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Sunday, November 20, 2011

EPL 2011/11/20

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger reiterated his commitment to Arsenal after Robin van Persie hit a brace in the win at Norwich for their fifth straight victory.

Aston Villa
American businessman Randy Lerner reiterated his commitment to Aston Villa and insisted he has no plans to sell the club in the near future.

Blackburn
Blackburn coach Steve Kean has hailed his side's fighting spirit after Dunn's dismissal and believes they deserved the point against Wigan.

Bolton
Bolton manager Owen Coyle was unhappy with his side's second half display in the defeat to West Brom, which leaves them in the bottom three.

Chelsea
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has claimed he would still pay GBP50 million for Fernando Torres, despite the striker's form in front of goal.

Everton
Everton manager David Moyes admitted securing three points with a victory against Wolverhampton was far more important than the performance.

Fulham
Fulham boss Martin Jol praised veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer after he pulled off a stunning injury-time save to deny Sunderland victory.

Liverpool
Stewart Downing admits the expectations at Liverpool are higher than anywhere he has been before, but is confident that he can cope with them.

Manchester City
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has warned his players they will have to improve before facing Napoli, despite the win over Newcastle.

Manchester United
Veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs has admitted Manchester United were below-par against Swansea City, despite achieving a fifth consecutive win.

Newcastle United
Newcastle coach Alan Pardew admits he was frustrated at the end of their defeat to Manchester City, even though he was missing some players.

Norwich City
Norwich City head coach Paul Lambert has admitted that Arsenal deserved to win, but he was pleased to see his side compete the entire match.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers coach Neil Warnock was pleased with his side's battling spirit and thought that they were magnificient against Stoke City.

Stoke City
Stoke City coach Tony Pulis admitted it was another poor defensive display which had condemned his side to a defeat to QPR at the Britannia.

Sunderland
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce was pleased with their display in the draw against Fulham but his side need to be more clinical in front of goal.

Swansea City
Swansea coach Brendan Rodgers took pride in his team's display against Manchester United despite slipping to a defeat at the Liberty Stadium.

Tottenham
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has labelled FIFA president Sepp Blatter 'idiotic' and 'out of touch' with reality for his comments about racism.

West Brom
Coach Roy Hodgson hailed the performance of West Brom striker Shane Long after his headed winner in the victory over Bolton at the Hawthorns.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez insisted his side's small voice in the league is counting against them after a controversial draw with Blackburn.

Wolverhampton
Mick McCarthy felt Wolves deserved at least a point and questioned a 'soft' penalty decision by referee Jon Moss in their defeat to Everton.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Sevilla coach Marcelino believes Athletic Bilbao could be among the contenders for the Europa League and Champions League places this season.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Gregorio Manzano wants fans to show unity and has reminded the fans that Levante are the opponents and not his team.

Barcelona
Lionel Messi scored his 15th La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona registered their sixth home victory following the match against Zaragoza.

Espanyol
Pablo Osvaldo feels bad about the nature of his exit from Espanyol, but has revealed that the move was pushed through by the Spanish side.

Getafe
Getafe defender Juan Valera admits it will not be easy playing at Sporting Gijon, and that his team must not pay attention to the home crowd.

Granada
Granada coach Fabri Gonzalez warned his team not go crazy against Real Mallorca, even though they will enter the match with extra motivation.

Levante
Levante coach Juan Ignacio is missing Asier del Horno and Juanlu Gomez from his squad, while Carlos Aranda and Juanfran Garcia have recovered.

Malaga
Coach Manuel Pellegrini believes there is very little difference between Malaga and Racing, and insists he is not looking for new players.

Osasuna
Osasuna head coach Jose Luis Mendilibar is confident that his team will show fluidity and speed against Rayo and also expects an open game.

Racing Santander
Racing head coach Hector Cuper admits some of his players are affected by the club's off-field problems but urges them to focus on football.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano boss Sandoval expects Osasuna are capable of quickly adapting to their pitch and is happy to have all of his players available.

Real Betis
Borja Valero scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Real Betis to their fifth away defeat following the game at Villarreal.

Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 14th La Liga goal of the season as Real Madrid registered their fifth away win following the match at Valencia.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros wants his team to treat their match against Granada as if it is the most important clash of the season.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Montanier declined to focus on his precarious position at the club and said the most important thing is to beat Espanyol.

Real Zaragoza
Lionel Messi scored his 15th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Zaragoza to their fourth away defeat following the match at Barcelona.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Marcelino believes Athletic Bilbao could be among the contenders for the Europa League and Champions League places this season.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon are currently on a four-game unbeaten run, but coach Manuel Preciado is wary that Getafe are also approaching their best form.

Valencia
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 14th goal in La Liga to condemned Valencia to their first home defeat following the match against Real Madrid.

Villarreal
Borja Valero scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Villarreal registered their third home win following the match versus Real Betis.

Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan failed to score for the second time in Serie A this season to register their first away draw following the match against Fiorentina.

AS Roma
Pablo Osvaldo feels bad about the nature of his exit from Espanyol, but has revealed that the move was pushed through by the Spanish side.

Atalanta
Atalanta boss Stefano Colantuono admits the quality of Luca Cigarini is unquestionable, but insists his team can win without his contribution.

Bologna
Bologna boss Stefano Pioli tells his team there are some very heavy points at stake in their relegation derby with bottom of the table Cesena.

Cagliari
Philippe Coutinho scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Cagliari to their third away defeat following the match at Inter.

Catania
Catania coach Vincenzo Montella has acknowledged that his team must show all of their qualities in order to get a good result against Chievo.

Cesena
Cesena coach Daniele Arrigoni demands his team to show aggressiveness throughout the game against Bologna and to put a shackle on Ramirez.

Chievo
Chievo defender Marco Andreolli admits this season has been difficult for him, and right now he is trying to match the rhythm of the game.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina failed to score for the second straight game in Serie A to register their second home draw following the match against AC Milan.

Genoa
Alberto Malesani will not stand for anything other than a win from Genoa versus Novara, if they are to get back on track and keep up the pace.

Inter Milan
Philippe Coutinho scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Inter registered their second home win following the match against Cagliari.

Juventus
Striker Alessandro Matri hopes that Juventus can push on from their strong start to realise his dream of qualifying for the Champions League.

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

Lecce
Lecce defender Massimo Oddo declared that his team will face Roma with confidence, armed with the knowledge that they can play a good game.

Napoli
Napoli failed to score for the fourth time in Serie A this season to register their second home draw following the encounter against Lazio.

Novara
Novara striker Takayuki Morimoto has undergone an operation on his right knee which will keep him on the sidelines for three to four weeks.

Palermo
Palermo president Maurizio Zamperini has admitted he may be willing to sell Abel Hernandez and Federico Balzaretti to Paris-Saint Germain.

Parma
Parma manager Franco Colomba is confident that his team can cause problems for leaders Udinese, just as they did against Napoli and Lazio.

Siena
Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino claims the clash against Atalanta will be another major test for his side and urged his players to be aggressive.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin concedes his team struggle to get a run of consecutive victories despite sitting at the top of the table.