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Friday, November 25, 2011

EPL 2011/11/25

Arsenal
Alex Song feels Arsenal are finally starting to gel into an effective unit - and is sure the squad will continue to push themselves forwards.

Aston Villa
Manager Alex McLeish is wary of putting pressure on Aston Villa's youngsters and is looking for senior players to take more of the strain.

Blackburn
Blackburn have missed the chance to bring in Jonathan Dos Santos after the striker agreed to renew his contract with Barcelona until 2015.

Bolton
Owen Coyle is sweating on the fitness of Dedryck Boyata ahead of Bolton's Premier League encounter with Everton after Joe Riley was ruled out.

Chelsea
Chelsea are exploring the feasibility of building a stadium at Battersea Power Station and have appointed one of London's leading developers.

Everton
Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has praised dependable team-mate Phil Jagielka, who is always willing to do 3 or 4 people's jobs on the pitch.

Fulham
Wycombe Wanderers boss Gary Waddock has signed highly-rated Fulham hitman Marcello Trotta on a month's loan as he is lacking natural finisher.

Liverpool
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is happy with his side's progress in the race for a top-4 spot and insists is building for the long-term future.

Manchester City
AC Milan have reportedly opened negotiations with Carlos Tevez's agent about a possible loan move for the Manchester City striker in January.

Manchester United
Phil Jones hopes upcoming ties will put Manchester City under huge pressure and may allow United to go top of the Premier League by Christmas.

Newcastle United
Newcastle's French midfielder Sylvain Marveaux is facing four months out after undergoing successful surgery on a groin problem in America.

Norwich City
Norwich trio Wes Hoolahan, Anthony Pilkington and Marc Tierney are all in the Republic of Ireland frame, says assistant manager Marco Tardelli.

Queens Park Rangers
West Ham United chairman David Gold says the club have no plans to sell James Tomkins in January, after he was linked to Queens Park Rangers.

Stoke City
Stoke midfielder Wilson Palacios has declared himself 100 per cent fit and ready to return to help the Potters out of their current slump.

Sunderland
Steve Bruce has confidence that his Sunderland will be able to find good form even though they have only managed to win two games all season.

Swansea City
Brendan Rodgers insists Swansea is the 'perfect place' for him after holding preliminary talks over a new contract at the Liberty Stadium.

Tottenham
Tottenham have become the latest English club to be paired with a move for Inter stopper Cristian Chivu, whose contract expires in June 2012.

West Brom
West Brom have confirmed that Doncaster Rovers have signed veteran striker Marc-Antoine Fortune on a short-term loan deal until January 2nd.

Wigan Athletic
Roberto Martinez admits Wigan are still hurting after the draw with Blackburn and will go to Sunderland feeling as if they are owed points.

Wolverhampton
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is looking for a strong defensive performance from his side at Stamford Bridge as he focused on stopping Chelsea.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao captain Carlos Gurpegui has successfully underwent knee ligament surgery which will keep him on the sidelines for 8 months.

Atletico Madrid
Diego Ribas has told his Atletico to forget about their 12 years winless record at the Bernabeu and to focus on playing like they do at home.

Barcelona
Jonathan Dos Santos has agreed to renew his contract with Barcelona until the summer of 2015 with his termination clause set at EUR30 million.

Espanyol
Espanyol defender Juan Forlin admits he is delighted to be in contract renewal talks with the club and also of their improvement in defense.

Getafe
Getafe striker Daniel Guiza has trained away from the group as a precaution, but is expected to be available for their clash versus Barcelona.

Granada
Midfielder Mikel Rico is looking forward to play his first game at San Mames but knows Granada will face the best Bilbao side in recent years.

Levante
Levante midfielder Javier Farinos has stressed that his team must work hard and to keep a clean sheet if they are to end their current slump.

Malaga
Malaga midfielder Santi Cazorla has underlined the need to win more games when they are on the road, if they want to book a ticket to Europe.

Osasuna
Osasuna midfielder Raul Garcia has admitted that errors or lack of concentration have prevented his side from taking 3 points away from home.

Racing Santander
Good news for Racing head coach Hector Cuper as Lautaro Acosta is already back in training and could make his return earlier than expected.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano striker Raul Tamudo has warned his side to be extra careful against Valencia, who seem to be scoring goals with every attempt.

Real Betis
Betis coach Pepe Mel has doubts over Roque Santa Cruz availability this weekend, after the striker skipped training due to acute back pain.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid defender Marcelo is back in training again after three weeks on the sidelines and is likely to be available to take on Atletico.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca midfielder Jose Luis Marti warns his side that they must start winning as soon as possible ahead of their clash against Racing.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez admits he has never experience a season like this one as coach Philippe Montanier faces the axe this weekend.

Real Zaragoza
Javier Aguirre believes Zaragoza have plenty of fire power, but his team need to reduce the number of goals conceded if they are to win games.

Sevilla
Sevilla defender Martin Caceres will miss the Real Zaragoza clash as he is set to be sidelined up to 10 days due to a torn right hamstring.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon striker David Barral is looking forward to the weekend match against Levante, one of the teams he has yet to score against.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery has stressed that their 7-0 win over Genk is a huge confidence boost ahead of the decisive match against Chelsea.

Villarreal
It was reported that Villarreal have joined Milan and PSG in the race for Sporting CP defender Joao Pereira, who is valued at EUR7 million.

Serie A

AC Milan
AC Milan have reportedly opened negotiations with Carlos Tevez's agent about a possible loan move for the Manchester City striker in January.

AS Roma
Francesco Totti has been left out of the Roma squad for the Serie A match versus Udinese after the captain picked up a new injury in training.

Atalanta
Matias Ezequiel Schelotto is focused solely on Atalanta but admits he dreams of making the Italy squad for the 2012 European Championship.

Bologna
Bad news for Bologna as midfielder Diego Perez is set to be sidelined for two to three weeks after sustaining a thigh injury during training.

Cagliari
Siena are through to the final 16 of the Coppa Italia after eliminating Cagliari thanks to goals scored by Pablo Gonzalez and Angelo Mariano.

Catania
Andrea Catellani's agent has confirmed that Brescia are interested in the striker, but insisted Catania are adamant of retaining his services.

Cesena
Cesena striker Dominique Malonga has praised Adrian Mutu's experiences and techniques and believes they compliment each other on the field.

Chievo
Coach Domenico Di Carlo was delighted with Chievo's attitude in the win over Modena and is looking forward to the clashing with Udinese next.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are through to the final 16 of the Coppa Italia after eliminating Empoli after winger Alessio Cerci scored both goals for Viola.

Genoa
Genoa are through to the final 16 of the Coppa Italia after sinking Bari in extra time thanks to goals scored by Birsa, Jorquera and Pratto.

Inter Milan
Tottenham have become the latest English club to be paired with a move for Inter stopper Cristian Chivu, whose contract expires in June 2012.

Juventus
Juventus are reportedly keeping an eye on Borussia Dortmund stopper Mats Hummels, who has a transfer market value of around EUR15 million.

Lazio
Lazio boss Edy Reja will consider axing Djibril Cisse from the team that will face Juventus as the French striker struggles in front of goal.

Lecce
Lecce striker Luis Muriel is hoping to be given the chance to face Catania and believes this is a good time to register their first home win.

Napoli
Napoli defender Paolo Cannavaro believes a well thought out and developed team can be worth a lot of money, following the win over Man City.

Novara
Novara president De Salvo says they are working hard to stay in Serie A and sees no reason why coach Attilio Tesser should be shown the door.

Palermo
It was reported that Palermo could make a January bid to acquire the services of young striker Andrej Kramaric, who is tied to Dinamo Zagreb.

Parma
Parma defender Cristian Zaccardo wants his team to continue their good form, but warned them that Novara will be desperate to win at home.

Siena
Siena are through to the final 16 of the Coppa Italia after eliminating Cagliari thanks to goals scored by Pablo Gonzalez and Angelo Mariano.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin has told his team that they must focus only on collecting 40 points before they can try to reach other goals.