Arsenal - Dutch midfielder Nacer Barazite has joined Derby County on loan until 31st December, 2008. The 18-year-old has made two first-team appearances but has yet to figure in the Barclays Premier League.

 Aston Villa - Steve Sidwell hopes to return to training on Monday. The former Reading and Chelsea midfielder has suffered a minor set-back as he battles to recover from the calf injury which makes him a major doubt for the match at Stoke City.

 Bolton Wanderers - Gary Megson says he is still in the market to bring in new players before the transfer window closes. Megson has already spent £15million this summer but will still look to strengthen if possible.

 Blackburn Rovers - Winger Steven Reid has picked up a slight knee injury in training with the Republic of Ireland and is a doubt for the international friendly against Norway and possibly also Blackburn's Barclays Premier League home match against Hull City.

 Chelsea - Skipper John Terry is delighted to have retained the captain's armband for England. He said: "It is a very proud moment for me and means the world, especially with the players in the squad who have played so well and achieved so much in recent years."

 Everton - Sir Philip Carter has rejoined the board of directors. Sir Philip was previously chairman of the club between 1978 and 1991 and then again from 1998 to 2004. He was then succeeded by current incumbent Bill Kenwright and subsequently became Everton's Life President.

 Fulham - Fans are being asked to wear white for Saturday's Barclays Premier League match at home to Arsenal. The club are hoping to create a wall of white to build up the atmosphere for the televised fixture.

 Hull City - Richard Garcia became Hull City's latest international when he made his debut as a second-half substitute for Australia in a 2-2 draw against South Africa at Loftus Road. He has now set his sights on helping City maintain their strong start to the Barclays Premier League campaign when they travel to Blackburn Rovers.

 Liverpool - Sammy Lee has stressed the side must continue to improve over the coming weeks if they are to mount a realistic challenge for this season's Barclays Premier League title. The club's assistant manager believes the Reds were not at their best in the 1-0 win at Sunderland but feels they did enough to secure three precious points.

 Manchester City - Mark Hughes is backing Valeri Bojinov to bounce back from his latest injury nightmare. The striker went down with a ruptured Achilles in the warm-up just before his side's opening match at Villa Park but the manager is confident the Bulgarian will battle back from surgery.

 Manchester United - Owen Hargreaves believes the best is yet to come. The 27-year-old midfielder is hoping to be fit for the Barclays Premier League match at Portsmouth and said: There is a lot more to come from me," he says confidently. "I don't think I played a game healthy last season. I was at about 50 or 60 per cent at best so I came back early to try to fix it at the start of pre-season. Hopefully I'll be fit soon."

 Middlesbrough - Middlesbrough's man of many talents David Wheater does not mind which position he plays as long as he is in the starting line-up. The 21-year-old switched from the centre of defence to right-back but still got the opening goal in his side's 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur and said: "The manager asked me to play right-back but as long as I am in the side then I don't really care where I am playing."

 Newcastle United - Steven Taylor is confident he will be fit to face Bolton Wanderers at St James' Park on Saturday despite pulling out of the England Under-21 squad. The central defender picked up an ankle injury in the 1-1 draw at Manchester United and sat out the friendly against Slovenia, but a scan shows no break and he expects to be back in training in the next couple of days.

 Portsmouth - Sol Campbell insists Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe cannot be blamed for the side's blank in their opening-day 4-0 defeat at Chelsea. He said: "We have to make sure we get good support to the front men and some really good balls up to them. We have got to look to play to their strengths."

 Stoke City - Striker Dave Kitson believes Stoke City will learn from their opening day defeat at Bolton Wanderers and bounce back stronger than ever. He said: "We played well in the first 25 minutes and could have been ahead. But then they scored three goals in a few minutes. That's how this division is and we have to learn from it." 

 Sunderland - Teemu Tainio looks likely to miss out on a sentimental return to Tottenham Hotspur after suffering an injury against Liverpool. The midfielder has a muscle strain which forced him out of Finland's friendly international with Israel and is a doubt for the match at White Hart Lane.

 Tottenham Hotspur - Michael Dawson is looking forward to Tottenham's home match against Sunderland as a chance to get the opening day defeat at Middlesbrough out of the system. The defender said: "It was a bad day for us but it is one game in a long season that we've lost, so we've got to put it behind us and hope the fans get behind us on Saturday, which I'm sure they will do."

 West Bromwich Albion - Tony Mowbray has predicted a big future for Leon Barnett who impressed on his Barclays Premier League debut against Arsenal. The 22-year-old centre-back did well in a big test against Emmanuel Adebayor and Mowbray said: "I thought Leon was a big positive. He has made a huge jump and is coming on in leaps and bounds every day."

 West Ham United - James Collins and Nigel Quashie came through 45 minutes of a closed doors practice match designed to help them back to fitness. Quashie has been out since November with a foot injury while Collins has been out with knee ligament trouble since January but both came through the 2-2 draw against Queens Park Rangers at the Boleyn Ground where Luis Boa Morte scored twice for the Hammers.

 Wigan Athletic - Manager Steve Bruce believes Wigan are one of the game's great fairytales. The club have just celebrated their 30th anniversary of league football and have risen through the ranks to establish themselves in the Barclays Premier League.