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Sunday, November 6, 2011

EPL 2011/11/6

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger insisted there was still work to do despite seeing his Arsenal pick up another win with a comfortable success over West Brom.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeish praised his Aston Villa defenders after they held out against a late surge from Norwich to secure their first win in four matches.

Blackburn
Blackburn boss Steve Kean felt his troops deserved something to show for after creating plenty of chances in their defeat at home to Chelsea.

Bolton
Coach Owen Coyle is tired of making excuses and urged Bolton players to prove they have the mental strength to haul themselves out of trouble.

Chelsea
Chelsea head coach Andre Villas-Boas was delighted to get back to winning ways at Blackburn, and praised his player's bravery and courage.

Everton
Everton boss David Moyes admits he was far from happy with his side's defending in the first half, after they went down at Newcastle United.

Fulham
Fulham manager Martin Jol has revealed how Tottenham playmaker Rafael van der Vaart was the one who got away during his time with Hamburg.

Liverpool
Kenny Dalglish refused to blame GBP35 million striker Andy Carroll missing a first half sitter for Liverpool's laboured draw against Swansea.

Manchester City
Yaya Toure scored his first Premier League goal of the season as Man City registered their fifth away win following the match against QPR.

Manchester United
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has conceded he was relieved to hear the final whistle as his side held on to beat Sunderland.

Newcastle United
Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew hailed his side as they coped with injuries to two of their key players during the victory over Everton.

Norwich City
Manager Paul Lambert was pleased with Norwich's battling spirit in the defeat at Aston Villa, but criticised the way the goals were conceded.

Queens Park Rangers
Yaya Toure scored his first Premier League goal of the season to condemned QPR to their second home defeat following the match versus Man City.

Stoke City
Peter Crouch says Stoke's hectic week will be no excuse if they struggle against Bolton in their Premier League clash at the Reebok Stadium.

Sunderland
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has accused the officials for 'guessing' the decision to deny his side a penalty during the defeat at Man Utd.

Swansea City
Swansea City boss Brendan Rodgers was proud of his players after the Swans secured their first point against Liverpool for nearly 30 years.

Tottenham
Wales national coach Gary Speed insists he will not ban Tottenham midfielder Gareth Bale from playing for Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics.

West Brom
West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson defended his side's work rate during the defeat to Arsenal but admitted they were undone by quality.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan chief Dave Whelan insists he would sack Roberto Martinez if he thought it would be in Latics' best interests, despite their friendship.

Wolverhampton
Jamie O'Hara wants Wolverhampton to make sure they beat Wigan as five straight league defeats are starting to have an effect on their morale.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao striker De Marcos is expecting a difficult game against Barcelona, but declared his side will go out and play for three points.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Gregorio Manzano has warned his side against letting their guard down against Getafe, who are unlikely to suffer relegation.

Barcelona
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has refuted claims that a rift had developed between David Villa and Lionel Messi, insisting it was made up.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino is happy to see Alvaro Vazquez scoring his first goal and hopes the striker will be able to remain calm.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Michel has insisted that it is too soon to judge his team even though they are currently at the bottom of the league chart.

Granada
Granada coach Fabriciano Gonzalez has warned his side that the problems faced by Racing will only serve to spur their players to push forward.

Levante
Alberto Costa scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Levante to their first home defeat following the match against Valencia.

Malaga
Malaga failed to score for the fifth time in La Liga this season to register their second away draw following the match against Real Betis.

Osasuna
Osasuna boss Mendilibar fears everyone at Real Madrid because they have the best defences, midfielders, strikers, goalkeepers and coaches.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander coach Hector Cuper believes Granada are most dangerous in attacks, even though they have scored only four goals this season.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano coach Jose Ramon Sandoval has confidence in his assistant Ismael Martinez, as he sit out his ban for the clash against Sociedad.

Real Betis
Real Betis failed to score for the sixth time in La Liga this season to register their first home draw following the match against Malaga.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid representatives will begin talks with Santos about a EUR60 million transfer of Brazilian international Neymar to the Bernabeu.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca failed to score for the fifth time in La Liga this season to register their second home draw following the match against Sevilla.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier has Tono, Illarramendi and Zurutuza back in squad, while Zubikarai, Cadamuro and Pardo have been dropped.

Real Zaragoza
Goalkeeper Roberto Jimenez has underlined that even though Zaragoza has conceded the most goals so far, the majority came from only two games.

Sevilla
Sevilla failed to score for the fourth time in La Liga this season to register their fifth away draw following the match against Real Mallorca.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon manager Manolo Preciado wants his team to maintain focus and character as he expects an aggressive Zaragoza at La Romareda.

Valencia
Alberto Costa scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Valencia registered their third away win following the match against Levante.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido has confirmed that Bruno and Marco Ruben are back in his squad, while Marchena will not face Espanyol.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan and Inter are chasing after Manchester United's teenage star Paul Pogba, who is stalling on sigining a new contract at the Old Trafford.

AS Roma
Bojan Krkic scored his third Serie A goal of the campaign as Roma registered their second away victory following the match against Novara.

Atalanta
Atalanta's Argentina-born midfielder Ezequiel Schelotto hopes he is called up by Italy for forthcoming friendlies against Poland and Uruguay.

Bologna
Matias Silvestre scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Bologna to their third away defeat following the match at Palermo.

Cagliari
Cagliari midfielder Daniele Conti has acknowledged Atalanta's firepower and believes a draw on Sunday would be a great result for his side.

Catania
Catania have made their name as giant-killers this season, but coach Vincenzo Montella warns that they are not the favourites against Milan.

Cesena
Cesena coach Daniele Arrigoni believes his team are ready in terms of physical fitness, but they need to regain some peace and motivation.

Chievo
Chievo coach Domenico Di Carlo is convinced that he has a team capable of staying in Serie A and they are not scared of difficult moments.

Fiorentina
Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic thanked Fiorentina fans for their apology and said Houssine Kharja would not play after refusing to move to Florence.

Genoa
Genoa president Enrico Preziosi is dismayed by the lives lost due to the flood and supports the decision to postpone the match against Inter.

Inter Milan
Inter and Milan are chasing after Manchester United's teenage star Paul Pogba, who is stalling on sigining a new contract at the Old Trafford.

Juventus
Antonio Conte feels the trip to Napoli is 'the toughest test' Juventus will face as the Azzurri have a two year head start with their project.

Lazio
Lazio coach Edy Reja is convinced that his team have the potential to win almost every game and they have yet to exploit all their potential.

Lecce
Lecce coach Eusebio Di Francesco admits he will be making some changes to the squad to keep his players on the rope and focused on their work.

Napoli
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri tips Juventus as the favourites to beat his side on Sunday and notes that Antonio Conte reminds him of his youth.

Novara
Bojan Krkic scored his third Serie A goal of the campaign to condemned Novara to their second home defeat following the match against Roma.

Palermo
Matias Silvestre scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Palermo registered their fifth home win following the match against Bologna.

Parma
Parma striker Sebastian Giovinco insists he does not see his future at Juventus even though reports suggest that he could replace Del Piero.

Siena
Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino has reminded his players to show characters to match even the most difficult moments ahead of the Udinese clash.

Udinese
Head coach Francesco Guidolin wants to see 'the real Udinese' against Siena, not the Zebrette side that was thrashed 4-0 by Atletico Madrid.