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Monday, November 21, 2011

EPL 2011/11/21

Arsenal
Manager Arsene Wenger hailed Robin van Persie as an 'exceptional' talent and wants the striker to stay at Arsenal for the rest of his career.

Aston Villa
Richard Dunne is determined the success he has enjoyed with the Republic of Ireland will continue for Aston Villa during a testing period.

Blackburn
Liverpool are reportedly heading the queue to sign Blackburn centre-back Christopher Samba, who is believed to be still keen on a move away.

Bolton
Veteran Aston Villa defender Habib Beye is expected to end his spell in the wilderness by moving to Doncaster Rovers on a season long loan.

Chelsea
Andre Villas-Boas admitted Chelsea's Stamford Bridge defeat at the hands of Liverpool was a major blow to their Premier League title hopes.

Everton
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has promised manager David Moyes he will have money to spend on new players in the January transfer window.

Fulham
Fulham have been linked with a move for Newcastle United right-back Danny Simpson, whose current contract is set to expire in 18 months time.

Liverpool
Liverpool coach Kenny Dalglish was pleased with the way his side played, their attitude and commitment following the win at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester City
Tottenham assistant-coach Kevin Bond has hinted Spurs will attempt to keep Emmanuel Adebayor if he continues to deliver at White Hart Lane.

Manchester United
Valencia have no plans to offer to offer Adil Rami an improved contract, even after the French defender was linked with Manchester United.

Newcastle United
Coach Alan Pardew insists that any club wanting Newcastle United's top players in the January transfer window would have to break the bank.

Norwich City
Andrew Crofts wants Norwich to take heart from the fact they were in with a sniff of earning a draw with in-form Arsenal right up to the end.

Queens Park Rangers
Neil Warnock feels QPR need to look at Stoke's blueprint to continue their remarkable journey and establish themselves in the Premier League.

Stoke City
Veteran defender Danny Collins is not expecting to play for Stoke again, but is unsure about whether he will join Ipswich Town permanently.

Sunderland
Sunderland defender Michael Turner believes Fulham provided his side with a timely reminder that there are no easy games in the Premiership.

Swansea City
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas was surprised that Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers publicly expressed an interest in signing Josh McEachran.

Tottenham
Tottenham assistant-coach Kevin Bond has hinted Spurs will attempt to keep Emmanuel Adebayor if he continues to deliver at White Hart Lane.

West Brom
Zoltan Gera has admitted it was emotional to make his first appearance at The Hawthorns since rejoining West Bromwich Albion in the summer.

Wigan Athletic
Dave Whelan has revealed that this could be his last season in control of Wigan as he considers handing over the reins to his grandson David.

Wolverhampton
Manager Sean Dyche was delighted after Watford have extended Wolves winger Michael Kightly's loan deal at Vicarage Road until early January.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Oscar De Marcos scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Bilbao registered their second away win following the match against Sevilla.

Atletico Madrid
Diego Ribas scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Atletico Madrid registered their fourth home win following the visit of Levante.

Barcelona
Defender Eric Abidal has vowed to end his career at the Camp Nou and is confident that he can reach an agreement over a contract extension.

Espanyol
Espanyol failed to score for the second consecutive La Liga games to register their first away draw following the match against Real Sociedad.

Getafe
Nacho Novo scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Getafe to their fifth away defeat following the match at Sporting Gijon.

Granada
The match between Granada and Real Mallorca was suspended after 60 minutes after the referee were hit by an umbrella thrown from the stand.

Levante
Diego Ribas scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Levanted to their second away defeat following the match at Atletico.

Malaga
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini is unsure whether the international break will have a positive or negative impact on his team against Racing.

Osasuna
Osasuna failed to score for the first time in eight La Liga games to register their third home draw following the match versus Rayo Vallecano.

Racing Santander
Young Racing striker Julian Luque believes his speed and dribbling skills can be beneficial to the team as he hopes to feature against Malaga.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano failed to score for the fourth time in La Liga this season to register their third away draw following the match at Osasuna.

Real Betis
Real Betis coach Pepe Mel was disappointed with the defeat to Villarreal, after admitting their failure to score is costing the team points.

Real Madrid
Gonzalo Higuain has insisted that he did not handle the ball when he blocked a shot in the penalty area in Real Madrid's win over Valencia.

Real Mallorca
The match between Granada and Real Mallorca was suspended after 60 minutes after the referee were hit by an umbrella thrown from the stand.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad failed to score for the third consecutive La Liga games to register their third home draw following the match against Espanyol.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre has admitted that Barcelona were too superior to his side, but believes they could have avoided 2 or 3 goals.

Sevilla
Oscar De Marcos scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sevilla to their second home defeat following the visit of Bilbao.

Sporting Gijon
Nacho Novo scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Sporting Gijon registered their second home win following the match against Getafe.

Valencia
Valencia have no plans to offer to offer Adil Rami an improved contract, even after the French defender was linked with Manchester United.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido was delighted with the win over Real Betis and especially with the effort and work done by his players.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri tried not to blame the referee for the draw in Florence, although the Rossoneri had a valid goal disallowed.

AS Roma
Fernando Gago scored his first Serie A goal of the season as AS Roma registered their third home victory following the match against Lecce.

Atalanta
German Denis scored his ninth Serie A goal of the campaign as Atalanta registered their second away draw following the match against Siena.

Bologna
Marco Parolo scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Bologna to their fourth home defeat following the match against Cesena.

Cagliari
Cagliari midfielder Radja Nainggolan accused the referee of being neutral only in the last three minutes following the defeat to Inter Milan.

Catania
Paolo Sammarco scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Catania to their first home defeat following the match against Chievo.

Cesena
Marco Parolo scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Cesena registered their first away victory following the match against Bologna.

Chievo
Paolo Sammarco scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Chievo registered their first away victory following the match against Catania.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina co-owner Andrea Della Valle is proud of his side's display in the goalless draw against AC Milan and hailed Delio Rossi's impact.

Genoa
Miguel Veloso scored his second Serie A goal of the season as Genoa registered their third home victory following the match against Novara.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan have confirmed that Lucio, Douglas Maicon and Wesley Sneijder are missing from their Champions League squad to face Trabzonspor.

Juventus
Simone Pepe scored his second Serie A goal of the season as Juventus registered their fourth home victory following the match against Palermo.

Lazio
Lazio coach Edy Reja has praised his Biancoceleste players for showing great character and temperament to earn a stalemate against Napoli.

Lecce
Fernando Gago scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Lecce to their third away defeat following the match against AS Roma.

Napoli
Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri firmly believed his team were superior and was dissapointed that they could not penetrate the Lazio defence.

Novara
Miguel Veloso scored his second Serie A goal of the season to condemned Novara to their fourth away defeat following the match against Genoa.

Palermo
Simone Pepe scored his second Serie A goal of the season to condemned Palermo to their fifth away defeat following the match against Juventus.

Parma
Jonathan Biabiany scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Parma registered their fourth home win following the match against Udinese.

Siena
Alessandro Gazzi scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Siena registered their first home draw following the match against Atalanta.

Udinese
Jonathan Biabiany scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Udinese to their second away defeat following the match at Parma.