Beautiful Pompey last game 3-1 win over Wolves.

PORTSMOUTH 3
- Dindane 20,
- Utaka 39,
- Brown 67

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1
- Doyle 35

**The only story from a game that meant sweet Football Association unless a supporter of either team was the form of David James, so close to the World Cup.

The 39-year-old's reflexes appear razor sharp on this showing, as was his sense of humour when taking his position in front of the Wolves faithful for the second half.

James had styled his hair for this encounter as if 10,000 watts were being channelled through it, causing the travelling faithful to regale him with: "There's only one Tina Turner"; "Tina for England"; and, finally, "Tina is a Wolves fan", when the keeper finally took up the offer to give them a wave.

It will be his saves, though, particularly in the opening half, that should reach Fabio Capello, the England manager, on the bush telegraph. Fifteen minutes were required for James to open his display, when he was forced to dive to his left to palm away a curving David Jones free-kick.

Moments later Portsmouth had engineered the lead. Michael Brown's free-kick was chipped to an unmarked Aruna Dindane, who ran beyond a slumbering Wolves defence to head past Marcus Hahnemann.

The chances of the FA Cup finalists taking up a Europa League berth next season are, of course, slim, due to the Premier League and FA refusing them a late application.

James, though, is guaranteed the trip to South Africa for the World Cup and by the close of the half he again illustrated why.

First Geoffrey Mujangi Bia drew a sharp close-range save, before the keeper saved superbly from Ronald Zubar and then Kevin Doyle, though the latter did manage to force the ball home.

Wolves' parity lasted just four minutes. To John Utaka's sliding finish, and Brown's 67th-minute strike, Mick McCarthy's insipid team had no reply.

Squads:

Wolverhampton: Hahnemann, Zubar, Berra, Craddock, Elokobi, Foley, Henry, Mancienne, David Jones, Mujangi Bia, Doyle. Subs: Ikeme, Edwards, Stearman, Ebanks-Blake, Iwelumo, Milijas, Guedioura

Portsmouth: James, Vanden Borre, Mokoena, Finnan, Sowah, Dindane, Brown, Hughes, Boateng, Utaka, Piquionne. Subs: Ashdown, Mullins, Diop, Smith, Kanu, Ward, Ritchie

Tom Huddlestone's brilliant scored in pole position to take fourth place.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1
- Huddlestone 38

BOLTON WANDERERS 0

**TOM HUDDLESTONE'S screamer kept Tottenham in pole position to take fourth place.

Spurs stay a point clear in the last Champions League spot after Huddlestone's goal saw off Bolton. The midfield man lashed past Jussi Jaaskelainen in the 38th minute.

And Harry Redknapp's men stay ahead Manchester City despite their win over fellow hopefuls Aston Villa. Spurs' wing kings Gareth Bale and David Bentley, preferred to Aaron Lennon on the right, hit their straps early on. And Tottenham's first chance came when Bentley freed Luka Modric, who fired a poor shot wide.

Younes Kaboul, filling in for Vedran Corluka at right back, then skinned Matt Taylor before crossing to Roman Pavlyuchenko. But the Russian hotshot fluffed his lines and mis-kicked his shot in the box.

In the 16th minute, White Hart Lane erupted — after a goal 200 miles away.

The Spurs fans roared their approval when news filtered through that Villa had gone 1-0 up at Eastlands.

After weathering the early storm, Bolton had a brief spell of possession and Heurelho Gomes did well to punch away a dangerous inswinging corner from Taylor. A series of booming tackles angered the crowd as Bolton's physical approach roughed up the hosts. Gretar Steinsson then shot wide before Vladimir Weiss was cut out by Ledley King in the box.

The Trotters defence foolishly backed off Bale on the half hour as he cut inside and leathered a dangerous shot.

Huddlestone's brilliant strike broke the deadlock seven minutes before half time. Benoit Assou-Ekotto cut inside from the left, laid the ball off and the midfield star gunned into the top corner. Modric found Jermain Defoe in the box after the break, but the hitman saw his shot blocked by Fabrice Muamba.

At the other end, two corners put Spurs under pressure but Gomes came out to clear. Taylor went into ref Chris Foy's book on the hour before Huddlestone fired a 25-yarder inches wide. Bolton's defence then backed off Defoe, who sent a curling shot just wide of the post. And Pavlyuchenko nodded a free-header wide as Spurs set up shop in the Trotters half.

Peter Crouch then replaced Defoe before Lennon received a standing ovation as he came on for Bentley to make only his second appearance of 2010. Jack Wilshere, on loan from Spurs' rivals Arsenal, threatened with a 25-yard effort but Michael Dawson courageously blocked.

And Gomes pulled off a stunning save to deny the youngster from the edge of the box with four minutes left. Crouch almost grabbed a second in the dying minutes after beating three Bolton defenders before forcing Jaaskelainen into a diving save.

Wilshere received a booking for hacking down Kaboul in added time before substitute Eidur Gudjohnsen fired wide at the death.

Squads:

Bolton Wanderers: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Weiss, Muamba, Wilshere, Taylor, Kevin Davies, Klasnic. Subs: Al Habsi, Samuel, Elmander, Gardner, Mark Davies, Ricketts, Lee

Tottenham Hotspur: Gomes, Kaboul, Dawson, King, Assou-Ekotto, Bentley, Huddlestone, Modric, Bale, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe. Subs: Alnwick, Lennon, Jenas, Palacios, Crouch, Gudjohnsen, Bassong

Brilliant Dindane equate to positions at second-half, a good Nigerian’s performance

BOLTON WANDERERS 2
- Klasnic 26,
- Davies, K 28

PORTSMOUTH 2
- Dindane 54,
- Dindane 68

**Portsmouth dealt an unwelcomed blow to Bolton Wanderers’s Premier League survival hopes, as two second half strikes from Aruna Dindane won a point for Avram Grant’s side after the home side led 2-0 at the interval.

Ivan Klasnic and Kevin Davies had given the home side a seemingly comfortable first-half lead, but Bolton were unable to suppress the attacking exploits of John Utaka and Dindane, as the South Coast club battled back well to secure a point.

The home side looked to assert the pressure early on, and went close to opening the scoring after a fumble from David James saw the ball land at the feet of Gary Cahill, but his effort struck the post and went out for a goal kick.

With twenty minutes on the clock, Jack Wilshere looked to ease the flow of Portsmouth growing dominance. The on-loan Arsenal midfielder began to orchestrate Bolton’s play, controlling the middle of the park with a series of delightful touches and simple passes.

And the Arsenal man made a telling impact less than five minutes later. Picking up the ball on the left-hand-side of the Portsmouth penalty area, he whipped a cross back towards goal, and his delivery was met by the head of Ivan Klasnic. 1-0 Bolton.

The home side were spurred on by their goal, and quickly doubled their lead on 28 minutes after some delightful wing play from Vladimir Weiss. The Slovakian, another loan signing [from Manchester City] powered down Bolton’s right flank, before pulling a cross back for his captain, and Kevin Davies slotted home easily for 2-0, although there were strong claims for off-side.

The match continued to impress, and the visitors came close to striking back after a flowing counter attack saw Tommy Smith fire a low effort at goal. His attempt had Jaaskelainen beaten, but it thumped the foot of the post.

Bolton’s stronghold over the contest noticeably increased as the match wore on, with Avram Grant’s side seemingly unable to suppress the home side’s exuberance down the flanks.

And the home side should have scored again just before the interval, but Fabrice Muamba’s driven effort flew embarrassingly over James’ crossbar after what was possibly the best attacking move of the match, and Coyle’s took a two goal lead into half time.

Grant reshuffled his pack at half-time, replacing the ineffective Hassan Yebda with French striker Frederic Piqionne making an entrance.

And Pompey’s three-pronged attack of Piquionne, Dindane and Utaka almost bagged a goal for the visitors. A driven ball from the substitute found Dindane on the edge of the box, and after his initial advances were suppressed, some trickery from Utaka freed the Ivorian forward 12 yards out, but his effort flew over the bar.

But it was Bolton who came closest to scoring. And powerful run from Muamba saw the former Manchester City man split the Portsmouth defence with a pass which put Taylor through on goal once more. Looking odds-on to score, a last ditch tackle from Aaron Mokoena diverted the ball out to safety, an exceptional challenge from the South African.

Nonetheless, Pompey’s persistence finally paid off on 54 minutes. Another explosive counter attack saw Piquionne speed down the right-flank once more, and the Frenchman did superbly to cut the ball back for the onrushing Dindane, who despite scuffing his effort, the ball slipped past Jaaskelainen.

And the Bolton keeper’s reflexes were tested immediately after the restart. Vanden Borre whipped a cross in, once more from the right flank, and Piquionne meet the delivery with force, but Jaaskelainen was there, as he’s so often during his Bolton tenure, to tip the ball wide.

With just over 20 minutes remaining, Portsmouth found their equaliser. Once more Bolton failed to handle the onslaught from the visitors' expansive attack line. Cahill was robbed of the ball again, as the young defender continued to falter, and the impressive Utaka split the Bolton backline once again with a low delivery, and Dindane was on hand to tap-home his second of the match.

The equaliser seemed to ignite Pompey’s touch paper, as the visitors looked to commit more players forward in search of the winner. The match became increasingly open, and Grant’s side could have found a third had Utaka squared the ball instead of shooting – although the Nigerian’s performance deserved a goal.

But Portsmouth’s gung-ho approach almost cost them, as Bolton went close to scoring as Wilshere hit a powerful drive which James did well to collect.

The home side thought they’d grabbed the winner, but Davies’ header cannoned off of the post in stoppage time, and Bolton will have to wait another week to all-but confirm their Premier League survival.

Source : Goal

Squads:

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Weiss, Muamba, Wilshere, Taylor, Klasnic, Kevin Davies

Portsmouth: James, Vanden Borre, Mokoena, Rocha, Sowah, Yebda, Utaka, Brown, Hughes, Smith, Dindane

Gibson scored and Berbatov twice goal take Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League

BOLTON WANDERERS 0

MANCHESTER UNITED 4
- Samuel (og) 38,
- Berbatov 69,
- Berbatov 78,
- Gibson 82

**Manchester United have beaten Bolton Wanderers 0-4 in their Premier League match at The Reebok Stadium on Saturday evening.

The opening goal came after an awful mistake from Jlloyd Samuel that led to Manchester United taking the lead in the 38th minute to give United a 0-1 lead at the break.

Dimitar Berbatov scored United’s second goal midway through the second-half of the match, beating Jussi Jaaskelainen after the Finnish keeper parried away a shot from Darren Fletcher to make it 0-2.

Berbatov made it 3-0 in the 78th minute, with substitute Darron Gibson sealing the win in the 82nd minute to take Manchester United back to the top of the EPL ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal.

The game started at a decent pace, with chances for both sides, with United striker Dimitar Berbatov forcing Jussi Jaaskelainen into an early save, while Jonny Evans managed to steer his shot from close-range over the crossbar.

But Bolton had chances of their own in the opening period. Johan Elmander forced a great one-handed save from United keeper Edwin van der Sar before Bolton gave away a bizarre own-goal.

Ryan Giggs made one of his trademark runs down the left-wing, crossing the ball into the area, but the Bolton defender, who was under little pressure, managed to steer the ball into his own net past Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen to make it 0-1 to Manchester United.

Edwin van der Sar made another excellent save to deny Fabrice Muamba as the first-half came to a close, with the Dutch keeper diving acrobatically to deny Muamba, with Bolton finishing the first-half with their tails-up.

The game went into the break 0-1 to Manchester United, while Bolton caused problems of their own in the first-half.

United came out for the second-half with far more intent, but found it hard to get through the Bolton defence but, as the second-half wore-on, the visitors began to take control.

Nemanja Vidic was lucky not to receive a booking when, in the 68th minute, he elbowed Elmander on the edge of the penalty-area, but referee Martin Atkinson failed to see the foul and after a short spell of treatment, play continued.

Just seconds later Manchester United took a 0-2 lead, with Dimitar Berbatov slotting-home a rebound from Darren Fletcher’s shot from the edge of the penalty-area to double the lead for the current Premier League champions.

Ivan Klasnic replaced Johan Elmander and Matthew Taylor came on for Tamir Cohen in the 73rd minute as Bolton manager Owen Coyle looked to find a way through the United defence.

But Dimitar Berbatov scored his second goal of the match in the 78th minute to give United a 0-3 lead, with the Bulgarian striker receiving a perfect cross from Nani on the left-wing and calmly shooting home from close-range through Zat Knight’s legs and past Jaaskelainen to make it 0-3 to United.

Darron Gibson replaced Darren Fletcher in the 80th minute and the Northern Irish midfielder immediately made his mark, when he sealed United’s 4-0 win against a Bolton side that had capitulated.

Nani was again the provider from the left-wing, crossing into the path of Gibson, who shot in off the crossbar to seal the emphatic win for Manchester United and to take United back to the top of the EPL, one-point ahead of second-placed Chelsea.

Team Line-ups:

Bolton Wanderers: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, Cahill, Knight, Samuel, Muamba, Lee, Cohen (Taylor 74), Wilshere, Elmander (Klasnic '73), Kevin Davies.

Manchester United: Van der Sar, Neville, Vidic, Jonny Evans, Evra, Fletcher (Gibson 80), Scholes (Carrick 74), Valencia, Giggs (Macheda '85), Nani, Berbatov.

Source : http://www.premiershiplatest.com

Johan Elmander was his inspiration for the team

BOLTON WANDERERS 4
- Elmander 10,
- Davies, K (pen) 48,
- Muamba 53,
- Taylor 69

WIGAN ATHLETIC 0

**Bolton Wanderers cruised to a 4-0 victory against fellow relegation candidates Wigan Athletic at the Reebok Stadium.

Bolton were dominant throughout but went in at half time with a slender one goal advantage thanks to Johan Elmander's smart 10th minute finish.

But the game was effectively over as a contest two minutes into the second half when Mike Dean adjudged Gary Caldwell to have felled Tamir Cohen in the box. Bolton captain Kevin Davies drove the resulting penalty past Chris Kirkland from 12 yards.

The home side were brimming with confidence and that confidence was personified by the third from holding midfielder Fabrice Muamba. He burst forward before turning Caldwell inside out and firing past a the Kirkland.

Bolton's fourth was symptomatic of an awful afternoon for the Latics and Caldwell in particular. The former Celtic man made a hash of a routine clearance from a Elmander flick-on and Matt Taylor - having just replaced the impressive Jack Wilshere - slotted past Kirkland from just inside the penalty area.

The sides came into this relegation six pointer on the back of two very different results, Bolton were handsomely thumped 4-0 by Sunderland a day after the visitors had overcome Liverpool.

It was, in fact, the Trotters who began with intent and more than deserved their early lead.

The Latics looked suspect from high balls all afternoon and the home side were unlucky not to double their advantage midway through the first half.

Davies got the slightest of connections to a Lee Chung-Yong corner that Kirkland could only palm into the path of Andy O'Brien but with the visitors' defence in chaos and the centre back about to dispatch the rebound Gary Caldwell stretched out a leg to clear for a corner.

Wigan - despite that victory on Monday night - looked a side short on confidence and ideas. And it took until the 43rd minute for the Latics to manage a first sight of goal.

Although Charles N'Zogbia could not quite get the desired connection on a Paul Scharner knock-down, it did require a solid save from Jussi Jaaskelainen to ensure the home side went in at the interval with a slender lead.

Despite those quick fire second half goals, Wigan continued to toil but their forward play lacked any conviction or creativity and their horrible run on the road continues where they have now only won one in ten.

Bolton, in contrast, looked a different side from the team comfortably beaten by Sunderland during the week. They passed the ball well and were clinical in front of goal.

The introduction of Ivan Klasnic added impetus to their attack as the game drew to a close. First he flashed an overhead kick over before coming inches away from fellow substitute Vladimir Weiss' centre in the final minute.

The win moves the Trotters up to thirteenth place in the league but the Latics are firmly embroiled in a relegation dogfight.
Marcus Foley / Eurosport

Line-ups:

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Andrew O'Brien, Knight, Robinson, Lee, Muamba, Cohen, Wilshere, Kevin Davies, Elmander. Subs: Al Habsi, Taylor, Riga, Gardner, Klasnic, Shittu, Weiss.

Wigan: Kirkland, Boyce, Caldwell, Bramble, Figueroa, Scharner, N'Zogbia, Diame, Moses, McCarthy, Rodallega. Subs: Stojkovic, Amaya, Thomas, Scotland, Gomez, Sinclair, Moreno.

Source: uk.eurosport.com

Bolton Wanderers grabbed three vital points through Knight scored

BOLTON WANDERERS 1
- Knight 45

WOLVERHAMPTON 0

**Bolton Wanderers grabbed three vital points in their fight for survival over fellow strugglers Wolverhampton, courtesy of a first half Zat Knight goal.

Both sides played out a very entertaining end-to-end match that presented a number of chances for both bottom half Premier League clubs.

A thoroughly impressive first half between two struggling Premier League sides saw the hosts take the lead through former Aston Villa defender Zat Knight. The two teams battled tremendously in an entertaining 90 minutes in which the score line could have been very different, had it not been for some great goalkeeping and some lackluster finishing.

The home side started the brightest as Chung-Yong Lee made his way down the right hand side from the kick off and whipped a dangerous ball into the box. Great goalkeeping from Marcus Hahnemann prevented any Bolton player getting on the end of it.

The South Korean was at the center of the action just minutes later as Bolton went on the counter attack from a Wolves corner. Kevin Davies cleared with a fantastic defensive header and the ball fell to on-loan Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere who sent Lee down the right hand side. Bolton players drove forward to support Lee but his center was poor and only found Craddock who cleared with ease.

After the bright start, the hosts began to lose possession as they were put under a lot of pressure by the Wolves players. The visitors then began to enjoy a good spell of possession themselves but their final ball lacked the quality required to beat the Large Bolton defense.

Again, Bolton went on the counter attack from a Wolves corner after 17 minutes. Great link up play between Davies and Lee who traded a number of neat passes before the lively Lee fed in Johan Elmander. However, the Swedish striker’s shot failed to trouble Hahnemann.

End-to-end football then saw Wolves go straight up the other end and nearly take the lead. David Jones sent through Kevin Doyle with a great pass and his drilled shot was well saved by Jussi Jaaskelainen.

Just two minutes later Bolton nearly found themselves ahead after a great free-kick from Holden evaded everyone in the box. Wolves’ American keeper had to be on his toes as he was forced into making a wonderful reaction save to tip the ball around his far post.

A change in momentum then saw Bolton get back on top and they took the lead on the stroke of half time. The troublesome Lee’s fancy footwork on the right flank helped him turn Adlene Guedioura inside out before picking out Zat Knight. The burly defender converted from close range to put side in the lead against his former rivals.

Wolves’ poor goal return of 21 goals in 26 league games doesn’t show for pleasant reading and they came out in the second half looking to get an unlikely away goal.

However, it was Bolton that could have had a penalty and a goal in the space of three second half minutes. Davies received the ball in the opponents’ penalty area and waited for support. Wilshere was the first to offer help and Davies attempted to find him and in doing so the ball appeared to clip the hand of Zubar but referee Andre Marriner waved play on.

Davies was again involved a minute later as he went through one-on-one. He surged into Wolves’ area and with the advancing Hahnehmann closing down the angle, Davies attempted to curl the ball around the American but shot straight at the ‘keeper.

Wolves steadied the ship after the opening 15 minutes of the second half where Bolton could have doubled their lead. The visitors were awarded a free-kick just outside the box after Paul Robinson brought down Jones. Jones decided to take it himself and exquisitely curled the ball over the wall and beat Jaaskelainen, only to see his ball crash off the inside of the left hand post and roll across the line to safety.

The West Midlands side found themselves just inches from grabbing a vital equalizer on 70 minutes as they again struck the post. Kevin Foley ventured into the hosts’ box and found the ball bouncing in front of him. Having to wait for the ball to settle, he teed up his shot and struck a sweet half-volley that rattled Jaaskelainen’s post.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Bolton began to get hold of the ball and tried to slow the game down, counter attacking whenever possible.

Bolton could have sealed the game just minutes from time as Hahnemann ventured out of his goal to clear but found the head of substitute Ivan Klasnic. The Croatian headed straight at goal from 40 yards only to see the ball bounced narrowly wide.

Wolves battled to the last minute to grab an important point but typical of Wolves’ season so far, their goal scoring form let them down.


Teams:

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Ricketts, Knight, Robinson, Muamba, Lee, Wilshere, Holden, Elmander, Kevin Davies. Subs: Al Habsi, Taylor, Riga, Klasnic, Cohen, Andrew O'Brien, Weiss

Wolverhampton: Hahnemann, Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Ward, Henry, Guedioura, Foley, David Jones, Jarvis, Doyle. Subs: Hennessey, Elokobi, Ebanks-Blake, Keogh, Vokes, Milijas, Mancienne


Source : http://goal.com

Burnley 1-1 Bolton Wanderers

Burnley's David Nugent celebrates his equaliser against Bolton with Tyrone Mears and manager Owen Coyle. Photograph: Paul Currie/Action Images

Bolton took another chink out of Burnley's Turf Moor armour by snatching a point in the first meeting between the two sides in the top flight since 1964. But more significantly for the frustrated Bolton manager, Gary Megson, another defensive lapse prompted the draw that left his club stuck in the relegation zone.

Matthew Taylor had curled a free-kick inside the near post to put Bolton ahead in the 29th minute with a goal described as "exquisite" by Megson's opposite number, Owen Coyle. But the lead only lasted until the 56th minute when David Nugent headed in an equaliser that infuriated Megson.

"Bolton are an established Premier League club, they know how to grind out results," Coyle said. "But I think they'll know today they've been in a real game and I think in an honest assessment, they'll feel fortunate to leave with a point."

Bolton 0-2 Blackburn: Man of the match Dunn

David Dunn's strike and a calamitous own-goal by Sam Ricketts gave absent boss Sam Allardyce a lift as Blackburn beat local rivals Bolton 2-0 in the Lancashire derby at the Reebok Stadium.

Allardyce is facing heart surgery and was on strict doctor's orders not to even watch the game on television as he prepares for an operation on Friday.

Assuming he took his physician's advice, he missed his side finally break their dismal away record, which had previously seen them lose 10 consecutive games on the road.

Man of the match Dunn opened the scoring with a delightful strike just after the half-hour mark before Ricketts headed into his own net with 17 minutes remaining to effectively settle the game.

Rovers' first away win of the season - indeed their first since March - saw them rise to the relative safety of 11th place.

But the result for Bolton, who fell to their fourth defeat in five games, was altogether less promising - Gary Megson's side end the weekend in the relegation zone.

With Allardyce elsewhere, his assistant Neil McDonald took charge for the day and he will be able to report back on an inspirational display from Dunn.

The sole creative force of this Blackburn side, Dunn was again at the centre of most of Rovers' attacking play.

Early on, he volleyed narrowly wide of the mark before he saw a header cleared off the line by Gary Cahill on 23 minutes.

So, when the opener came, the scorer's identity came as no surprise. It a lovely strike, the Blackburn-born player digging out a curling first-time effort that beat Jussi Jaaskelainen and nestled in the far corner.

The goal came just seconds after Bolton had themselves been denied the opener by the angle of post and bar, Mathew Taylor's free-kick deflecting onto the woodwork off Ryan Nelsen's outstretched boot. Such are the margins between success and failure.

Taylor, playing on the Bolton right, was heavily involved during the opening period, although his other two notable contributions revealed a real lack of cutting edge in front of goal - the first chance a miscued volley after Gael Givet allowed him in behind and the second a header over the bar from two yards out.

Otherwise, Allardyce did not miss much during a fitful opening period, typical of a derby match involving two sides struggling in the lower reaches of the Premier League.

The second half was altogether a more entertaining affair, as Blackburn pushed forward in search of a second goal that would kill the game off.

Bolton midfielder Gavin McCann was twice forced to clear off the line, from El Hadji Diouf and Nelsen, either side of Dunn's clever through pass for Franco Di Santo, who could only fire against Jaaskelainen.

Taylor did manage to bring Robinson into action with a crisp strike from the edge of the penalty area on 72 minutes, but soon after a horrible lack of communication between Jaaskelainen and Ricketts put the game out of Bolton's reach.

Ricketts did not see his keeper come to claim the same ball and only realised the Finn was off his line after he had headed back towards goal. The ball bounced into the empty net, prompting the inevitable recriminations in the Bolton back line, while Rovers celebrated their second goal of the game - and just their fifth away goal of the season.

Credit to Bolton, they refused to accept defeat and substitute Ivan Klasnic went close to pulling one back on 88 minutes. But having rounded Robinson, his effort on goal was cleared off the line by Lars Jacobsen.

It proved to be the last meaningful action of the game, as Blackburn held firm to secure Lancastrian bragging rights for the immediate future - and give Allardyce a real tonic.
Mike Hytner / Eurosport

Source: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22112009/58/premier-league-blackburn-boost-big-sam.html