Premier League Results Saturday 17/09/11

Blackburn Rovers    4 – 3    Arsenal

Match Facts Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado (Petrovic,18), Samba, Dann, Givet, Hoilett, Lowe, Nzonzi, Rochina (Olsson,56), Formica (Vukcevic,65), Yakubu. Subs: Bunn, Grella, Roberts, Hanley. Booked: Dann, Olsson Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, (Djourou 53), Mertesacker, Koscielny, Andre Santos, Song (Chamakh 76), Arteta, Ramsey, Gervinho, van Persie, Arshavin (Walcott 64). Subs: Fabianski, Gibbs, Benayoun, Coquelin. Booked: Djourou Referee: Andre Marriner  England Attendance: 22,637

Aston Vila        1 - 1       Newcastle United   

Match Facts Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Bannan (Albrighton 67), Petrov (Ireland 68), Delph, N'Zogbia, Bent (Delfouneso 85), Agbonlahor. Subs not used: Guzan, Herd, Lowry, Gardner. Scorer: Agbonlahor (13). Booked: Collins. Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez (Sa Ameobi 85), Best (Sh Ameobi 69), Ba (Marveaux 80). Subs not used: Elliot, Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Perch, Sammy Ameobi. Scorer: Best (57). Booked: Best. Attendance: 34,248 Referee: Neil Swarbrick.

Bolton Wanderers    1 – 2    Norwich City   

Match Facts Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Boyata, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Tuncay (Eagles 46), Pratley (Mark Davies 74), Reo-Coker, Petrov, Kevin Davies (Ngog 46), Klasnic. Subs not used: Bogdan, Muamba, Kakuta, Wheater. Yellow card: Jaaskelainen, Reo-Coker Red card: Klasnic. Scorer: Petrov pen 64 Norwich: Ruddy, Naughton, Russell Martin, Barnett, Tierney, Bennett, Fox, Bradley Johnson, Pilkington (Vaughan 77), Hoolahan (Crofts 87), Morison (Holt 76). Subs not used: Rudd, Surman, Chris Martin, De Laet. Scorers: Pilkington 37, Johnson 42. Referee: Howard Webb. Attendance: 21, 223

Everton            3 – 1    Wigan Athletic   

Match Facts Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Coleman (Vellios 66), Fellaini, Rodwell, Bilyaletdinov (Drenthe 58), Osman, Cahill (Stracqualursi 83). Subs not used: Mucha, Heitinga, Neville, Barkley. Yellow cards: Fellaini, Vellios. Scorers: Jagielka 33, Vellios 84, Drenthe 90+8. Wigan: Al Habsi, Van Aanholt, Caldwell, Lopez, Figueroa, Gomez (Jones 71), Watson, McCarthy, Moses, Di Santo, Rodallega (Maloney 90+2). Subs not used: Pollitt, Thomas, Crusat, McArthur, Sammon. Yellow card: Caldwell. Scorer: Di Santo 31. Attendance: 31,576. Referee: Peter Walton.

Swansea City        3 – 0    West Bromwich

Match Facts Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Williams, Monk, Taylor (Bessone 85), Dyer (Routledge 71), Britton, Allen, Gower, Sinclair, Lita (Moore 71). Subs not used: Tremmel, Dobbie, Richards, Lucas. Yellow card: Lita. Scorers: Sinclair (pen) 14, Lita 24, Dyer 49. West Brom: Foster, Reid, Olsson, Mulumbu (Dorrans 46), Shorey, Morrison, Dawson, Scharner (Dorrans 67), Thomas (Brunt 46), Long, Odemwingie. Subs not used: Fulop, McAuley, Jones, Fortune. Yellow card: Brunt, Odemwingie Referee: Martin Atkinson.

Wolverhampton    0 – 3    Queens Park Rangers

Match Facts Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Berra, Elokobi (Vokes, 46), Kightly (Guedioura, 46), Henry, O'Hara, Jarvis (Hunt, 73), Ward, Doyle. Subs not used: De Vries, Hammill, Milijas, Foley. QPR: Kenny, Young, Gabbidon (Hall, 83), Ferdinand, Traore, Barton, Derry, Faurlin, Wright-Phillips, Bothroyd (Campbell, 73), Taarabt. Subs not used: Murphy, Buzsaky, Connolly, Smith, Puncheon. Scorers: Barton 8, Faurlin 10, Campbell 87. Referee: Anthony Taylor. Attendance: 24,189

Yakubu celebrates with Steve Kean

Saturday matches had a lot of surprising results. Blackburn bounced back from all the critic and beat a poor Arsenal 4-3 at home. Arsenal controlled the game but gave it all away with two own goals and poor defending. Everton showed character and got 3 important points. Norwich and Swansea got their first win of the season and climbed the table. While Bolton and West Brom where big disappointments.


QPR trashed Wolves and many of the new signings show that they have come to make an impact straight away. Everton got a solid win in the end but struggled for a long period against Wigan, but in the end they got the 3 points and have started the season stronger then in many years. Aston Villa and Newcastle drew at Villa Park and both teams are still unbeaten for the season.

Preview of the English premiership matches on Saturday 17.september

Blackburn – Arsenal        Away (1-2)

Blackburn is a major disappointment so far this season, and even though they have played better in the last matches, they still only have 1 point in 4 matches. The fans have had enough of Steven Kean and the owners. They have decided to make a protest before and during the game today. I can’t see this not affecting both the players and manager. This will give Arsenal an edge for this game I feel. That being said, Arsenal have not impressed so far this season. Won the last game against at home with only 1-0, after a huge mistake from Swanseas goalkeeper. Both Song and Gervinho are back for this match and should give the team a boost.



Aston Villa – Newcastle    Home (3-1)

Aston Villa has impressed me so far this season and stands unbeaten after 4 matches. Picking up a point away to both Fulham and Everton are strong results. Bent and Agbonlahor are looking strong in front and should produce enough in this game to give the home side new 3 points. Newcastle is standing unbeaten as well so far this season. But they haven’t looked that strong to me, and they were lucky to get a point in last game against QPR. Newcastle is strong enough to take all points from Villa on a good day, but to me they don’t look sharp enough now.


Bolton – Norwich    Home (3-0)

Bolton has had a tough start to the season. After trashing newcomers QPR in the first game they have been up against Liverpool and both Manchester teams, and gotten nothing out of the games. Looked strong against Manchester City, but were nowhere near points against Manchester United and Liverpool. Now it’s time for a match they need to win if they are to stay clear of the relegation battle. Home game to Norwich should be 3 points for Owen Coyles men. Norwich have played a lot of good matches, but been unlucky or should one say lacking quality in both ends of the pitch. They should have gotten more points out of the first 4 matches, but all one can say is welcome to the hard reality called Premier League. In my opinion de Laet should not be included in the squad for some matches after costing the club a lot of points on easy mistakes.  Norwich could of course get something out of this game if their luck changes some, but for me this looks like a home win.


Everton – Wigan    Home (2-1)

Everton is still looking strong even after selling their playmaker Arteta to Arsenal. The only problem for the club is that they are slow starters and have usually given away easy matches at home. They threw away both home matches against QPR and Aston Villa. And now it’s yet again time for a game which they should easily win at home. Wigan has had an easy start to the season so one should not let the impressive 5 points in 4 matches fool you. Playing against all 3 newcomers should have given more than 5 points and the club is for sure going to fight yet again to stay up in the premiership. For me this is an open game because Everton is still Everton and give away way to many easy games. That being said I can’t call for a Wigan win.


Swansea – West Brom        Home (2-0)

Swansea has been unlucky and still has yet to score a goal in the premiership. That being said they have played good football and I think it’s time for their first goal and first win in this match against a poor travelling West Brom side. West Brom has had a tough start to the season meeting both Manchester United and Chelsea in the first 4 matches. They have 3 points so far which came in a lucky win away to Norwich. I can’t see them being lucky in two away matches in a row.


Wolverhampton – Queens Park Rangers                Home (2-0)

Wolves have impressed so far this season even though they lost last game at home to Tottenham. They have 7 points in 4 matches which is brilliant for a team which almost got relegated last season. Mick McCarthys men are playing attacking and good football nowdays and I think they will collect another 3 points to newcomers QPR in this game. QPR have were unlucky in the last game against Newcastle. The game ended in a draw but they should have gotten more out of the game. They played a good away game to Everton some weeks ago and could of course get something out of this game. But I have a feeling that Wolves will nick this one.

So long Steve Kean

Steve Kean

One of my predictions this season was Steve Kean to be the first manager to get axed. That prediction is looking to cash in very soon. Blackburn fans didn’t understand much of the sacking of manager Sam Allardyce last season. And the poor results under the unknown Steve Kean were nothing less than disappointing last season.




Fans were hoping that the new owners would throw some money to Kean which would give them some hope of results at the start of the new season. So I bet the frustration for the Blackburn fans was complete when the club failed to sign any player who looked to strengthen the squad during the transfer window. And when the team is have collected one point out of 4 games so far, the situation goes from being frustration to complete lack of faith in the manager and owners capability to take the team in the right direction.

Blackburn Rovers

This have now resulted in the supporters planning a 1,000-strong march on Saturday to ask for the removal of Steve Kean as manager. The stats says it all, with only 23 points out of 33 games since Kean came into the manager position. I really respect the Blackburn fans for taking responsibility for their clubs situation. Like I said in my predictions for the season, Steve Kean is not good enough for a club like Blackburn. And I hope the club can get new owners in the future that actually give a damn about the club.



I hope for the sake of the club that more Blackburn fans show up and make the statement clear how they feel about the situation in the club. Blackburn deserves a lot more then what they are getting in Steve Kean and their owners. My deepest respect and support goes out to the Blackburn supporters.

Match day 4 Saturday, 10 September 2011

My predictions of the game week

Arsenal  Swansea, 15:00            Home

This should be one of the most secure matches this weekend. Arsenal has strengthened with a lot of class players. The question is if Wenger new signings will make an impact straight away. Swansea have played good and gotten a lot of positive feedback on their premiership debut. But the Wales side needs to start picking points soon. Why not start to take a point away to a struggling and unsecure Gunners side? I think Arsenal will win this, but I won’t be shocked if Swansea nicks a point.

Everton v Aston Villa, 15:00       Draw

Most difficult game of the week to predict. Everton always open poorly, and it seems I made a poor decision to predict them to get into Europe this season. The loss of Arteta to Arsenal is big and it will be interesting to see if the Toffees can cope with the loss of their playmaker. Aston Villa has had a good start to the season. I thought they would struggle this season but it seems I might be wrong about Villa as well.

I would predict a draw in this match, but this could end with all outcomes.

Man City v Wigan, 15:00              Home

Most secure bet of the day. Manchester City is looking strong this season and a poor travelling Wigan don’t stand a chance what so ever, and they all know it. Think this will be a big win to City and a handicap bet would be a nice pick for the punters.

Stoke v Liverpool, 15:00              Away

Stoke have made a lot of good signings on the final day of the transfer and it will be interesting to see if they signings make an impact against in form team Liverpool. Britannia stadium is always a difficult place to travel and I’m not sure that Liverpool will win this, but I have a feeling they might win this. I will not be surprised to see this ending in a draw either.

Sunderland v Chelsea, 15:00     away

Sunderland have had a bad start to the season and I don’t see them getting anything for free out of this match either. The opening game away to Liverpool was good, but in the rest of the matches they haven’t looked especially good. Chelsea hasn’t played well yet, but still they have 7 out of 9 points and that’s why I believe they will be improving their form and wins this match.

Wolverhampton v Tottenham, 15:00             Home

 I predicted Wolves to have a good season this year, and they have had a strong start to the season so far. Tottenham on the other side have started poorly and are in desperate need of some points after getting trashed against both Manchester sides. Wolves are looking strong to me and I think they will win this. Tottenham is lucky if they are to get more than a point from this game.

Bolton v Man Utd, 17:30              Away

Bolton has had a difficult start to the season after crushing QPR in the first match. After losing to Manchester City and Liverpool they are facing yet another title contender in Manchester United. Bolton is a difficult place to travel to, but last year champions are looking strong and I feel that Bolton need to go all out and even more to get something from this match.

Sunday, 11 September 2011

Norwich v West Brom, 13:30      Draw

An interesting game for Norwich fans. The canaries need to win this type of games if they are going to stay up this season. West Bromwich has played some good football this year against teams like Manchester United and Chelsea. But now they are facing a team they should be able to take points from and the question is if they are up for the task. I feel that Norwich isn’t strong enough to win this and West Brom might not be good enough to take 3 points.

Fulham v Blackburn, 16:00                       Home

Fulham is looking like Fulham this season as well. Strong at home and weak away. This is a match Fulham wins 7/10 times in my opinion. Blackburn is looking just as weak as I predicted this season and will need a small miracle to take points away to Fulham.

Monday, 12 September 2011                    Home

QPR v Newcastle, 20:00

Very interesting game. Joey Barton will face former club Newcastle and the question is how both he and the Newcastle players will react to it. QPR made a lot of interesting signings and I bet manager Warnock will be hoping to see some immediate impact from the newcomers. Newcastle has impressed me so far this year and my predictions of the magpies are looking to be wrong. This match is difficult to predict, but I think QPR should win this since it’s at home. Will not be surprised to see a draw or even a Newcastle win here though. 

Steven Gerrard back in form and in for gold

Steven Gerrard

Liverpools talisman is set for a return to the premiership. Injuries have set the captain out of play for about half a year. Gerrard now states that he is in better shape now than ever before. The local Anfield hero is also in hope to bringing Liverpool back in the title race this season. He is pleaced with the signings the new owners have done, and he feels that the club is going in the right direction now.

Many have said that the former World Class player has been struggling too much with injuries the last years, and therefore is never going to come back the way he was. Some claim that the only way he is going to put his mark to the team is if he plays as a link between the midfield and a striker, since he has lost too much pace. It is of course hard to come back from a long absence injurie and even harder when one have turned 30. But for those who don’t believe in the Liverpool captain, you must remember that he has been struggeling for a long time now. For years Gerrard have pushed his body to the brink of what it could suffer. All to try and save the club from poor results in a time where everything looked to go the wrong way for the club. So maybe Gerrard have needed a break to charge his batteries and come back into shape.

In my opinion Gerrard is still a world class player, and most likely the best midfielder in the premiership still. But of course it is a big mountain he is to climb to get back in to form. But if there is a player that will do it, it is Steven Gerrard. The Liverpool talisman has proven again and again what a class player he is. Even when the team has looked poor he has made Liverpool into a force that has been hard to beat. I personally feel Steven Gerrard deserves to win the league before he ends his career. It will be a shame if one of the best midfielders in the history if the premiership stands without a title after performing at such a high level trough his time at one club. When one look at how the international football is developing, it is outstanding and phenomenal to watch a world class player that actually shows strong feelings for his club and sticks to it through thick and thin.

No matter if Gerrard wins a league title with Liverpool or not, he will still be remembered as a world class player that show character and passion for his club in a time when most players only play for the money and glory. I can only say that I hope for Steven Gerrard and Liverpool that he will get back into form and win a title before his career comes to an end.

Daniel Sturridge to Anfield

Raul Meireles

Liverpool supporters were shocked again, seeing another star-player (Raul Meireles) joining Chelsea at the end of a transfer window. I bet some of them thought not again, referring to the transfer involving Fernando Torres in the January window.

The roumers are many about why Liverpool let Meireles go so late in the transfer window. Some say it’s because he didn’t get a promised raise, while some indicate that he wanted to move to a “bigger” club. Some talk about Liverpool having too many midfielders and since they got a good enough offer when Chelsea failed to snatch Modric; they felt they had a good deal.

The reasons can all be true and Meireles himself also went out and claimed that he is not a Judas, just to calm down the situation, and stated that he will comment more about the transfer later on.

For me I can only see two scenarios in the Meireles transfer:

1.       Liverpool wanted to sell and got a price they were satisfied with.

2.       Liverpool where looking to strengthen their attack after N’Gog went to Bolton. They were able to sign Craig Bellamy in the last minutes of the transfer window. But I have a feeling they agreed to sell Meireles to Chelsea if they would get in form player Daniel Sturridge on a season loan.

Daniel Sturridge

The loan-window is opening next week, and there have been some roumers about Chelsea is planning to send Sturridge on a loan, since they have way too many strikers at the moment. And I think Liverpool have made a deal with Chelsea that will take Sturridge on loan to Anfield this season. Let’s see if I’m right on this one.

Premiership winner and loser summer 2011

Arsenal

It’s difficult to compare the teams in the premiership when one is using winner and loser. The gap between the top 6 teams and the rest of the league is huge and there for not worth mentioning. That being said I would rate Arsenal as the loser when the window closed.  Arsene Wenger did a lot of good work signing Mikel Arteta (Everton), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Yossi Benayoun (Chelsea, loan), Andre Santos (Fenerbahce), and Park Cho Young (Monaco) before the window closed. But in my opinion I can’t see Gunners being able to replace the creativity from former captain Fabregas and French international star Nasri. Even though I rate Arsenal as the losers in this transfer window I want to give a shout out to all the Wenger haters out there. Arsene Wenger is a world class manager, and The Gunners won’t find any better out there, so stop the wining and back your team instead.

Manchester City

The winner of this transfer is in my opinion Manchester City without of doubt.  Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Stefan Savic (Partizan Belgrade), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Samir Nasri (Arsenal) and Owen Hargreaves (free). Clichy has already proved himself as one of the best backs in the premiership, while Savic is one of the most talented defenders in the world. Aguero have showed the fans what he can do from day one, and Nasri is in my opinion one of the best players in the world when you look at flair and creativity. The signing of Hargreaves on the final day on the window is a strange signing, but if the Canadian born Englishman can get back in shape he is a quality player.  

Queens Park Rangers

When looking outside of the top teams I feel QPR did a lot of good signings. Jay Bothroyd (Cardiff, free), Kieron Dyer (West Ham, free), DJ Campbell (Blackpool), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham, free), Joey Barton (Newcastle, free), Brian Murphy (Ipswich, free), Luke Young (Aston Villa), Bruno Perone (free), Armand Traore (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City) and Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland). Warnock have signed players with premiership experience and I think they have done enough this summer to make sure that the club stays up this season.

Norwich City

Norwich is the team that sticks out for me in a negative way when looking at their transfers. James Vaughan (Everton), Steve Morison (Millwall), Eliot Bennett (Brighton), Ritchie de Laet (Manchester United), Anthony Pilkington (Huddersfield), Bradley Johnson (Leeds, free), Kyle Naughton (Tottenham, loan) and Daniel Ayala (Liverpool). It is very little premiership experience in the signings and players like James Vaughan and Ritchie de Laet don’t look strong enough even though they have experience from this level. I can’t see Norwich stay up this season even though I fancy the Canaries as a club.

English premiership transfers summer 2011

Arsenal:Carl Jenkinson (Charlton), Gervinho (Lille), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Southampton), Joel Campbell (Saprissa), Mikel Arteta (Everton), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Yossi Benayoun (Chelsea, loan), Andre Santos (Fenerbahce), Park Cho Young (Monaco)


Aston Villa: Shay Given (Manchester City), Charles N'Zogbia (Wigan), Alan Hutton (Tottenham), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham, loan)


Blackburn: David Goodwillie (Dundee United), Radosav Petrovic (Partizan Belgrade), Simon Vukcevic (Sporting Lisbon), Bruno Ribeiro (free), Scott Dann (Blackburn)


Bolton: Chris Eagles (Burnley), Tyrone Mears (Burnley), Darren Pratley (Swansea, free), Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa, free), Dedryck Boyata (Manchester City, loan), Tuncay (Wolfsburg, loan), David Ngog (Liverpool), Gael Kakuta (Chelsea, loan)


Chelsea: Lucas Piazon (Sao Paulo), Thibaut Courtois (Racing Genk), Oriol Romeu (Barcelona), Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht), Ulises Davila (Guadalajara), Juan Mata (Valencia), Raul Meireles (Liverpool),


Everton: Eric Dier (Sporting, Lisbon, loan), Royston Drenthe (Real Madrid, loan), Denis Stracqualursi (Tigre, loan)


Fulham: Tom Donegan (Everton), Dan Burn (Darlington) John Arne Riise (Roma), Marcel Gecov (Slovan Liberec), Pajtim Kasami (Palermo), Csaba Somogyi (Rákospalotai EAC, free), Bryan Ruiz (FC Twente), Zdenek Grygera (Juventus, free), Orlando Sa (Porto, free)


Liverpool: Jordan Henderson (Sunderland), Charlie Adam (Blackpool), Alexander Doni (Roma), Stewart Downing (Aston Villa), Jose Enrique (Newcastle), Sebastian Coates (Nacional), Craig Bellamy (Manchester City)


Manchester City: Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Stefan Savic (Partizan Belgrade), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Costel Pantilimon (Poli Timisoara), Samir Nasri (Arsenal), Owen Hargreaves (free)


Manchester United: Phil Jones (Blackburn Rovers), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), David de Gea (Athletico Madrid)


Newcastle: Mehdi Abeid (Lens B, Free), Yohan Cabaye (Lille), Demba Ba (West Ham United), Sylvain Marveaux (Rennes, free), Gabriel Obertan (Manchester United)


Norwich City: James Vaughan (Everton), Steve Morison (Millwall), Eliot Bennett (Brighton), Ritchie de Laet (Manchester United), Anthony Pilkington (Huddersfield), Bradley Johnson (Leeds, free), Kyle Naughton (Tottenham, loan), Daniel Ayala (Liverpool)


Queens Park Rangers: Jay Bothroyd (Cardiff, free), Kieron Dyer (West Ham, free), DJ Campbell (Blackpool), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham, free), Joey Barton (Newcastle, free), Brian Murphy (Ipswich, free), Luke Young (Aston Villa), Bruno Perone (free), Armand Traore (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland)


Stoke City: Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham, free), Matthew Upson (free), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Wilson Palacios (Tottenham)


Sunderland: Ahmed Elmohamady (Ennpi), Sebastien Larsson (Birmingham City, free), Kieren Westwood (Coventry City, Free), Craig Gardner (Birmingham City), Connor Wickham (Ipswich Town), Ji Dong-Won (Chunnam), Wes Brown (Manchester United), John O'Shea (Manchester United), Roarie Deacon (Arsenal, free), James McClean (Derry City), David Vaughan (Blackpool, free), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal, loan)


Swansea City: Danny Graham (Watford), Steven Caulker (Tottenham, loan), Leroy Lita (Middlesbrough), Wayne Routledge (Newcastle), José Moreira (Benfica), Michel Vorm (Utrecht), Federico Bessone (Leeds), Darnel Situ (Lens), Gerhard Tremmel (free)


Tottenham Hotspur: Brad Friedel (Aston Villa, free), Cristian Ceballos (Barcelona, free), Souleymane Coulibaly (Siena), Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City, loan), Yago Falque (Juventus, loan), Scott Parker (West Ham)


West Bromwich Albion: Gareth McAuley (Ipswich Town, free), Billy Jones (Preston North End, free), Ben Foster (Birmingham City, loan), Zoltan Gera (Fulham, free), Shane Long (Reading)


Wigan: Al Al Habsi (Bolton Wanderers), David Jones (Wolves, free), Albert Crusat (Almeria), Shaun Maloney (Celtic), Patrick van Aanholt (Chelsea, loan)


Wolves: Jamie O'Hara (Tottenham Hotspur), Dorus DeVries (Swansea City, Free), Roger Johnson (Birmingham)

Transfer deadline august 2011-08-31

The transfer window is about to close and all supporters are hoping for some exciting signings for their club before the end of the day.

 

 

Here are the most exciting roumers and signing so far today:

 

 

Arsenal

Per Mertesacker

Arsenal are set to conclude a deal for the Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker after personal terms were agreed

 

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Fenerbahce's Brazil international defender André Santos on a 'long-term contract'

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Aston Villa

Villa could make a move for Spurs full-back Alan Hutton after Luke Young moved to QPR. (Sun)

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Bolton Wanderers

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Bolton they can keep Gary Cahill, after chairman Phil Gartside and Owen Coyle ridiculed his ‘derisory’ offer. (Metro)

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Chelsea

Franc Ribery

Chelsea have made a £30 million move for French star Franck Ribery after failing to prise Luka Modric from Tottenham. (Emirates 247)

Lille are weighing up a bid for Chelsea's Salomon Kalou. (TalkSport)

Roman Abramovich has launched one last £40million bid to prise Luka Modric from Tottenham. (Mail)

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Everton

David Moyes is ready to throw an Everton FC lifeline to Yakubu and Joseph Yobo if the pair are still at Everton after transfer deadline. (Liverpool Post)

Arsène Wenger is trying to tie up a deal for Everton star Mikel Arteta – with Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner set to head for Goodison Park. (People)

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Fulham

Fulham have agreed a £10.6million fee with FC Twente for Bryan Ruiz and signed up Marseille striker Andre Pierre Gignac on a season loan. (Mail)

Fulham are ready to make a £5million offer for 19-year-old Crystal ­Palace striker ­Wilfried Zaha. (Mirror)

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Liverpool

Craig Bellamy

Joe Cole could be on his way to France after Lille expressed an interest in a season-long loan. (Express)

Liverpool are planning to make a move for Everton full-back Seamus Coleman. (Fanatix)

Liverpool are awaiting Chelsea’s next move after rejecting a swap deal involving Raul Meireles and Yossi Benayoun. (Liverpool Post)

Craig Bellamy set for a return to Anfield.

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Manchester City

Owen Hardgreaves

AS Roma owner Thomas DiBenedetto says the Serie A outfit will not pressure Manchester City target Daniele DeRossi to stay at the club. (Premiership Talk)

Roberto Mancini believes Carlos Tevez will stay with the club after moving his young family to Manchester. (Times)

 

Owen Hardgreaves could set to join Man City.

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Manchester United

Manchester United could still sign Wesley Sneijder from Inter Milan before the transfer window closes on Wednesday. (Inside Futbol)

Wesley Snijder

Alex Ferguson is refusing to sell Dimitar Berbatov before the transfer window closes even though he cannot tell the striker when he will start his next game. (People)

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Newcastle United

Newcastle are still trying to sign Freiburg’s Papiss Demba Cisse. (Mail)

Newcastle United have concluded the signing of Inter Milan left-back Davide Santon on a five-year deal. (Premiership Talk)

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Norwich City

Norwich City boss Paul Lambert is unlikely to move into the transfer market to replace injured defender Dani Ayala. (Give Me Football)

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Queens Park Rangers

Neil Warnock is trying to wrap up a £10million swoop for Anton Ferdinand and Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Sun)

New boy Joey Barton is believed to have convinced Shaun Wright Phillips to make the move to Loftus Road. (Independent)

 

31 Aug 2011: QPR have agreed a fee with Sunderland for their 26-year-old defender Anton Ferdinand

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Stoke City

Stoke have sealed a £6m deal for midfielder Wilson Palacios and remain keen to recruit Tottenham team-mate Peter Crouch. (Express)

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Sunderland

Sunderland are set to make a club record £14m move for Freiburg striker Papiss Demba Cisse. (Mirror)

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Swansea City

Bournemouth have signed midfielder Shaun MacDonald from Swansea. (Give Me Football)

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Tottenham Hotspur

Roman Pavlyuchenko has stunned Tottenham by asking to secure a deadline-day departure from White Hart Lane. (Mail)

Peter Crouch is at the centre of a £12 million tug of war between Sunderland and Stoke. (Sun)

Harry Redknapp is ready to offer former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves a short-term deal at Tottenham. (Football 365)

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West Bromwich Albion

Roy Hodgson admits he is happy with his Albion squad – but still hopes to tempt Owen Hargreaves to The Hawthorns. (Express and Star)

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Wigan Athletic

Wigan are in talks with Celtic over signing Shaun Maloney. (Sun)

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has enquired about Tottenham misfit Giovani dos Santos. (Mail)

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

Leigh Griffiths has agreed a window-to-window loan to join Scottish Premier League side Hibernian. (Wolves.co.uk)