortable in his new position and was satisfied with his display in the draw against Napoli.

Genoa
Sergio Pellissier scored his third Serie A goal of the season to condemned Genoa to their first away defeat following the match against Chievo.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan defender Lucio is hoping that his team can refocus their attention towards their real goal the Scudetto following their first win.

Juventus
Milos Krasic scored his first Serie A goal of the campaign as Juventus registered their first away draw following the match against Catania.

Lazio
Lazio failed to score for the first time in Serie A this campaign to register their first home draw following the encounter against Palermo.

Lecce
Mattia Destro scored his first Serie A goal of the campaign to condemned Lecce to their first away defeat following the match against Siena.

Napoli
Napoli winger Christian Maggio said he played through the pain barrier against Chievo, but is determined to recover for the Villarreal clash.

Novara
Luca Cigarini scored his first Serie A goal of the campaign to condemned Novara to their second away defeat following the match at Atalanta.

Palermo
Palermo failed to score for the second time in Serie A this campaign to register their first away draw following the encounter against Lazio.

Parma
playing

Siena
Mattia Destro scored his first Serie A goal of the campaign as Siena registered their first home victory following the match against Lecce.

Udinese
Udinese failed to score for the first time in Serie A this campaign to register their second away draw following the match against Cagliari.