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Saturday, November 26, 2011

EPL 2011/11/26

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger has confessed that the outcome of their clash with Fulham will help him decide which players he will use versus Manchester City.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner has dismissed suggestions that striker Darren Bent could be sold during the January transfer window.

Blackburn
It was reported that Blackburn Rovers have joined Fulham in the race to acquire the services of Ajax forward Mounir El Hamdaoui in January.

Bolton
Bolton boss Owen Coyle says the club have made massive strides during his two years in charge, despite being in the Premier League drop zone.

Chelsea
Andre Villas-Boas insists he does not fear being under greater scrutiny and that he retains the backing of Roman Abramovich and the players.

Everton
David Moyes says Tim Cahill can end his lengthy goal drought soon and return to the form which made him one of the country's top midfielders.

Fulham
Fulham boss Martin Jol has confirmed that neither Damien Duff nor Steve Sidwell will be available for their trip to Arsenal due to injury.

Liverpool
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has reassured Jamie Carragher that he still has a big role to play for the club after dropping him last weekend.

Manchester City
Carlos Tevez's agent has confirmed his meeting with Milan, but revealed no deal has been made as Juventus are also after the Man City outcast.

Manchester United
Manchester United have suffered a blow with the news that Anderson is out until February with a knee injury, Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed.

Newcastle United
Newcastle Utd boss Alan Pardew is keen for Fabricio Coloccini to sign a new deal at St James' Park as he is the perfect captain for the club.

Norwich City
Russell Martin knows that Norwich must tighten up at the back, but believes manager Paul Lambert will continue to use an attacking approach.

Queens Park Rangers
Neil Warnock accepts QPR are unlikely to ever feel completely safe in a season that is sure to contain plenty more ups and downs for his side.

Stoke City
Tony Pulis has urged everyone associated with Stoke to stay calm and says it will not be the end of the world even if they lose to Blackburn.

Sunderland
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has ordered striker Nicklas Bendtner to develop a selfish streak to fire the club out of relegation trouble.

Swansea City
Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers feels that the club need to bring in between four to six players to help the squad for the rest of the campaign.

Tottenham
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has ruled out selling striker Jermain Defoe in the January, despite having used him sparingly this season.

West Brom
West Brom coach Roy Hodgson insists Odemwingie is not guilty of exaggerating his recent knee injury and has welcomed him back into the squad.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic attempted to acquire the services of Sampdoria winger Marco Padalino during the last summer market, his agent has confirmed.

Wolverhampton
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has challenged winger Matt Jarvis to win back his place in the first team if given the opportunity at Chelsea.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao boss Marcelo Bielsa could field Javi Martinez against Granada after the midfielder resumed training without experiencing pain.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Gregorio Manzano has confirmed that striker Radamel Falcao will not face Real after failing to shake off his hamstring injury.

Barcelona
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insists he is not obsessed about overtaking Real Madrid and is pleased with his team's defensive performances.

Espanyol
Hector Moreno believes the key to Espanyol's victory will be in keeping a clean sheet as they only need to get lucky a few times to score.

Getafe
Getafe are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeat when they take on Barcelona, who are confident of registering their third away win.

Granada
Granada are hoping to pick up points for the third consecutive game when they take on Bilbao, who have lost only once when playing at home.

Levante
Levante midfielder Juanlu insisted that no one at the club is obsessed about Europe and that their real goal is still to achieve 43 points.

Malaga
Isco has admitted Malaga are aiming for Europe, but warned his team-mates not to be obsessed about it and to go step-by-step towards the goal.

Osasuna
Osasuna are hoping to pick up points for the fourth time in five games when they take on Espanyol, who keen to avoid their second home defeat.

Racing Santander
Racing are hoping to register their second win in five games when they take on Mallorca, who are desperate to avoid their third home defeat.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano boss Jose Ramon Sandoval welcomes the challenge of taking on Valencia, but believes Los Che will be worried about his team too.

Real Betis
Real Betis are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeat when they take on Real Sociedad, who are looking for their second away win.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is sure Xabi Alonso will not pick up a booking in order to ensure his availability for the Barcelona clash.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca are hoping to pick up points for the third time in five games when they face Racing, who are keen to register their first away win.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad are hoping to pick up points for the second straight game when they face Betis, who are desperate to avoid their third home defeat.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza are hoping to avoid their second straight defeat when they take on Sevilla, who are determined to register their first away win.

Sevilla
Coach Marcelino Garcia Toral has admitted that Sevilla currently are not much better than Zaragoza, despite the massive potential in his team.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting are looking to pick up points for the sixth straight games when they take on Levante, who are keen to register their fifth home win.

Valencia
Midfielder Pablo Hernandez believes Valencia are probably playing their best game since head coach Unai Emery arrived at the club in 2008.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan have confirmed that the injury defender Alessandro Nesta picked up against Barcelona in midweek will keep him out of action for a month.

AS Roma
Antonio Di Natale scored his ninth Serie A goal of the season to condemned AS Roma to their third away defeat following the match at Udinese.

Atalanta
Coach Francescio Guidolin said that Udinese allowed German Denis to join Atalanta because the Zebrette cannot guarantee him regular football.

Bologna
Bologna manager Stefano Pioli has laughed off suggestions that he is considering dropping striker Marco Di Vaio from his first team line-up.

Cagliari
Cagliari are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeat when they take on Bologna, who are looking to register their third away win.

Catania
Catania will be determined to avoid their third consecutive defeat when they take on Lecce, who have yet to win in front of their own crowd.

Cesena
Cesena are desperate to avoid their third defeat in five games when they take on Genoa, who are looking to register their second away win.

Chievo
Chievo coach Domenico Di Carlo has admitted that he did field Sergio Pellissier in the Coppa Italia to keep him fresh for the AC Milan clash.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina are hoping to register their second win in five games when they face Palermo, who have not dropped any points when playing at home.

Genoa
Genoa coach Alberto Malesani admits he took a risk by using a system that never worked before and several fringe players for the Bari clash.

Inter Milan
Inter have been dealt a blow in their bid to recover League form following the news that Lucio has been ruled out for three weeks with injury.

Juventus
It was reported that Juventus could offer defender Leonardo Bonucci and striker Vincenzo Iaquinta for Bruno Alves from Zenit St Petersburg.

Lazio
Biancoceleste coach Edy Reja has described Saturday's meeting between joint League leaders Lazio and Juventus as 'important for both sides'.

Lecce
Lecce are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeat when they take on Catania, who are looking to register their first away victory.

Napoli
Giuseppe De Luca's agent has confirmed that Napoli and Genoa are interested and believes it would be a natural step up for the Varese striker.

Novara
Novara are desperate to avoid their third consecutive defeat when they take on Parma, who are hoping to register their second away victory.

Palermo
Palermo have confirmed that Federico Balzaretti would like to join French giants Paris Saint-Germain this January to be closer to his wife.

Parma
Parma coach Franco Colomba has warned his players not to underestimate Novara and believes the synthetic field will not be a big obstacle.

Siena
Siena want to pick up points for the fourth time in five games when they take on Inter, who are desperate to register their second away win.

Udinese
Antonio Di Natale scored his ninth Serie A goal of the season as Udinese registered their sixth home win following the match against Roma.