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Monday, January 9, 2012

EPL

Arsenal
Arsene Wenger will field a strong Arsenal side in Monday's FA Cup third-round tie against Leeds in a bid to avoid history repeating itself.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish says he has been told by his counterpart Kenny Dalglish that Liverpool are not interested in signing Darren Bent.

Blackburn
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has admitted his interest in signing Blackburn Rovers defender Chris Samba to provide cover for King and Gallas.

Bolton
Bolton's FA Cup face-saver David Wheater hopes Gary Cahill's impending departure will give him the opportunity to cement a place in the side.

Chelsea
Assistant coach Roberto Di Matteo admitted he was impressed with Chelsea as they beat Portsmouth in the FA Cup third-round at Stamford Bridge.

Everton
Fulham are scheduled to make the trip to the Goodison Park to take on Premiership rivals Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup competition.

Fulham
Fulham are scheduled to make the trip to the Goodison Park to take on Premiership rivals Everton in the fourth round of the FA Cup competition.

Liverpool
Liverpool are scheduled for a mouth-watering encounter against their nemesis Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup competition.

Manchester City
Roberto Mancini took consolation from the battling qualities his side demonstrated in their FA Cup third round defeat to Manchester United.

Manchester United
Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester Utd beat Manchester City to set up a mouth-watering clash against Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round.

Newcastle United
Newcastle coach Alan Pardew has admitted he would like to make a signing this month but insists any new player must fit into his existing squad.

Norwich City
West Brom will be hoping to beat Norwich for the fourth time in the FA Cup after both sides have been drawn together for the fourth round clash.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers confirmed that the club have decided to sack coach Neil Warnock, who insisted that he is proud of his work at Loftus Road.

Stoke City
Stoke City will make the short trip to Pride Park after they were drawn against Derby County in the fourth round of the FA Cup competition.

Sunderland
Sunderland coach Martin O'Neill was delighted to see his team qualify for the FA Cup fourth round in a comfortable fashion against Peterborough.

Swansea City
Swansea City first-team coach Colin Pascoe confirmed that the club have enquired about signing young Chelsea midfielder Josh McEachran on loan.

Tottenham
Niko Kranjcar insists he will not leave Tottenham this month and claims he is not worried about losing his place in Croatia's Euro 2012 squad.

West Brom
West Brom will be hoping to beat Norwich for the fourth time in the FA Cup after both sides have been drawn together for the fourth round clash.

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic boss Roberto Martinez was keen to underlined his delight in seeing their young players adapting well to the game against Swindon.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton will face a tough trip to Sheffield United in the FA Cup if they are able to eliminate Birmingham in their third round replay.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao players failed to score for the second time in five games to register their fourth home draw following the match against Getafe.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone was pleased with his side's performance against Malaga and believes they had more clear goal-scoring chances.

Barcelona
Cesc Fabregas scored his ninth La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona registered their fourth away draw following the match against Espanyol.

Espanyol
Alvaro Vasquez scored his third La Liga goal of the season as Espanyol registered their second home draw following the match against Barcelona.

Getafe
Getafe players failed to score for the second time in five games to register their first away draw following the match against Athletic Bilbao.

Granada
Granada manager Fabriciano Gonzalez is already looking forward to their upcoming games, which are more relevant to their fight for survival.

Levante
Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez has stressed that the point gained against Mallorca was very important as it was a very difficult game.

Malaga
Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini insisted that they were not thinking about the Copa and also underlined that Atletico did well defensively.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar admitted that he was happy to take a point from the trip to Sociedad because it was more than they deserved.

Racing Santander
Racing coach Juanjo Gonzalez was delighted with the win over Zaragoza and said his team showed that they are willing to fight to the death.

Rayo Vallecano
Raul Tamudo scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season as Rayo Vallecano registered their third home win following the match against Sevilla.

Real Betis
Roque Santa Cruz scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season as Betis registered their fourth home win following the match against Sporting.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid attacker Jose Callejon has stressed that their La Liga win over Granada was not an easy game for his side, despite the scoreline.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros praised his team for bouncing back from a bad game in the Copa, but regretted they could not beat Levante.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier is pleased with their performance and believes only the Osasuna goalkeeper stood between his team and victory.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza coach Manolo Jimenez admits his team were nervous against Racing and that they must work hard to be more decisive in front of the goal.

Sevilla
Raul Tamudo scored his fifth La Liga goal of the campaign to condemned Sevilla to their second away defeat following the match against Rayo.

Sporting Gijon
Roque Santa Cruz scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sporting to their fifth away defeat following the match at Betis.

Valencia
Aritz Aduriz scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Valencia registered their second away draw following the match against Villarreal.

Villarreal
Gonzalo Rodriguez scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Villarreal registered their fourth home draw following the visit of Valencia.

Serie A

AC Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 12th Serie A goal of the season as Milan registered their fifth away victory following the match against Atalanta.

AS Roma
Francesco Totti scored his second Serie A goal of the season as Roma registered their fourth home victory following the match against Chievo.

Atalanta
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 12th Serie A goal of the season to condemned Atalanta to their first home defeat following the match versus Milan.

Bologna
Nicolo Cherubin scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Bologna registered their third home win following the match against Catania.

Cagliari
Joaquin Larrivey scored his third Serie A goal of the season as Cagliari registered their second home victory following the match against Genoa.

Catania
Nicolo Cherubin scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Catania to their third away defeat following the match against Bologna.

Cesena
Kwadwo Asamoah scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Cesena to their seventh away defeat following the match against Udinese.

Chievo
Francesco Totti scored his second Serie A goal of the season to condemned Chievo to their sixth away defeat following the match against Roma.

Fiorentina
Stevan Jovetic scored his ninth Serie A goal of the season as Fiorentina registered their first away victory following the match against Novara.

Genoa
Joaquin Larrivey scored his third Serie A goal of the season to condemned Genoa to their sixth away defeat following the match against Cagliari.

Inter Milan
Inter star Javier Zanetti has expressed his delight with his side's win over Parma and feels the Nerazzurri answered their critics on the pitch.

Juventus
Alessandro Matri scored his seventh Serie A goal of the season as Juventus registered their fourth away win following the match against Lecce.

Lazio
Coach Edy Reja has appologised to the fans for Lazio's worst performance since his arrival at the club and blamed himself for the humiliation.

Lecce
Alessandro Matri scored his seventh Serie A goal of the season to condemned Lecce to their fifth away defeat following the match at Juventus.

Napoli
Edinson Cavani scored his 10th Serie A goal of the season as Napoli registered their third away victory following the match against Palermo.

Novara
Stevan Jovetic scored his ninth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Novara to their third home defeat following the visit of Fiorentina.

Palermo
Edinson Cavani scored his 10th Serie A goal of the season to condemned Palermo to their second home defeat following the match against Napoli.

Parma
Parma are expected to axe Franco Colomba with the likes of Roberto Donadoni, Gigi Del Neri and Gianfranco Zola are favourites to land the job.

Siena
Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino is delighted with their big win over Lazio, but warned his players that those were not the real Biancoceleste.

Udinese
Kwadwo Asamoah scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Udinese registered their eighth home victory following the match against Cesena.