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19:00 (GMT) October 17, 2011 San Mamés, Bilbao Iraola seeks home calms Athletic Bilbao captain Andoni Iraola is hoping the international break does not affect his side's rhythm when they host Osasuna in the Primera Division. The hiatus came at the worst possible time for Athletic as they were only beginning to find some form with consecutive wins over Paris St Germain and Real Sociedad. The Basque derby win over Sociedad was particularly significant as it was Athletic's first in La Liga this season and saw Fernando Llorente make a welcome return to form to score only his second and third goals of the campaign. Iraola wants his side to pick up where they left off. "The match against Osasuna is important for us because we are still in desperate need for points and are in the bottom half of the league table,'' the 29-year-old defender said. "We won away in the derby but we have still not won at home in the league and we have to make up the ground on the teams over us. "We have an obligation to make it three wins out of three.'' Fernando Amorebieta was the hero for Venezuela last week as he scored the only goal in the 1-0 win over Argentina in only his second game since opting to represent the country of his birth, and he is likely to retain his place in defence despite the return of Borja Ekiza from suspension. Llorente missed training earlier in the week with a slight hamstring injury but should recover in time to begin. Ander Herrera is also available after six weeks out with a meniscus injury but is expected to take a place on the bench. Osasuna have good and bad news on the injury front ahead of their trip to Bilbao. Centre-backs Roversio and Sergio have recovered from injury and have been included in Jose Luis Mendilibar's squad but Masoud Shojaei's return from a foot problem has again been delayed. The midfielder is expected to undergo surgery for a third time and could miss the neglect of the season. end

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West Brom v Wolves Premier League 11:00 (GMT) October 16, 2011 The Hawthorns, England

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West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie is battling to overcome a foot problem in time for Sunday's derby clash with Wolves at the Hawthorns. Simon Cox and Somen Tchoyi are in contention to replace Odemwingie, last season's top scorer with 15 goals, if he is ruled out. Summer signing Billy Jones is in line to make his first Barclays Premier League start at right-back should Steven Reid pale to recover from his fractured hand. Boss Roy Hodgson has challenged his players to make amends for a "totally disappointing'' performance in their last Black Country derby. Hodgson performed a minor miracle in helping to keep the Baggies in the top flight with 20 points from their last 12 games. But one of their two defeats was via a dismal 3-1 setback against Wolves at Molineux - a result which went a significant way to ensuring Mick McCarthy's side stayed up as well. Albion have also struggled to repeat last season's form during the current campaign and only remain out of the bottom three on goal difference. But Hodgson said: "The players performed excellently for most of the time after I came into the club but we were poor that day at Molineux. "There haven't been a lot of games where we have put in a performance which was totally disappointing or we've found hard to accept or come to terms with. "The one at Molineux would certainly be a fine example and there have been a couple recently where we could have done better. "The players would be the first to tell you the game at Molineux was far from what we should have been doing. "That's part of the battle in some ways because at least, when people know, then you have at least got a chance to put it right and, as a coach, it means you are often preaching to the converted.'' Hoddgson is aware of the increased importance of the game. He said: "I've got a feel for the rivalry. It is stern and, for both teams, it's a big game because we are both at the wrong end of the table. "They started like a house on fire but have since had major setbacks. We started with three defeats but have since taken five points from four games. "It's two teams who want a result and two teams who will be going hell for leather to get that result. I don't think either team will let their fans down. "It's our second season in the Premier League, their third, and is vitally important for both clubs to stop in this division. "We believe we have the wherewithal to prevail the game. We know how much it will mean to our fans.'' Wolves striker Steven Fletcher has been ruled out by a calf injury suffered in training. It leaves Kevin Doyle as the only fully fit experienced striker, with Sylvan Ebanks-Blake not match-fit after a two month lay-off following a knee setback. Left-back George Elokobi is also sidelined with an ankle injury as Wolves look to end a run of four successive defeats.

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Sevilla FC v Sporting Gijon La Liga 20:00 (GMT) October 16, 2011 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla

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Lichtsteiner wants reliability Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner has urged his team-mates to focus on consistency when they make the trip to Verona to face Chievo on Sunday. Antonio Conte's side are coming off a morale boosting victory over AC Milan in the last about. The 2-0 triumph in Turin lifted Juve to the top of Serie A, level on 11 points with Udinese after five games. "We overcame an important test against Milan,'' Lichtsteiner said to www.juventus.it. "It was an important victory for our morale but especially because we handed a convincing performance. "That game allowed us to understand our correct potential. "But the tests are never ending in Serie A and now we must repeat that performance otherwise the victory against Milan would have served for nothing. "The game in Verona against Chievo is an opportunity for us to show that we can play always with the same intensity that we displayed against Milan.'' Juve will not take Chievo lightly with the Flying Donkeys having collected seven points from a possible nine in theirfinal three games. Moreover, Chievo, who are eighth in the standings, twice held Juventus to a draw last term and are determined to end the Bianconeri's unbeaten run this season. "This is the strongest Chievo I have ever trained,'' Chievo coach Domenico Di Carlo said. "Many players go on the counter who are potentially first choice picks and we can still improve a great deal. "I tell my players the same thing before every game. We work all week to win, now we're going on to the pitch to achieve it.'' Di Carlo will have evry of his players available for Sunday's game at the Marc' Antonio Bentegodi stadium.

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Levante's amazing start to the season has seen them win their last four Primera Division games and sit joint-top of the table with Barcelona. However, manager Juan Ignacio Martinez refuses to get carried away with his side's current position and says that, given the financial disparity between the teams, just keeping the run going for one more week against Malaga would be a huge achievement. He said: "Hopefully we can keep this stage going for one more week. "We are playing a team I am not going to find out about tomorrow, due to the amount of money that have they were able to maintain their status last year and now the privilege to sign players of an excellent quality. We have other values, such as effort and determination.'' That difference in resources is highlighted by the fact that Martinez will be forced into at least one change from the side that won at Real Betis two weeks ago as Xavi Torres' transfer from Malaga contained a clause that means Levante would have to pay should they field the midfielder beside his former club. Martinez indicated that his place would be taken by either Miguel Pallardo or Francisco Farinos. Malaga will also just make the one change from last time out. Julio Baptista was injured in a friendly against Real Jaen during the international break so Salomon Rondon should claim his place up front alongside Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Venezuelan striker was part of the side that beat Argentina 1-0 on Tuesday night and he is hoping to recreate that success as he goes in search of his first goal of the season on Sunday. "It will be a very competitive match, but we're going there by the mentality that we need to pick up the three points,'' Rondon said. "All strikers want to score goals and doing so is just a matter of time. At the moment we aren't quite in full flow going forward other than generally we have started the season very well.''

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Real Zaragoza v Real Sociedad La Liga 14:00(GMT) October 16, 2011 La Roma

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Minero join to Zaragoza's injury woes Defender Abraham Minero has been added to Real Zaragoza's growing injury list ahead of the visit of Real Sociedad on Sunday. Manager Javier Aguirre is already without Adam Pinter and Antonio Tomas due to injury and Maurizio Lanzaro due to suspension, while Zaragoza also cancelled striker Braulio's contract this week. The Mexican coach's preparation was further disturbed this week as the Latin American trio of Pablo Barrera, Efrain Juarez and Paulo Da Silva did not return from international duty awaiting Friday. Much was expected of the partnership between Juarez and Barrera down Zaragoza's right side when Aguirre brought both his compatriots on loan after disappointing spells in Britain and, despite improved performances in recent weeks, Barrera says both players know they can do superior. "Aguirre knows us and knows what we are capable of,'' he said. "We know we can do more and we have to show that on the pitch. Now we are settled we should be able to provide more.'' Barrera scored a fine goal on the counter-attack in the 2-2 draw with Villarreal last time out and he admits the goal has been a great boost to his confidence. "It certainly helped my confidence, I had gone a number of matches without scoring and it was my best moment with Zaragoza so far. Hopefully I can continue in that manner and give more to the team,'' he added. Real Sociedad have injury concerns themselves, with Asier Illarramendi and Carlos Vela ruled out of the trip to La Rosaleda, and their preparation for the match has also been disrupted by more claims from winger Antoine Griezmann that he will leave the club then summer. The France Under-21 internationalist made similar claims this pre-season as he tried to orchestrate a move to Atletico Madrid and manager Philippe Montanier has said the player needs to solely concentrate on his football. "What is important is what happens on the pitch - football andjust football,'' he said. "He needs to concentrate, think only about what happens on the field and rediscover his best form.''

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Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol La Liga

10:00(GMT) October 16, 2011 Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas

TO WATCH LIVE Rayo Vallecano striker Raul Tamudo has admitted that it will be a strange feeling to play against the side he served for over 10 years and captained when Espanyol travel to the capital on Sunday. Tamudo is Espanyol's record goalscorer with 129 goals in 340 matches between 1996 and 2010 and despite acknowledging that Los Periquitos will always have a place in his heart, he is now focused on winning games for Rayo. "For me, playing against Espanyol isn't just another game. Last year I faced them when I was with Real Sociedad but it felt strange after spending almost my entire total there. "Football is like this, but the truth is I never thought I would ever play against Espanyol, although now it is important to win for Rayo. "It is two years since I left Espanyol and after such a long time I now only think about my team, about playing well and scoring goals, but I have some fantastic memories of my time there and I will always cherish them.'' Tamudo has previusly found the net twice since joining Rayo in the summer but knows it is important for his side to get back on winning ways after a run of only one point from the last three games. "Three points would give us a lift,'' he said. "We seem to have been doing pretty well so far and, although the reality is we only have six points, the team could have had more. "It is clear that to achieve our objectives we have to be strong at home, make the most of our stadium and our fans and take the three points against Espanyol.'' Alejandro Arribas suffered a back injury two weeks ago in the 1-1 draw with Racing Santander and is Rayo'sjust absentee through injury. Espanyol will be looking to end a miserable run of form away from home which has seen them take only one point from a possible 33 in away games in the league stretching back to February. Mauricio Pochettino will have Jordi Amat and Walter Pandiani back from suspension after both missed the 4-0 defeat to Real Madrid most recent time out. However Felippe Mattioni and Juan Albin are still unavailable through injury.

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20:00 (GMT) October 15, 2011 Estadio Los Cármenes

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Atletico Madrid defender Alvaro Dominguez feels his side need to get maximum points from their next four Primera Division fixtures as the Rojiblancos look to claw back lost ground on the top teams. Despite a heavy outlay on new players this summer, Atletico have had a sluggish start to the campaign and they find themselves down in eighth spot after six games, six points behind the leaders and five off the Champions League berths. It is im mobile early days in the season but Atletico will not want to slip too much further adrift of their rivals as they attempt to claim a top-four finish for the first time since 2009. However, past facing the likes of Barcelona, Valencia and Sevilla so far, Atletico now have what looks a more favourable run of fixtures against Granada, Real Mallorca, Athletic Bilbao and Real Zaragoza, and Dominguez wants a 100% return from those games. He said: "In these next four or five league games we have to get all the points. This is the objective of the squad, to pick up every point and for this we have to start off winning in Granada. That's all there is to it. "Almost every team is stronger at home than away (but), after two away defeats we have to start winning away if we want to be in the top four.'' Granada find themselves in the bottom two heading into this weekend's fixtures after picking up just four points since their promotion back into the top flight, but Dominguez is not expecting it to be a stroll in the park for his side at Los Carmenes stadium. "Granada are a good team and they are going to show it this season. Nobody is going to make it easy for us. We are going to have to fight whoever we face,'' he said. Granada may be struggling at the wrong end of the table but their one victory so far this season was a notable one, downing finalseason's fourth-placed finishers Villarreal 1-0. Fabri Gonzalez's men also pushed Valencia close last time out, going down to a solitary goal from Sergio Canales at the Mestalla, and defender Allan Nyom wants his team to match those two performances. "Atletico are a fin team, made up of a good individuals, and we have to try and continue doing things well and give the same image that we had against Valencia and Villarreal,'' he said on his club's website. "We are going to give it everything. Los Carmenes is a difficult ground for opposing teams and we are going to try and get the three points.''

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Mallorca v Valencia La Liga 16:00 (GMT) October 15, 2011 Iberostar Estadi For live Best preparing to wine match New Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros knows he faces a tough start to life in the hotseat with Valencia the visitors to the Balearic Islands. Caparros was named as the new Mallorca boss prior to the international break following the resignation of Michael Laudrup and the former Villarreal, Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao manager will take charge of his first match. Speaking about his debut fixture, the 55-year-old concedes Valencia, despite having seen the likes of David Villa, David Silva and Juan Mata leave over thefinal year, are still a side that demand respect. "Valencia are the third (best) team in the league, they are doing well and despite having had to sell important players they have kept much of their team intact and have a coach who has been there four seasons,'' said Caparros, who hopes his side's fans can play their part in this new Mallorca era. "I would tell them (the fans) that at Mallorca we are all together and that we need them, we (the team) are going to give everything on our part and I want us to evry to be a family,'' he added in AS. Mallorca find themselves ninth in the standings with seven points from six games. Valencia are fifth on 13 points after bouncing back from their home draw against Barcelona and away defeat to Sevilla with a 1-0 home win over Granada last time out. Valencia are back in Champions League action next Wednesday with a trip to Bayer Leverkusen, but coach Unai Emery has warned his side to remain focused on the match or risk suffering defeat at the Iberostar Stadium. He moreover expects the Mallorca players will be looking to impress their new boss, saying: "Mallorca have gone through a managerial change even though they were doing well. They will have the stamp of Caparros, and we know that they are going to be very highly motivated. "The team must produce a top level of performance to be able to play against Mallorca.''

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Getafe and Villarreal have endured a difficult start to the season with both sides just recording one win from six matches ahead of their meeting on Saturday. Getafe in particular have suffered from conceding late goals to Levante, Espanyol and Malaga that have cost them four point. Defender Albert Lopo recognises that this is a trait his side must eradicate in the coming weeks, starting on Saturday. He said: "It is a class. The match lasts 90 minutes. We have to play to the final whistle and not let any more games escape like the last few have.'' Lopo also believes that both Getafe and Villarreal are currently in false positions, claiming their early-season form has deserved more. "Villarreal and Getafe are two sides that, due to the squad and the type of football, don't deserve to be where we are,'' he added. "But everyone looks to their own interests and we want to play well on Saturday. We will have to work hard because Villarreal are a good team and they have a number of great players.'' The hosts will be without the injured Masilela and Jaime Gavilan and suspended Mehdi Lacen, but are hopeful that Pedro Leon and Miguel Angel Moya will have recovered from knocks in time to take their place in the starting line-up. Villarreal's injury concerns come up front where Nilmar has been ruled out for another six weeks with a meniscus injury, although Marco Ruben may be back in time to deputise for the Brazilian after he returned to light training this week. Hernan Perez also returned late after playing for Paraguay in World Cup qualifiers this week and is unlikely to be involved. Manager Juan Carlos Garrido hopes that the international break will have been good for his squad and that the Getafe game can prove to be a springboard for the rest of the season. "We can't think furtherin front than the match against Getafe because that has to be our turning point to move further up the table,'' he said. "After hard work comes success, and these two weeks we have worked with 90% of the squad which will certainly help us going forward. "We are convinced that this is the moment where we start our affect (to the bad start) because these three points are crucial for the rest of the season.''

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Championship 18:45 (GMT) October 14, 2011 Keepmoat Stadium, England TEAM REPORTS Goalkeeper Chris Kirkland is set to make his debut for Doncaster after agreeing a loan move from Wigan. The England international has been plagued by injury problems but is fit to play and is hoping for a run of games by Rovers. Leeds are hoping that winger Robert Snodgrass recovers from an ankle hitch in time to play. Defender Alex Bruce is still sidelined with his ankle injury and Davide Somma (knee) is a long-term absentee.

MATCH DATA Head-to-head * These clubs have met 20 times competitively. Doncaster have won four, Leeds nine, with seven drawn.

* Rovers have not beaten Leeds in a home league game for 60 years, as a 2-0 triumph in the old Second Division in August 1951. *Leeds are so far to concede a league goal at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Doncaster Rovers * Doncaster are unbeaten under Dean Saunders (2W, 1D), and moved off the foot of the table after a 2-1 win at Peterborough last Saturday week. * Rovers have the bluntest attack in the Championship, with six goals scored in 10 games; three at home. * They have used 25 players in this Championship campaign; no club exceeds that. Leeds United * Leeds are unbeaten in four league games (W3, D1), but are the highest of four clubs without an away win in the Championship (W2, D2). * They have opened the scoring in seven Championship games; no club beats so as to. * They have also scored four league goals in the last five minutes.

Ramon Nunez signs new contract at Leeds United Page final updated at 15:34 GMT, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 16:34 UK E-mail this to a friendPrintable version Four of Nunez's goals this season have come in the Carling Cup

Midfielder Ramon Nunez has signed a new four-year contract with Leeds United, with the option of a further 12 months. The Honduras international's new deal is reward for his well form this season, which has seen him score five goals in 10 appearances. Nunez, 25, joined Leeds from Deportivo Olim in August 2010, and enjoyed a loan spell at Scunthorpe last season. "I'm delighted. Leeds is the club that gave me an opportunity and I'm happy here," Nunez told the club website. "Obviously, getting to the Premier League is the goal of everybody here. We certainly have adequate good players to do that."

Leeds United have rewarded Zac Thompson for his impressive start to his career with the club with a new contract.

The 18-year-old joined Leeds' scholarship scheme from Everton in January and has been handed a new contract until 2013. He made his senior debut against Middlesbrough in August and his first start the week past. Manager Simon Grayson told the club website: "Zac has made an impression since he's been here." He continued: "He had a good pre-season, he got himself involved in merit, and not only did he play a divisiont, he impressed in what he did and how he went about things.

Continue reading the main story If I believe young players deserve an opportunity I will give them one Simon Grayson Leeds manager "Unfortunately, we mislaid him with an ankle injury at a time when he was in and around things, but hopefully he shouldn't be too far away from stepping things up again." Thompson is one of three youngsters to have impressed for Leeds this season, with Charlie Taylor and Tom Lees both appearing in the first team. "We akin to what we've seen with a number of the younger players," Grayson added. "They've grasped their opportunities and they've done well. Young players are always the future of your club and we're pleased to have some youngsters here who are ready to step up and take their chances. "If I believe young players deserve an opportunity I will give them