1 Everton David Moyes believes that Joleon Lescott, the defender he signed from Wolverhampton Wanderers last year, has done enough to warrant a call-up to the England squad. “If he was in the squad, it would be a terrific decision,” the manager said.

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2 Newcastle United Andy Carroll has joined Preston North End on loan until January. The striker, 18, has Mark Viduka and Alan Smith blocking his route to the first team, as well as Michael Owen, Obafemi Martins and Shola Ameobi.

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3 Manchester City Sven-Göran Eriksson, the manager, expects Bernardo Corradi to remain at the club, despite speculation linking the former Lazio forward with a return to Italy. “I think he will stay,” Eriksson said.

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4 Chelsea Didier Drogba insists that the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge has improved this season. “I think the fans are becoming more passionate,” the Ivory Coast striker said. “They are even more behind the team. They know that they can help us win.”

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5 Arsenal William Gallas claims that the players’ attitude has been transformed. “Last year was not easy because we had too many injuries, but everything has changed,” he said. “When I saw how the players trained, I said: ‘We will do something this season.’ ”

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6 Blackburn Rovers Benni McCarthy could feature in Sunday’s match against Arsenal. The striker will miss tomorrow’s Uefa Cup second qualifying round first-leg tie away to MyPa after suffering a head injury against Middlesbrough on Saturday.

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7 Liverpool Rafael BenÍtez has played down fears that Harry Kewell may face another lengthy injury layoff. The Australia forward has missed the start of the season with a thigh injury, but the manager expects him to be back in action next month.

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8 Sunderland Roy O’Donovan expects to play a key role for the team this season. The former Cork City striker, who trained with the squad for the first time on Friday, said: “Roy Keane said he did not bring me here to have me sit in the reserves.”

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9 Derby County Tyrone Mears, who started his career at Maine Road, believes that Derby can prey tonight on the expectation that surrounds Sven-Göran Eriksson’s expensive new team. “They’ll be expecting to win,” the right back said.

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10 Portsmouth The club will not attempt to unsettle Yakubu Ayegbeni, the Middlesbrough and former Portsmouth forward. “Yak is someone Harry [Redknapp] likes,” Peter Storrie, the chief executive, said. “But we won’t be party to upsetting the player.”

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11 Manchester United Anderson, the Brazil playmaker, says that Cristiano Ronaldo played a big part in his decision to join the club this summer. “I’m good friends with Cristiano and he told me about the club and what a great place it is,” he said.

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12 Reading Michael Duberry, the central defender, is happy for critics to label the team as probable relegation candidates. “If we are written off again, that’s fine,” he said. “We will just go about our business and continue to work hard.”

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13 Birmingham City Liam Ridgewell, recently signed from Aston Villa and who captained the side away to Chelsea on Sunday, will again lead the team against Sunderland tonight. “He has a presence about him that I like,” Steve Bruce, the manager, said.

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14 Aston Villa Martin O’Neill could be spared a selection dilemma on Saturday as Stuart Taylor, who excelled in the defeat by Liverpool, has suffered a calf injury, paving the way for Scott Carson, the new signing, to play against Newcastle United.

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15 Fulham Antti Niemi will be out for a week after a scan showed that he had only bruised his wrist. The goalkeeper suffered the injury while warming up before the 2-1 defeat away to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

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16 Middlesbrough Gaizka Mendieta has not been given a squad number this season and the Spain international is expected to leave the club. “It’s unlikely he’ll be involved and he has been in talks with other clubs,” Gareth Southgate, the manager, said.

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17 Wigan Athletic Chris Hutchings has admitted that he is giving up on signing Paul Robinson, the West Bromwich Albion defender. “West Brom haven’t changed their stance on Paul’s medical reports, so we will be looking elsewhere,”the manager said.

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18 Bolton Wanderers Sammy Lee, the manager, pleaded for patience after his new-look side’s opening 3-1 defeat by Newcastle United. “We have made a lot of changes and it may take time to get things the way I want,” he said. “I hope people are patient.”

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19 West Ham United Mark Noble has called for a limit on the number of foreign players in the Premier League. “Young players get sent to lower-league teams on loan, and if you don’t take your opportunity, your confidence goes,” he said.

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20 Tottenham HotspurThe club have submitted revised plans for an academy and first-team training facility in Enfield. The first application was turned down by Enfield Council, but an appeal will be heard in November.

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