Matchday 7

DATE	Home	SCORE	OPPONENT
10/18 19:00 UK	Atlético Madrid	VS	Real Madrid
10/18 21:00 UK	Espanyol	VS	Villarreal
10/19 16:00 UK	Valladolid	VS	Recreativo Huelva
10/19 16:00 UK	Valencia	VS	Numancia
10/19 16:00 UK	Racing Santander	VS	Deportivo La Coruña
10/19 16:00 UK	Real Betis	VS	Mallorca
10/19 16:00 UK	Sporting Gijon	VS	Osasuna
10/19 16:00 UK	Málaga	VS	Getafe
10/19 18:00 UK	Athletic Bilbao	VS	Barcelona
10/19 20:00 UK	Almeria	VS	Seville

Matchday 8

Saturday, October 18, 2008
Time	Home		Away	VENUE
12:45 UK	Middlesbrough	v	Chelsea	The Riverside Stadium
15:00 UK	Arsenal	v	Everton	Emirates Stadium
15:00 UK	Aston Villa	v	Portsmouth	Villa Park
15:00 UK	Bolton	v	Blackburn	Reebok Stadium
15:00 UK	Fulham	v	Sunderland	Craven Cottage
15:00 UK	Liverpool	v	Wigan	Anfield
17:30 UK	Man Utd	v	West Brom	Old Trafford

Sunday, October 19, 2008
Time	Home		Away	VENUE
15:00 UK	Hull	v	West Ham	The Kingston Communications Stadium
16:00 UK	Stoke	v	Tottenham	Britannia Stadium

Scolari calm amid injury crisis

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The Brazilian has a mounting number of players out.

Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is facing an injury crisis ahead of the clash with Middlesbrough, although admits he is not worried. The Brazilian coach has captain John Terry fit again to face Gareth Southgate's side, however he is without regulars Petr Cech, Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack, Joe Cole, Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Ricardo Carvalho with doubts over Jose Bosingwa and Alex

Real Madrid eye Old Trafford star Tevez

Real Madrid are planning a double swoop on Manchester United's strike force, having set their sights on Old Trafford frontman Carlos Tevez, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo, claims The Daily Mirror.

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Carlos Tevez: Two-year loan deal will end at close of 2008-9 season.

The Spanish giants' Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain says Tevez is a target for the Primera Liga side, with Real hoping to take advantage of United's failure to thrash out a deal with Tevez. The striker is still on loan to United, and the Manchester club have yet to agree a new contract with the forward and advisors MSI.

"I hope Carlos comes. He's a great player and, if he comes, he will be welcomed," said Higuain this week.

Tevez, meanwhile, claims he is happy in the Premier League. "I love playing in the Premier League and I am very happy at Manchester United," he said. But with United reportedly weighing up a move for 18-year-old, £20m-rated Gremio wonderkid Douglas Costa, it is possible United may be unwilling to fund a £30m permanent move for the former Boca Juniors player, who scored 19 times for the Red Devils last season.

The Spanish giants' interest in Ronaldo continues, and it is widely anticipated they will resume their dogged pursuit of the Portuguese star next summer. Last weekend saw coach Bernd Schuster say he expected to land Ronaldo for the 2009/10 season.

Liverpool eye Heskey in January sales

Emile Heskey may return to play in front of the Kop next year, if reports linking him with a return to Liverpool across the British press are correct.

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Heskey is keen for Champions League football next season

The Wigan striker, 30, has been in fine form for both club and country this season, and his current contract is due to expire next summer.

JJB manager Steve Bruce admits his heavyweight frontman could quit Wigan once the transfer window opens, and Heskey himself has done nothing to quell the speculation. "Yeah, I hope [to attract interest]," he said. "It's a nice situation that I'm in, but I'm still a Wigan player and I want to do my best for them. Everyone wants to be playing on these big stages, and for their club to be in the Champions League."

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez may try to sign the former Red in the January transfer window, although he could face stiff competition from Aston Villa and Tottenham, who are also believed to be jostling for the striker's signature.

An added advantage of Heskey's signing in January would be the fact that he is not cup-tied, and so would be eligible to take part in Liverpool's Champions League campaign.

Heskey spent four years at Anfield, from 2000-2004, after arriving for a then-record £11m from Leicester City. Benitez' predecessor Gerard Houllier offloaded the attacker to Birmingham for £3.5m, shortly before the Spaniard's arrival at Liverpool at the end of the 2003-2004 season.