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Thursday, November 24, 2011

EPL 2011/11/24

Arsenal
Robin van Persie scored his third Champions League goal as Arsenal registered their third win in Group F following the match against Dortmund.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeish is looking for a reaction from his Aston Villa squad when they go in search of a first away victory of the season at Swansea.

Blackburn
Blackburn have confirmed a revision to manager Steve Kean's existing contract has been completed, but his deal still due to run until 2013.

Bolton
Bolton defender Gary Cahill is trying to take speculation over his future in his stride - but admits he does not know what the future holds.

Chelsea
Didier Drogba scored his first Champions League goal but failed to prevent Chelsea from losing for the first time in Group E at Leverkusen.

Everton
Everton defender Phil Jagielka admits it will be 'a few weeks' before he can play without receiving painkilling injections to his broken toe.

Fulham
Keeper Mark Schwarzer is hoping to maintain his fitness and hold down a first-team place with Fulham until the 2014 World Cup comes around.

Liverpool
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish was full of praise for the attitude his fringe players showed in the reserves as they crushed Sunderland 5-1.

Manchester City
Roma have reportedly agreed a deal with Manchester City to sign Stevan Savic during the January transfer window, but with no option to buy.

Manchester United
Benfica playmaker Nicolas Gaitan has claimed reports linking him with a January move to Manchester United are based purely on speculation.

Newcastle United
Scott Brown is aware of speculation linking him with Newcastle, but he is paying no attention to it as he discusses a new deal with Celtic.

Norwich City
Paul Lambert is happy with where Norwich are right now, but believes he must never rest in the battle to keep the team in the Premier League.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers head coach Neil Warnoch has declared that striker Heidar Helguson may not play against Norwich on Saturday due to injury.

Stoke City
Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller will be looking to get some action at the start of December after spending the last 7 months on the sidelines.

Sunderland
Nicklas Bendtner insisted he has not ruled out staying at Sunderland and also admitted that he is enjoying being the focal point of his team.

Swansea City
Swansea City boss boss Brendan Rodgers is delighted after midfielder Mark Gower signed a new one-year deal to stay until the summer of 2013.

Tottenham
Harry Redknapp admits he was shocked that none of Tottenham's rivals managed to snap up Scott Parker before he joined Spurs on deadline day.

West Brom
Marc-Antoine Fortune' agent Willie McKay has confirmed West Brom will allow him to move to Doncaster on loan, if Shane Long is declared fit.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan head coach Roberto Martinez has spoken of his disappointment at not beating Blackburn on Saturday, despite having 26 attempts on goal.

Wolverhampton
Defender Ronald Zubar is confident that he is fit to make his first appearance for Wolves since February, following Richard Stearman's injury.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez said the positive results from their matches against Barcelona and Sevilla proved that his team have matured.

Atletico Madrid
Gabi said there is no better place for Atletico to prove themselves than at the Bernabeu, but knows they will have to work harder than Madrid.

Barcelona
Xavi Hernandez scored his first Champions League goal as Barcelona registered their fourth win in Group H following the match against Milan.

Espanyol
It was reported Espanyol want to sign Arsenal's veteran defender Sebastien Squillaci, who has only featured once for the Gunners this season.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Mehdi Lacen has acknowleged that his side have very slim chance of winning at Camp Nou, but promised that they give it a go.

Granada
Granada have been fined EUR6,000 and are set to foot the bill for rearranging the abandoned Primera Division fixture against Real Mallorca.

Levante
Levante midfielder Ruben Suarez has warned his team-mates to cut down on their mistakes, having paid too much for it in the last 3 defeats.

Malaga
Bad news for Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini as the medical team have confirmed that midfielder Joaquin Sanchez is sidelined for three weeks.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar is likely to be able to welcome Roversio Rodrigues back into his squad for their clash against Espanyol.

Racing Santander
Racing are desperate for a cheap striker and have reportedly turned their heads to Jorge Rodriguez of Tercera division side Rayo Cantabria.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano winger Tito has urged his team to prove themselves at home when they face Valencia, who are hurt after losing to Real Madrid.

Real Betis
Real Betis midfielder Ustaritz Aldekoatalora claimed his team are calm and focused about their situation and are fully behind coach Pepe Mel.

Real Madrid
Keeper Iker Casillas said Real Madrid's win over Zagreb showed how tremendously excited his team were and that they wanted to do a good job.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca defender Ivan Ramis believes his team can turn things around and beat Granada when they play their remaining 30 minutes of the game.

Real Sociedad
Joseba Llorente insisted Sociedad are totally committed but admitted his team must be doing something wrong to go eight games without a win.

Real Zaragoza
Defender Maurizio Lanzaro wants Zaragoza to treat their match against Sevilla as a 'final' as his team are only one point above the drop zone.

Sevilla
Frederic Kanoute insisted that the players are the first offenders for Sevilla's current slump and urged his team-mates to be self-critical.

Sporting Gijon
Alberto Botia is honoured to be linked with Barcelona and Roma, but insists he is focused only on doing it right in every game with Sporting.

Valencia
Roberto Soldado scored his fifth Champions League goal as Valencia registered their second win in Group E following the match against Genk.

Villarreal
Villarreal president Fernando Roig has denied interest in Benfica striker Javier Saviola because they already have 32 players in the squad.

Serie A

AC Milan
Xavi Hernandez scored his first Champions League goal to condemned AC Milan to their first defeat in Group H following the visit of Barcelona.

AS Roma
Roma have reportedly agreed a deal with Manchester City to sign Stevan Savic during the January transfer window, but with no option to buy.

Atalanta
Fabiano Santacroce's agent has insisted that the defender is happy at Parma and also denied rumours of a possible move to Atalanta in January.

Bologna
Bologna are through to the final 16 of the Coppa Italia after sinking Crotone thanks to goals by Diamanti, Vantaggiato, Gimenez and Paponi.

Cagliari
Cagliari coach Davide Ballardini has confirmed Ibarbo, Larrivey and Thiego Ribeiro are the strikers for his Coppa Italia squad to face Siena.

Catania
Catania president Pulvirenti admits it is incredible that someone like Maxi Lopez is on the bench, but he has backed the coach's decision.

Cesena
Cesena are in 17th place in the Fairplay chart with 31 penalty points after accumulating 27 yellow cards and 2 red cards so far this season.

Chievo
Chievo are through to the final 16 of the Coppa Italia after eliminating Modena thanks to goals by duo Fernando Uribe and Alberto Paloschi.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina confirmed they have renewed the contract of young centre-back Michele Camporese, who is now tied to the club until summer of 2016.

Genoa
Antonio Floro Flores's agent says he knows nothing of the reports suggesting that Genoa want to sign the Udinese striker in the winter market.

Inter Milan
Inter can now concentrate on their Serie A recovery after qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League, says midfielder Dejan Stankovic.

Juventus
The agent of Angelo Ogbonna has denied media reports suggesting that the young Torino defender said he would never join city rivals Juventus.

Lazio
Biancoceleste's midfield star Cristian Ledesma believes it is too soon to consider this weekend's Lazio-Juventus clash as a Scudetto decider.

Lecce
It was reported that Torino could make a January move to acquire the services of Lecce striker Jeda, who is currently out on loan at Novara.

Napoli
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis took a swipe at Manchester City, saying that his team's victory proves that money is not everything.

Novara
It was reported that Torino could make a January move to acquire the services of Lecce striker Jeda, who is currently out on loan at Novara.

Palermo
Josip Ilicic's agent has ruled out a January move away from Palermo for the Slovenian midfielder, but not a transfer at the end of the season.

Parma
Fabiano Santacroce's agent has insisted that the defender is happy at Parma and also denied rumours of a possible move to Atalanta in January.

Siena
Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino insists that the Robur care about the Coppa Italia games, but reveals he will field some of his fringe players.

Udinese
Antonio Floro Flores's agent says he knows nothing of the reports suggesting that Genoa want to sign the Udinese striker in the winter market.