back pages of Tuesday's regional newspapers.
LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Arsenal are expected to announce that Mathieu
Debuchy could be sidelined until Christmas with
ankle ligament damage.
Karl Henry has admitted QPR's 4-0 thrashing
against Manchester United was "like a testimonial"
because they afforded their opponents too much
respect.
Stewart Downing has not given up hope of playing
for England again - but believes he may have to wait
until Roy Hodgson is no longer national boss.
Diego Costa admits he will not be able to maintain
his fantastic goalscoring record for Chelsea.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Wilfried Zaha admits he's happy to be playing
football again at Crystal Palace - but he's still eyeing
a future with both Manchester United and England.
Juan Mata was thrilled by the attacking verve
shown by a reinvigorated Manchester United
against QPR at Old Trafford.
Rio Ferdinand has branded former United manager
David Moyes 'amateurish' and hit out at his
'embarrassing' tactics.
Martin Demichelis hopes to earn an extension to his
Manchester City contract which expires next
summer.
City skipper Vincent Kompany says his side have
nothing to prove in Europe ahead of Wednesday's
Champions League clash at Bayern Munich.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Joe Allen will miss Liverpool's Champions League
return on Tuesday, but the midfielder hopes to
return for the weekend clash with West Ham.
Phil Jagielka issued a defiant response to his critics
after helping Everton to their first win and clean
sheet of the campaign and declared: "This is where
our season starts."
THE CHRONICLE
Under-fire Newcastle boss Alan Pardew looks set to
keep his job at least until the weekend clash with
Hull.
Hatem Ben Arfa was "ostracised" by Newcastle -
according to Hull boss Steve Bruce, who has been
linked with Pardew's job at St James' Park.
Newcastle board members have postponed next
Monday's fan forum until October 20.
Fraser Forster has spoken of his "attachment" to
Newcastle, despite playing his part in
Southampton's 4-0 demolition of Pardew's side on
Saturday.
Adam Johnson says Sunderland cannot afford a
repeat of last season's relegation battle.
Wes Brown admits Sunderland are not yet hitting
the heights they reached in last season's run-in - but
insists they can take heart from the fact they are
continuing to pick up points.
BIRMINGHAM MAIL
Ben Foster has leapt to the defence of West Brom's
captain Chris Brunt and branded criticism of him as
'pathetic'.
Aston Villa legend John Carew has predicted the
team could battle for a Champions League spot after
their sensational start to the season.
Rumours that Birmingham City are set to be taken
over by Indian owners are understood to be wide of
the mark.
Koby Arthur has been recalled by Birmingham City
from his loan to Cheltenham Town.
THE SENTINEL
Tony Pulis has revealed for the first time that a
family tragedy might have left him taking his eye off
the ball in the final months of his tenure at Stoke.
The Potters are branching into North America to try
and unearth young, fresh talent for the future.
NEWHAM RECORDER
Russell Slade's four-year spell as Leyton Orient boss
could be over if they don't beat Notts County on
Tuesday.
West Ham club legend Sir Trevor Brooking is a big
fan of summer signing Cheikhou Kouyate after his
strong start to the season.
FULHAM CHRONICLE
Scott Parker admitted there could be "no excuses"
for the 3-0 defeat by Reading.
Jose Mourinho reckons Diego Costa is unstoppable
and admits even he sometimes has difficulty
standing in the way of Chelsea's new goal machine.
SOUTH WALES EVENING POST
Marvin Emnes will continue his return from injury
by playing some part when Swansea City Under-21s
face Cardiff's youngsters at the Liberty Stadium on
Monday.
DAILY ECHO
Ronald Koeman has confessed even he is surprised
by how quickly his new Saints stars have settled into
life at St Mary's.
Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin says
he no longer doubts the club's ambition now.
HULL DAILY MAIL
Hull's record signing Abel Hernandez will get the
chance to make his Premier League debut tonight
after training with his new team-mates for the first
time over the weekend.
YORKSHIRE EVENING POST
Massimo Cellino has ruled out the possibility of
naming Neil Redfearn as Leeds United's next head
coach, saying he would do "too much damage" by
removing him from the club's academy.
EVENING TIMES
Celtic manager Ronny Deila has confirmed that he
expects both Mikael Lustig and Adam Matthews to
miss the Europa League Group D tie at Red Bull
Salzburg.
Deila has told his players to be ready for the 'second
chapter' of their season.
Rangers still need to secure substantial additional
investment to get them through to the end of the
season - despite raising over £3million last week.
Ally McCoist believes the League Cup showdown
with Inverness Caledonian Thistle is the hardest
fixture Rangers could face just now.
THE SCOTSMAN
Aberdeen have reported Celtic's Aleksandar Tonev
for allegedly racially abusing Shay Logan during
their Premiership clash at Parkhead on Saturday,
although the Glasgow club say the player denies the
accusation.
Leigh Griffiths could be poised for another move to
Hibs in an emergency loan deal, it has been
reported.
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