Arsenal: Many Gooners where calling for reinforcements long before their 8-2 thrashing at Manchester United, after loosing Fabregas and Nasri, Wenger left it late to try and rebuild his depleted squad.
In: Andre Santos (Fenerbache) £6.2 million, Per Mertesacker (Weder Bremen) Undisclosed, Yossi Benyayoun (Chelsea) loan, Mikel Arteta (Everton) £10 million.
Out: Giles Sunu (Lorient) Undisclosed, Henri Lansbury (West Ham) loan, Joel Campbell (Lorient) loan, Nikolas Bendtner (Sunderland) loan.
Wenger has certainly papered over a few cracks, but the signings to replace Fabregas and Nasri certainly will not appease Arsenal fans. One bright light for Arsenal will be finding a club willing to take Bendtner, even if it is on loan.
Aston Villa: With most transfer dealings done early at Villa Park, things were expectantly quiet for Alex McClish, although the club did fall in an attempted bid for Joe Cole.
In: Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham) loan, Alan Hutton (Tottenham) Undisclosed.
Out: None.
Having made sure business was done early, Aston Villa's squad has been settled for most of preseason. A new full back was one position Villa fans would have liked strengthening and a midfielder of Jenas' class will only help in helping McCliesh win over the Villa faithful.
Blackburn Rovers: Having been promised money to spend by new owners Venkys, Blackburn fans had been rightly unhappy with the transfer dealings leading up to transfer deadline day. Would Rovers be running round like headless chickens trying to make signings?
In: Yakubu (Everton) Undisclosed, Scott Dann (Birmingham City) Undisclosed.
Out: None.
Not quite the rush of signings some had expected at Ewood Park, but the signing of Scott Dann could be very good business indeed. The same cannot be said for goal shy Yakubu however.
Bolton Wanderers: Bolton's main concern going into transfer deadline day was keeping hold of star man Gary Cahill, and increasing the strike power having lost Daniel Sturridge to his loan deal ending.
In: David Ngog (Liverpool) Undisclosed, Gael Kakuta (Chelsea) loan.
Out: None.
A pleasing deadline day for the Trotters. Keeping hold of Cahill and bringing in David Ngog and exciting prospect Gael Kakuta on loan, has been good business by Owen Coyle. However it remains to be seen if Cahill will last past January after it emerged Tottenham failed to land the central defender.
Chelsea: All the talk going into deadline day was whether Chelsea would bring in Luka Modric or not. They also had to sort out the future of Benayoun and loan deals of several youngsters.
In: Raul Meireles (Liverpool) Undisclosed.
Out: Patrick Van Aanholt (Wigan) loan, Gael Kakuta (Bolton) loan, Ulises Davila (Vitesse Arnhem) loan, Yossi Benayoun (Arsenal) loan.
Having failed with a late £40 million bid for Modric, Chelsea settled with the one new signing in Meireles, having played with Torres at Liverpool, Chelsea will be hoping for some magic sparks between the pair. Chelsea only managed to loan nearly all their youngsters out to Premier League clubs, apart from new signing Davila who joined a feeder club after he failed to secure a work permit.
Everton: Having been told by chairman Bill Kenwright that there was no money to spend, things were expected to be very quiet at Goodison Park.
In: Denis Stracqualursi (Tigre) loan, Royston Drenthe (Real Madrid) loan
Out: Yakubu (Blackburn) Undisclosed, Shane Duffy (Scunthorpe) loan, Jermaine Beckford (Leciester City) £3 million, Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) £10 million.
Having signed Real Madrid's Drenthe on loan Everton fans would have been slightly pleased with how transfer dealings were heading, especially having being able to keep hold of Leighton Baines. However waking up to news that Arteta was sold at the last moment for £10 million, meaning Moyes didn't have a chance to replace him will hurt Everton fans.
Fulham: After a poor start to the season under Martin Jol, many expect a few fresh faces at the Cottage. And after rumours Clint Dempsey could be on his way out, Fulham fans would be hoping they could keep hold of their American striker.
In: Orlando Sa (unattached), Bryan Ruiz (FC Twente) £10.6 million, Zdenek Grygera (unattached)
Out: None
A good transfer window all round for Martin Jol, his deadline day signings included 2 frees, one for former Juventus defender Grygera and Portugal international Orlando Sa, plus £10 million spent on highly rated Bryan Ruiz, Fulham fans will be optimistic their fortunes will turn around now.
Liverpool: King Kenny had been fairly busy already this summer, so many expected more twist and turns on the final day.
In: Villyan Bijev (California Odyssey) Undisclosed, Craig Bellamy (Manchester City) Undisclosed.
Out: Christian Poulsen (Evian) Undisclosed, David Ngog (Bolton) Undisclosed, Raul Meireles (Chelsea) Undisclosed, Joe Cole (Lille) loan, Villyan Bijev (Fortuna Dusseldorf) loan.
Having done all their busy early, Liverpool fans will be happy to see some of the poorer squad players move on. The signing of Craig Bellamy could be a very good piece of business, but letting Meireles leave to Chelsea could be a poor piece.
Manchester City: Big spending City seemed to be settled with a squad and it was looking like a day where they tried to trim their squad and wage bills. But with all that money to spend, nobody could rule out a last minute signing.
In: Owen Hargreaves (unattached)
Out: Shaun Wright-Phillips (QPR) Undisclosed, Ryan McGivern (Bristol City) loan, John Guidetti (Feyenoord) loan, Ahmed Benali (Rochdale) loan, Craig Bellamy (Liverpool) Undisclosed.
City may have done the deal of the summer bringing in a seemingly fit again Owen Hargreaves. Even if he doesn't play 38 games he can provide quality cover to Gareth Barry and the injured Nigel De Jong, City also lose Yaya Toure to the African Cup of Nations in January.
Manchester United: Throughout the course of the summer, United had been linked with so many players that their spending could have been over a Billion pounds. The big question at Old Trafford was whether Champions League winner Wesley Sneijder would be joining the Premier League champions.
In: None
Out: None
Sneijder joining United just wasn't to be, but after the signings Sir Alex has already made, and their incredible start to the season, United fans will probably be happy despite no new faces joining on deadline day.
Newcastle United: The Toon Army had lost several key players over the summer, and Pardew had called for backing in the transfer market. The key question however, was he going to be?
In: None
Out: None
A quiet deadline day at St. James Park, and fans will be questioning where the money has gone from the sale of Andy Carroll last January. Newcastle will probably have enough to stay afloat this term, but they will need new signings.
Norwich: Another team were many are unsure what they have to spend, it's clear they need some Premier League experience, but whether they could afford it is a different story all together.
In: None.
Out: Anthony McNamee (MK Dons) free, Cody McDonald (Coventry) Undisclosed, Tom Adeyemi (Oldham) loan.
Norwich have shown real character in their first few games this season, but relying on the goals of Grant Holt to keep them up could back fire on the Canaries.
QPR: Having been taken over by Lotus owner Tony Fernandes, it finally looked like QPR would be able to bring in players, and after Fernandes signaled his intent by signing Joey Barton, it was set to be a busy one at Loftus Road.
In: Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City) Undisclosed, Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland) Undisclosed.
Out: None
Having signed two players with real Premier League pedigree, the Super Hoops will be hoping for some solid performances to convince fans they can mix it with the big boys. Expect QPR to sign more in January mind.
Stoke City: Having won European football, Tony Pulis' side were now looking a whole new list of players they could realistically sign.
In: Wilson Palacios (Tottenham) Undisclosed, Cameron Jerome (Birmingham) Undisclosed, Peter Crouch (Tottenham) £10 million.
Out: None.
The signing of Palacios will certainly help bolster Stoke's midfield, and Peter Crouch will be hoping to benefit from Rory Delap's long throws. However the signing of Jerome, who went 22 Premier League matches without scoring last year has certainly baffled many.
Sunderland: Steve Bruce has certainly been a busy little bee already this summer, but with his side struggling to put the ball in the back of the net, a striker was Sunderland's obvious target.
In: Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) loan.
Out: Anton Ferdinand (QPR) Undisclosed.
Needing a goal scorer and bringing in Bendtner doesn't seem a very clever idea at all, but if the Dane can live up to his ego than Sunderland could make a realistic push for Europe the season. If he doesn't, at least Sunderland don't have to keep him.
Swansea City: The Premiership new boys were another team struggling to score goals, and their squad hasn't much changed from the side than won promotion from the play offs, did they have the funds to bring in Premier League talent though?
In: Darnel Situ (Lens) £250,000, Federico Bessone (Leeds) free
Out: None
The deadline day signings from Brendan Rodgers don't fill me with much hope for Swansea's chances of survival. But if they keep their finances in order and keep playing the football they way they are, then going down may not be the end of the world for the Swans.
Tottenham Hotspur: Deadline day just wouldn't be the same without Harry Redknapp in his Range Rover, true to form, Harry showed up again on Sky Sports News, telling the reporter he expected new signings and a few to leave, but not Luka Modric.
In: Scott Parker (West Ham) £5 million.
Out: Callum Tapping (Hearts) Undisclosed, Wilson Palacios (Stoke) Undisclosed, Jermaine Jenas (Aston Villa) loan, Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) Undisclosed, Peter Crouch (Stoke) £10 million, David Bentley (West Ham) loan.
Tottenham managed to keep hold of Modric and brought in England midfielder Scott Parker. 'Arry also managed to ship out several squad players who weren't getting regular football. I wonder what will happen once 'Arry isn't involved with deadline day?
West Brom: Roy had done well to steady the ship at the Hawthorns after the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo, the question is, how far can West Brom realistically go?
In: None
Out: Pablo Ibanez (Birmingham) Undisclosed, James Hurst (Blackpool) loan.
No new signings for Hodgson on deadline day, and West Brom should have enough for survival and a mid table finish. They'll need funds if they are serious about progressing as a football club.
Wigan Atheltic: Survived last season by the skin of their teeth, and after losing Charles N'Zogbia early on this summer, Wigan haven't found a suitable replacement for the winger.
In: Patrick Van Aanholt (Chelsea) loan, Shaun Maloney (Celtic) £1 million.
Out: None.
The signing of Shaun Maloney could be a very smart move from Roberto Martinez, but they are working under a difficult financial budget, which always makes life hard in the Premier League. Martinez is a top manager, but could Wigan survive if one of the Premier League big boys comes knocking?
Well it wasn't the deadline day that saw big money moves like Torres to Chelsea or Carroll to Liverpool, but it was still just as exciting and tense. Here's my pick for the best and worse signings from yesterday.
Hargreaves was plagued by injury during his spell at Manchester United, but now looks free from injury and ready to hit the ground running. The good thing for him is that he doesn't have to play every game for City. They currently have Nigel De Jong out with an ankle injury and in January Yaya Toure will be leaving for the African Cup of Nations. Expect Hargreaves to make 10-15 appearances, and because he has signed for nothing, makes him my best buy of deadline day.
Somethings in football just don't add up, like managers who get sacked because they're not good enough, getting a new job at a bigger club. This signing has completely baffled me. A striker who didn't score a Premier League goal in 22 games is a bit like a farmer buying a chicken that can't lay eggs, bad business.
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