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Thursday, December 1, 2011

EPL

Arsenal
Winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is hungry for more Arsenal first-team action, but trust coach Arsene Wenger oversee his progress at the club.

Aston Villa
AZ Alkmaar have confirmed Aston Villa target Simon Poulsen will not be signing new contracts, but they are unlikely to sell him in January.

Blackburn
Blackburn coach Steve Kean has denied his team selection indicated that he did not treat the Carling Cup quarter-final at Cardiff seriously.

Bolton
Zat Knight has admitted he needed a 'kick up the backside' from Bolton manager Owen Coyle after a string of poor performances this season.

Chelsea
Andre Villas-Boas says Champions League oblivion awaits if Chelsea are unable to improve on their quarter-final outing in the Carling Cup.

Everton
Everton have been handed a GBP5 million transfer budget from chairman Bill Kenwright and could look towards Swansea City striker Danny Graham.

Fulham
Martin Jol has hailed Fulham's Bobby Zamora as one of the Premiership's top striker and has backed him to lead the England line at Euro 2012.

Liverpool
Liverpool have recalled Jonjo Shelvey from his loan spell at Blackpool as Lucas Leiva could face a long recovery period due to a knee injury.

Manchester City
Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour has broken his silence to confirm the Blues' top target this season is to lift the Premier League title.

Manchester United
Crystal Palace's Glenn Murray scored his first Carling Cup goal of the season to eliminate Manchester Utd from the competition in extra time.

Newcastle United
Newcastle managing chief Derek Llambias has hit back at Joey Barton after the ex-Magpies player claimed his exit was due to a bonus dispute.

Norwich City
Norwich defender Zak Whitbread concedes it will not be easy for him to break into the first XI after returning from injury with the reserves.

Queens Park Rangers
Newcastle managing chief Derek Llambias has hit back at Joey Barton after the ex-Magpies player claimed his exit was due to a bonus dispute.

Stoke City
Tony Pulis believes Stoke will have exceeded expectations if they secure the point needed to reach the knockout stages of the Europa League.

Sunderland
Sunderland have been linked with former Red Devil star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as a replacement for Steve Bruce, who has been shown the door.

Swansea City
Bad news for Swansea as they are set to be without Angel Rangel for up to month after the left-back damaged his ankle ligaments on Sunday.

Tottenham
Luka Modric scored his first Europa League goal but failed to prevent Tottenham from losing for the second time in Group A against Salonika.

West Brom
West Brom's Zoltan Gera has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury sustained in Saturday's game against Tottenham.

Wigan Athletic
Striker Conor Sammon is eyeing an extended run in the Wigan first-team after playing a key role in results against Sunderland and Blackburn.

Wolverhampton
Stephen Ward thinks it will be another tight season in the bottom half and hopes Wolves can get the better of fellow strugglers Sunderland.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao midfielder Inigo Perez is thankful that their clash against Bratislava is keeping them from thinking about their defeat to Granada.

Atletico Madrid
Arda Turan scored his first Europa League goal as Atletico Madrid registered their third win in Group I following the match against Celtic.

Barcelona
Daniel Alves believes the suspicion surrounding Gerard Pique's booking on Tuesday is evidence of the media's alleged persecution of Barcelona.

Espanyol
Coach Mauricio Pochettino admits Espanyol are depleted by injuries but believes it is too soon to be making decision about winter signings.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Juan Rodriguez has reminded his team that their victory over Barcelona will count for nothing if they lose to Sevilla next.

Granada
Granada midfielder Mikel Rico is delighted to be out of the drop zone and hopes his team can maintain their momentum for several more games.

Levante
Juanfran Garcia admits Levante are still unsure on how to face Barcelona, but knows his team will be slaugthered if they play defensively.

Malaga
Malaga striker Sebastian Fernandez admits the five-point lead over seventh-placed Osasuna is important as it helps the team to train with calm.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Mendilibar is hoping that Sergio Fernandez and Marc Bertran will be available this weekend after missing the last three games.

Racing Santander
Racing captain Pedro Munitis declared that the team are not dead following Hector Cuper's exit and are determined to turn their situation.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano captain Miguel Angel declared that despite losing to Valencia and Barcelona, the team left both games with positive feelings.

Real Betis
Real Betis goalkeeper Casto Espinosa Barriga has labelled their weekend clash against Osasuna as 'a final' that his struggling side must win.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso has revealed Cristiano Ronaldo did not train for a second day, but still hopes he will be available to play Gijon.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca defender Nunes said the match against Athletic Bilbao will be crucial, because a victory will change the dynamics of the team.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez has urged his team to aim for a win against Malaga, as they should not be dropping any points at home.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza defender Fernando Meira thinks his team are lacking ambition in the games they have played so far and they also lacked a bit of luck.

Sevilla
Midfielder Ivan Rakitic is keen to see the result of using the 4-3-3 system, which he believes take advantage of the quality Sevilla have.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon striker Oscar Trejo is looking forward to the clash against Real Madrid and admits that a draw would not be such a bad outcome.

Valencia
Valencia are reportedly interested in making a move for Ajax Amsterdam defender Gregory van der Wiel, despite his recent disciplinary problem.

Villarreal
Villarreal striker Nilmar declared that he is comfortable at the club and would return to Brazil once his services are no longer required.

Serie A

AC Milan
Milan have confirmed that they will be without first choice goalkeeper Christian Abbiati for up to two weeks due to a right shoulder injury.

AS Roma
President Maurizio Zamparini has rejected speculation that Palermo are pondering a bid for Marco Borriello of Roma as his wages are too high.

Atalanta
Atalanta director Pierpaolo Marino has denied reports linking Manchester Utd to Manolo Gabbiadini as Sir Alex Ferguson have not contacted him.

Bologna
Cagliari are looking for reinforcement in the January market and are reportedly considering a move for Bologna striker Robert Acquafresca.

Cagliari
Cagliari are looking for reinforcement in the January market and are reportedly considering a move for Bologna striker Robert Acquafresca.

Catania
Alejandro Gomez's agent believes Catania will only consider selling the midfielder in the summer and reveals there is an interest from Turkey.

Cesena
Cesena are through to the last 16 of the Coppa Italia after Bodgani, Benalouane and Candreva scored to eliminate Gubbio from the competition.

Chievo
Chievo coach Domenico Di Carlo is not concerned about their latest defeat to Milan as he underlined the gap that exist between the two sides.

Fiorentina
Alessio Cerci and Andrea Lazzari have been handed fines by Fiorentina for breaking club rules, but they have not been suspended from the team.

Genoa
It has been confirmed that Genoa defender Cesare Bovo will not be able to recover in time to join his squad for the match against AC Milan.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan's veteran goalkeeper Julio Cesar insisted that he has no plan to quit the Nerazzurri before his current contract expires in 2014.

Juventus
Novara are reportedly showing an interest in Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta, who could join the club on loan until the end of the season.

Lazio
Lazio are reportedly keen on sign three Bundesliga players Mats Hummels of Dortmund, plus Zdravko Kuzmanovic and Lucas Podolski of Cologne.

Lecce
Lecce midfielder Cristian Obodo admits the team are disappointed about their situation but he is convinced they can still avoid relegation.

Napoli
Manager Walter Mazzarri could not help but be disappointed after the draw with Juventus as he thought they had already won the game at 3-1.

Novara
Novara are reportedly showing an interest in Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta, who could join the club on loan until the end of the season.

Palermo
President Maurizio Zamparini has rejected speculation that Palermo are pondering a bid for Marco Borriello of Roma as his wages are too high.

Parma
It was reported that Parma are considering loan move or buying half of Jonathan's contract from Inter Milan in the January transfer market.

Siena
Siena defender Claudio Terzi admits his team are still bitter about the defeat to Inter because they made only one mistake the entire game.

Udinese
Udinese failed to score for the second time in Europa League to register their second draw in Group I following the match at Stade Rennes.