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Monday, November 28, 2011

EPL 2011/11/28

Arsenal
It was reported that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger would be interested in acquiring the services of Udinese winger Gabriel Torje in January.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeish has praised Shay Given, James Collins and Jermaine Jenas for their displays in the draw with Swansea despite Gary Speed's death.

Blackburn
Blackburn manager Steve Kean concedes it is obvious that they need work hard on the defensive side and which is costing them at the moment.

Bolton
Bolton Wanderers captain Kevin Davies admits he finding it hard to come to terms with Gary Speed's death and likened the news to a bad dream.

Chelsea
Mehmet Topal's agent has revealed that Chelsea are set to battle Man City for the Valencia midfielder's signature at the end of the season.

Everton
Everton's teenage striker Apostolos Vellios has stated that working with former star Duncan Ferguson is helping to make him a better striker.

Fulham
It was reported that Fulham manager Martin Jol has made Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega his number one target for the January transfer window.

Liverpool
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish believe he could not have asked for more in terms of effort and commitment in the draw with Manchester City.

Manchester City
Boss Roberto Mancini hailed the importance of 10-man Manchester City maintaining their unbeaten Premier League start with a draw at Liverpool.

Manchester United
Defender Patrice Evra admits Manchester United cannot solely blame an inexplicable penalty decision for their inability to beat Newcastle.

Newcastle United
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew admits he is dreading the upcoming January market and that he prefers the old system, where there were no windows.

Norwich City
Russell Martin believes it was important Norwich beat QPR on Saturday after a four-game winless streak and ahead of a trip to Manchester City.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers have told Paris St Germain they will have to find GBP8 million if they want to sign highly-rated midfielder Adel Taarabt.

Stoke City
Stoke City coach Tony Pulis is hoping to have Wilson Palacios available for their Europa League clash after missing the win over Blackburn.

Sunderland
Defender John O'Shea knows Sunderland need to start winning their home games if they are to save Steve Bruce's job at the Stadium of Light.

Swansea City
Swansea and Villa drew at the Liberty Stadium, but coach Rodgers believes they put on a positive show as they mourn the passing of Gary Speed.

Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp has revealed he will not make any signings in January after boasting about the strength of his squad.

West Brom
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson is hoping Zoltan Gera avoids another spell on the sidelines, having only returned to first-team action 3 weeks ago.

Wigan Athletic
Coach Roberto Martinez reckons Wigan's lowly position is not a true reflection of their ability and they will continue moving up the table.

Wolverhampton
Wolves coach Mick McCarthy admitted that the atmosphere surrounding the camp was negative before the Chelsea match as well as after losing it.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Inigo Lopez scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Bilbao to their second home defeat following the match against Granada.

Atletico Madrid
Gregorio Manzano believes Atletico could have picked up a better result against Real, if it had not been for Thibaut Courtois' sending-off.

Barcelona
Barcelona striker David Villa trusts his side to narrow the gap on Real Madrid when both sides clash in the crucial Clasico on December 10.

Espanyol
Javad Nekounam scored his third La Liga goal of the season to condemned Espanyol to their second home defeat following the visit of Osasuna.

Getafe
Getafe defender Juan Valera has claimed that their victory over champions Barcelona in La Liga will prove a huge boost to the team's morale.

Granada
Inigo Lopez scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Granada registered their second away victory following the match against Bilbao.

Levante
Jose Barkero scored his third La Liga goal of the season as Levante registered their fifth home victory following the match against Sporting.

Malaga
Malaga are struggling with injuries but Manuel Pellegrini believes the Villarreal clash is an opportunity for his players to prove themselves.

Osasuna
Javad Nekounam scored his third La Liga goal of the season as Osasuna registered their first away win following the match against Espanyol.

Racing Santander
Victor Casadesus scored his third La Liga goal of the season to condemned Racing to their fourth away defeat following the match at Mallorca.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo coach Jose Ramon Sandoval accepted their defeat to Valencia, but was pleased because his players did everything they could in the game.

Real Betis
Inigo Martinez scored his third La Liga goal of the season to condemned Betis to their third home defeat following the match against Sociedad.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has praised his side for managing to overcome Atletico in a professional manner, despite a little bruising.

Real Mallorca
Victor Casadesus scored his third La Liga goal of the season as Mallorca registered their third home win following the match against Racing.

Real Sociedad
Inigo Martinez scored his third La Liga goal of the season as Sociedad registered their second away win following the match against Betis.

Real Zaragoza
Alvaro Negredo scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Zaragoza to their third home defeat following the visit of Sevilla.

Sevilla
Alvaro Negredo scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season as Sevilla registered their first away win following the match against Zaragoza.

Sporting Gijon
Jose Barkero scored his third La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sporting to their fourth away defeat following the match versus Levante.

Valencia
Valencia manager Unai Emery was satisfied with the win over Rayo and said he knew they had to suffer before claiming the full three points.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido is hoping his side can continue their recent domestic improvement and strike a blow against rival Malaga.

Serie A

AC Milan
Thiago Silva scored his first Serie A goal of the season as AC Milan registered their fifth home victory following the match against Chievo.

AS Roma
It was reported that Roma director Walter Sabatini is set to make a January move for Partizan Belgrade's young defender Aleksandar Miljkovic.

Atalanta
Atalanta boss Stefano Colantuono inevitably has regrets over dropping two points to Napoli, insisting that the Orobici were the superior side.

Bologna
Marco Di Vaio scored his second Serie A goal of the season as Bologna registered their second away draw following the match against Cagliari.

Cagliari
Daniele Conti scored his third Serie A goal of the season as Cagliari registered their fourth home draw following the match against Bologna.

Catania
Catania coach Vincenzo Montella is pleased with his side's position in the league chart and believes their win over Lecce was well deserved.

Cesena
Adrian Mutu scored his third Serie A goal of the campaign as Cesena registered their first home victory following the match against Genoa.

Chievo
Thiago Silva scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Chievo to their fourth away defeat following the match against Milan.

Fiorentina
Fabrizio Miccoli scored his fourth Serie A goal to condemned Fiorentina to their fourth away defeat following the encounter against Palermo.

Genoa
Adrian Mutu scored his third Serie A goal of the campaign to condemned Genoa to their fourth away defeat following the match against Cesena.

Inter Milan
Luc Castaignos scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Inter registered their second away victory following the match against Siena.

Juventus
Winger Simone Pepe has declared that Juventus this is a new Juventus and that his team are keen to make up for last season's disappointment.

Lazio
Lazio coach Edy Reja was disappointed to lose to Juventus, claiming there was a clear penalty and that Barzagli should have been sent off.

Lecce
Eusebio Di Francesco readily admits time is running out for Lecce and that they are facing relegation if things do not change at the club.

Napoli
Napoli have received a huge blow after Ezequiel Lavezzi's girlfriend has warned they could leave the city after she was robbed at gunpoint.

Novara
Novara coach Attilio Tesser was happy with the win over Parma and underlined that his side won two consecutive championship not by accident.

Palermo
Fabrizio Miccoli scored his fourth Serie A goal of the season as Palermo registered their sixth home win following the visit of Fiorentina.

Parma
Parma striker Jonathan Biabiany was disappointed that they could not find the net despite repeated attempts at goal in the defeat to Novara.

Siena
Luc Castaignos scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Siena to their second home defeat following the match against Inter.

Udinese
It was reported that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger would be interested in acquiring the services of Udinese winger Gabriel Torje in January.