Cruciate damage for Skrtel
Liverpool have confirmed defender Martin Skrtel damaged his posterior cruciate ligament against Man City.

Arzo in dark over Black Cats link
Cesar Arzo has insisted he has not heard anything about a possible January switch to Sunderland.

Blatter wary of foreign owners
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has expressed his concern over the influx of foreign owners in English football.

Almunia hails new Walcott
Manuel Almunia believes Theo Walcott has discovered a competitive streak, and is reaping the rewards.

Duo make Gunners bow
Mikael Silvestre and Amaury Bischoff made their first appearances for Arsenal in Monday's reserves clash with Stoke.

Malouda happy at Blues
Chelsea winger Florent Malouda insists that he never considered leaving Stamford Bridge over the summer.

Thomas boost for Pompey
Portsmouth midfielder Jerome Thomas has made his return from injury in the club's reserves.

Cech shocked by poor Villa
Petr Cech has admitted that Chelsea were shocked by how easily they beat Aston Villa on Sunday.

Osman hoping to avoid surgery
Everton star Leon osman is hoping he will not need an operation on his troublesome knee injury.

Yorke - I can still cut it
Dwight Yorke believes he can still a job for Sunderland after impressing against Arsenal at the weekend.

Blues warned off Lavezzi
Napoli have warned Chelsea off making a move for striker Ezequiel Lavezzi.

Stoke rival Toon for Gerry
Stoke claim they are set to beat Newcastle to the services of Gerry Francis.

Hughes - SWP deserves recall
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has backed Shaun Wright-Phillips to grasp his recall to the England squad.

Boro confirm Huth blow
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed that Robert Huth has suffered a fresh ankle injury.

Campbell makes Spurs vow
Fraizer Campbell believes Tottenham will soon rise from the slump in form that sees them prop up the division.

Nigerians issue Toon warning
The Nigerian consortium looking to buy Newcastle have warned they could take their money elsewhere.

Keane - We are not physical
Roy Keane has admitted his Sunderland side lack the strength to out-muscle their Premier League rivals.

Megson has faith in Elmander
Bolton boss Gary Megson is confident record signing Johan Elmander will prove to be a shrewd acquisition.

Geo expected Tigers to roar
Hull City's golden boy Geovanni insists he is not surprised by the club's impressive start to the season.

Vieira happy at Inter
Patrick Vieira has played down talk of a shock move to Sunderland by claiming he is happy with Inter Milan.

Boss lauds Crouch strike
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp described Peter Crouch's bicycle kick as one of the best goals he has ever seen.

Stoch happy to bide his time
Chelsea's youngster Miroslav Stoch has no problems biding his time before making his first-team debut.

Kinnear - Ameobi is new Fash
Newcastle interim boss Joe Kinnear believes Shola Ameobi could be the new John Fashanu.

Premier League round-up
Liverpool left it late to beat Man City, Chelsea proved too strong for Aston Villa and Hull piled the misery on Tottenham.

Reds comeback stuns City
Dirk Kuyt netted an injury-time winner as Liverpool battled back from two goals down to beat Man City.