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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