Bolton Wanderers: January 2009 Archives

Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Two goals from Kevin Davies helped Bolton to a crucial three points and deflated Spurs, who had levelled having been two goals behind.

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FT:Bolton 3-2 Tottenham:Fantastic game comes to a close between two dedicated sides but Bolton come through in the end thanks to a late Davies goal.

GOAL:Bolton 3-2 Tottenham: (87mins)Spurs hearts sunk, Kevin Davies scores with a diving header from a corner and grabs his second.

GOAL:Bolton 2-2 Tottenham: (75mins)Sloppy play from Bolton allows Bent time and space, sliding the ball through Jaaskelainen's legs.

GOAL:Bolton 2-1 Tottenham: (73mins)Subsitutes combine as Chimbonda cuts the ball back and Darren Bent supplies the finish for Spurs.

GOAL:Bolton 2-0 Tottenham: (65mins)Lovely ball in by Samuel, Kevin Davies takes the ball on his chest and smashes it into the net.

HT:Bolton 1-0 Tottenham:Spurs yet to get going as Bolton sail into the break ahead, leaving Tottenham with long range shots as the main threats on goal so far.

GOAL:Bolton 1-0 Tottenham: (30mins)Great ball into the box from Mark Davies and Puygrenier is on hand to head past Carlo Cudicini.

LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Puygrenier, Samuel, Taylor, Mark Davies, Muamba, Gardner, Kevin Davies, Makukula

LINE UP: Cudicini, Corluka, Dawson, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto, Bentley, Zokora, Palacios, Lennon, Modric, Pavlyuchenko

Trotters foursome still missing

Johan Elmander, Joey O'Brien, Nicky Hunt and Gavin McCann will miss Bolton's home clash against Tottenham on Saturday due to injury.

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Nolan makes £4m Toon switch

Kevin Nolan has joined Newcastle from Premier League rivals Bolton for £4million on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

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Trotters chief gets back to drawing board

Gary Megson has ended his interest in Sporting Lisbon midfielder Miguel Veloso as he looks to replace Newcastle-bound Kevin Nolan.

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Shock Nolan swoop on cards

Bolton are reported to have agreed a fee with Newcastle for Kevin Nolan which could free up a swoop for Miguel Veloso.

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Veloso deal in the balance

Bolton look set to miss out on the signing of Miguel Veloso as they struggle to agree a fee with Sporting Lisbon.

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Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Bolton Wanderers

Rovers staged a dramatic second-half comeback, Benni McCarthy's late goal securing a point for Sam Allardyce's side.

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FT:Blackburn 2-2 Bolton:A pulsating encounter. Bolton led two-nil at the break but goals from Warnock and McCarthy brought Blackburn back on level terms.

GOAL:Blackburn 2-2 Bolton: (87mins)Emerton crosses and it falls to Roberts who picks out McCarthy to fire the ball into the net.

GOAL:Blackburn 1-2 Bolton: (65mins)Benni McCarthy slides a through ball into the path of Warnock who thumps it past the keeper.

HT:Blackburn 0-2 Bolton:Goals from Taylor and Davies give Bolton a commanding and deserved half-time lead while Blackburn look out of ideas going forward.

GOAL:Blackburn 0-2 Bolton: (34mins)Cross from the right hand side, Davies shoots and Robinson saves but Davies fires in the rebound.

GOAL:Blackburn 0-1 Bolton: (15mins)A long ball played to Makukula crosses from the right and Taylor was at the back post to head in.

LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Puygrenier, Samuel, Kevin Davies, Muamba, Nolan, Basham, Taylor, Makukula

LINE UP: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Emerton, Andrews, Grella, Pedersen, Roberts, McCarthy

New-boy set for bench duty

New signing Mark Davies joins returning skipper Kevin Nolan in Bolton's squad for tonight's derby against Blackburn at Ewood Park.

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Allardyce in Bolton accusation

Sam Allardyce has blamed people 'behind the scenes' at Bolton for trying to wind up the Trotters' fans about him following his exit.

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Davies' delight at deal

Mark Davies cannot wait to get his Bolton career going and says he is 'living the dream' after joining from Wolves this week.

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Sporting ace interest confirmed

Gary Megson has revealed he wants to sign Sporting Lisbon ace Miguel Veloso despite the player saying he wants to stay in Portugal.

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Midfielder deal done

Bolton have completed the signing of Wolves midfielder Mark Davies for an undisclosed fee.

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Meggo eyes £12m swoop

Bolton are ready to smash their transfer record to sign midfielder Miguel Veloso from Sporting Lisbon, according to reports.

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Bolton join Wolves race

Mick McCarthy has revealed Wolves have received bids from Bolton and Leicester for promising youngster Mark Davies.

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Midfielder target missed

Bolton have missed out on the signing of Jimmy Bullard, who has joined Hull City in a deal worth £5million.

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Wolves ace linked with move

Bolton are reported to be lining up a January swoop for highly-rated Wolves midfielder Mark Davies.

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Agent scotches defender's £5m Trotters talk

The agent of Manchester City's highly-rated defender Micah Richards has denied he will be joining Bolton or Wigan.

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Tope strike boosts first-team hopes

Striker Tope Obadeyi's first goal of the season for the reserves has boosted his hopes of securing more first-team action with Bolton.

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Striker deal falls through

Bolton are believed to have pulled out of the race to sign Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak from Zenit St Petersburg.

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Duo battle for defender

Manchester City have made an offer for Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, while Inter Milan are also keen.

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Cats target Shittu signing

Sunderland are reported to be lining up a swoop for Bolton defender Danny Shittu, who could be on the move this month.

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Trotters rivals eye Megson target

Sunderland are believed to be lining up a January move for West Ham defender and Bolton target Callum Davenport.

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Striker loan prospect

Bolton have made a loan offer to sign a second Zenit St Petersburg player, with a bid for Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak.

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Megson on the hunt for new talent

Gary Megson has said he will step up his search for new players next week after seeing Bolton slide down the league.

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Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Manchester United

A last minute goal from Dimitar Berbatov grabbed a crucial three points for Manchester United which sends them top of the table.

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FT:Bolton 0-1 Man Utd: Dimitar Berbatov steals the points for United at the Reebok after Bolton battled hard until the 90th minute winner.

GOAL:Bolton 0-1 Man Utd: (88mins) Berbatov heads unmarked into the Bolton goal to surely seal the points for United at the Reebok.

HT:Bolton 0-0 Man Utd: Chances few and far between for both sides, not a classic but Bolton are defending well, United are struggling to create anything.

LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, A O'Brien, Samuel, Davies, Basham, Muamba, Gardner, Taylor, Makukula

LINE UP: Van der Sar, Neville, Vidic, Evans, O'Shea, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Ronaldo, Tevez, Berbatov

Trotters land international star

Bolton boss Gary Megson has made his second signing of the transfer window by capturing Benfica striker Ariza Makukula on loan.

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Megson short on numbers

Gary Megson could face a selection headache ahead of the clash with Man Utd after Gavin McCann and Johan Elmander were ruled out.

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Trotters transfer target snubs move

Portsmouth's out-of-favour defender Lauren looks set to snub interest from Bolton and Blackburn in order to stay at Fratton Park.

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Megson takes aim at Ferguson

Gary Megson has told Sir Alex Ferguson not to try any of his famous mind games before their clash with United at the Reebok Stadium.

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Meggo on Bullard bid

Bolton boss Gary Megson says Fulham rejected his £5m offer for Jimmy Bullard last week and that is the end of the matter.

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Trotters decide on duo

Bolton will not be following up their interest in Fulham's Jimmy Bullard and have pulled out of the signing of Brazilian Denilson.

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Trotters enter Bull transfer fight

Gary Megson is reportedly in talks with Fulham about taking midfielder Jimmy Bullard to Bolton in a £5million deal this month.

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Brazil ace close to Reebok move

Former Brazil international Denilson is on the verge of completing a permanent switch to Bolton, according to his brother.

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Wanderers ace plays down drop fears

Matty Taylor has played down relegation fears and says Bolton will start picking up points against teams on a similar level to them.

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Taylor interests Rovers

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is keen on Wigan's Ryan Taylor but might have to wait until the summer to seal a deal for him.

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Davo hits out at embarrassing Gunners

Kevin Davies has accused the Arsenal players of screaming in an attempt to con the referee and says their antics are embarrassing.

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Trotters in transfer rethink

Bolton boss Gary Megson has been forced to switch targets after Newcastle rejected a £2million bid for Joey Barton.

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Double striker move mooted

Bolton are being linked with Marlon Harewood and Andre-Pierre Gignac as boss Gary Megson targets three more new signings.

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Arsenal 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

Nicklas Bendtner came off the bench to score a late winner as Arsenal made hard work of beating an injury-hit Bolton Wanderers side.

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FT:Arsenal 1-0 Bolton: Arsenal finally broke through in the final moments through Bendtner and although Bolton will feel hard done they can have few complaints.

GOAL:Arsenal 1-0 Bolton: (85mins) Arsenal finally break through as Bendtner steers Van Persie's drilled cross beyond Jaaskelainen.

HT:Arsenal 0-0 Bolton: Arsenal have seen plenty of the ball but so far have been unable to create any real opportunities as Bolton pack out the defensive third.

LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Basham, Shittu, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Taylor, Muamba, McCann, Gardner, Elmander, Davies

LINE UP: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Clichy, Eboue, Diaby, Denilson, Nasri, Adebayor, Van Persie

Meggo still in Barton hunt

Bolton are reported to be on the verge of making a second bid for Joey Barton after failing with an initial £2million offer.

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Meggo wraps up first deal

Bolton have completed the signing of French defender Sebastien Puygrenier, who arrives on loan with a view to a permanent move.

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Trotters agree £6m swoop

Bolton are set to sign Zenit St Petersburg defender Sebastien Puygrenier on loan with a view to a £6million permanent deal.

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Barton bid confusion

Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear says no-one has made a bid for Joey Barton following reports Bolton failed with an offer.

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Megson reveals transfer deal

Gary Megson has confirmed that Bolton have reached an agreement with West Ham over a deal for Calum Davenport.

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Denilson trial good for everyone - Megson

Boss Gary Megson has insisted that Bolton have nothing to lose by taking Brazilian superstar Denilson on trial for a week.

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Megson hits back at Baggies

Bolton boss Gary Megson has defended his approach for James Morrison and has accused West Brom of double standards.

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Double defender swoop close

Bolton are closing in on West Ham's Calum Davenport and also want Zenit St Petersburg defender Sébastien Puygrenier on loan.

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Denilson gets Trotters chance

Bolton have handed a trial to the world's former most expensive player, Denilson, with a view to a permanent deal.

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Steinsson vows to keep his tackle up

Full-back Gretar Steinsson has said he will not change his all-action style of play for Bolton after collecting a sixth yellow card.

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Trotters set for speedy deals

Injury and suspension problems to key players will see Gary Megson act quickly in his efforts to bolster his Bolton squad this month.

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Diouf ponders Black Cats future

Blackburn and Bolton have been alerted by El Hadji Diouf's admission that he could leave Sunderland if he is not a first-team regular.

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Baggies boss slams Morrison talk

West Brom boss Tony Mowbray has hit out at Bolton for making their interest in midfielder James Morrison public.

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Meggo closes on first target

Bolton boss Gary Megson is closing in on his first signing of the window but it is unlikely to be West Brom midfielder James Morrison.

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FT:Sunderland 2-1 Bolton: Sunderland gain revenge for their 4-1 league defeat to Bolton, thanks to goals from Jones and Cisse.

GOAL:Sunderland 2-1 Bolton: (79mins) A fluke goal from Polish sub Ebi Smolarek, as his cross floats over the head of Fulop.

GOAL:Sunderland 2-0 Bolton: (67mins) Edwards cuts the ball back from the right and Cisse fires home acrobatically to make it 2-0.

GOAL:Sunderland 1-0 Bolton: (57mins) Kieran Richardson's free kick is headed home powerfully at the near post by Kenwyne Jones.

HT:Sunderland 0-0 Bolton: A scrappy first half ends goalless, with Bolton starting brightly and Sunderland ending the half on top.

LINE UP: Fulop, Chimbonda, Nosworthy, Ferdinand, Collins, Edwards, Whitehead, Richardson, Diouf, Jones, Cisse

LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Shittu, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Nolan, Muamba, Gardner, Taylor, Elmander, Davies

Helguson secures R's move

Heidar Helguson has left Bolton to sign for Premier League hopefuls QPR on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

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Megson assesses his options

Bolton manager Gary Megson has confirmed he's considering upping his £3million offer for West Brom midfielder James Morrison.

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Bolton remain keen on Baggies ace

Bolton are set to go back to West Brom with an improved offer for midfielder James Morrison after Albion rejected an initial £3m bid.

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Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Two goals from Kevin Davies helped Bolton to a crucial three points and deflated Spurs, who had levelled having been two goals behind.

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FT:Bolton 3-2 Tottenham:Fantastic game comes to a close between two dedicated sides but Bolton come through in the end thanks to a late Davies goal.

GOAL:Bolton 3-2 Tottenham: (87mins)Spurs hearts sunk, Kevin Davies scores with a diving header from a corner and grabs his second.

GOAL:Bolton 2-2 Tottenham: (75mins)Sloppy play from Bolton allows Bent time and space, sliding the ball through Jaaskelainen's legs.

GOAL:Bolton 2-1 Tottenham: (73mins)Subsitutes combine as Chimbonda cuts the ball back and Darren Bent supplies the finish for Spurs.

GOAL:Bolton 2-0 Tottenham: (65mins)Lovely ball in by Samuel, Kevin Davies takes the ball on his chest and smashes it into the net.

HT:Bolton 1-0 Tottenham:Spurs yet to get going as Bolton sail into the break ahead, leaving Tottenham with long range shots as the main threats on goal so far.

GOAL:Bolton 1-0 Tottenham: (30mins)Great ball into the box from Mark Davies and Puygrenier is on hand to head past Carlo Cudicini.

LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Puygrenier, Samuel, Taylor, Mark Davies, Muamba, Gardner, Kevin Davies, Makukula

LINE UP: Cudicini, Corluka, Dawson, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto, Bentley, Zokora, Palacios, Lennon, Modric, Pavlyuchenko

Trotters foursome still missing

Johan Elmander, Joey O'Brien, Nicky Hunt and Gavin McCann will miss Bolton's home clash against Tottenham on Saturday due to injury.

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Nolan makes £4m Toon switch

Kevin Nolan has joined Newcastle from Premier League rivals Bolton for £4million on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

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Trotters chief gets back to drawing board

Gary Megson has ended his interest in Sporting Lisbon midfielder Miguel Veloso as he looks to replace Newcastle-bound Kevin Nolan.

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Shock Nolan swoop on cards

Bolton are reported to have agreed a fee with Newcastle for Kevin Nolan which could free up a swoop for Miguel Veloso.

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Veloso deal in the balance

Bolton look set to miss out on the signing of Miguel Veloso as they struggle to agree a fee with Sporting Lisbon.

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Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Bolton Wanderers

Rovers staged a dramatic second-half comeback, Benni McCarthy's late goal securing a point for Sam Allardyce's side.

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FT:Blackburn 2-2 Bolton:A pulsating encounter. Bolton led two-nil at the break but goals from Warnock and McCarthy brought Blackburn back on level terms.

GOAL:Blackburn 2-2 Bolton: (87mins)Emerton crosses and it falls to Roberts who picks out McCarthy to fire the ball into the net.

GOAL:Blackburn 1-2 Bolton: (65mins)Benni McCarthy slides a through ball into the path of Warnock who thumps it past the keeper.

HT:Blackburn 0-2 Bolton:Goals from Taylor and Davies give Bolton a commanding and deserved half-time lead while Blackburn look out of ideas going forward.

GOAL:Blackburn 0-2 Bolton: (34mins)Cross from the right hand side, Davies shoots and Robinson saves but Davies fires in the rebound.

GOAL:Blackburn 0-1 Bolton: (15mins)A long ball played to Makukula crosses from the right and Taylor was at the back post to head in.

LINE UP: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Puygrenier, Samuel, Kevin Davies, Muamba, Nolan, Basham, Taylor, Makukula

LINE UP: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Emerton, Andrews, Grella, Pedersen, Roberts, McCarthy

New-boy set for bench duty

New signing Mark Davies joins returning skipper Kevin Nolan in Bolton's squad for tonight's derby against Blackburn at Ewood Park.

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