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Sunday October 28, 2007 Finished Reebok Stadium

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Bolton Wanderers

  • Anelka 22’

Aston Villa

  • Moore 56’
  1. Bolton and Villa share draw

    Bolton and Villa share draw

    Bolton Wanderers and Aston Villa shared a 1-1 draw at the Reebok Stadium in Gary Megson's first game in charge as Wanderers boss. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • Aston Villa
    • 90+2' That's it, all over. The points are shared and no one can really complain.
    • 90' Diouf on the attack as Young, of all people, tracks back to defend as the last man. Bolton almost turning a counter-attack into a winning goal.
    • 89' Campo on the right is in a situation to create something late on but passes to the Gardner on the Villa team, Craig not Ricardo.
    • 87' It looks as though we are headed for a draw. Bolton are giving their all to win Megson's debut match, but it looks in vain.
    • 84' The long throw for Bolton is headed on by Davies and the ball drops to Gardner - his low shot to the near post is just kept out by Taylor in the Villa goal and Diouf skies the rebound!!! It was from an awkward angle, but a great chance nonetheless.
    • 83' Nolan with a poor ball to the right when Bolton looked on for a counter.
    • 79' Bolton change: Anelka is hurt and makes way for Samuel, who faces his old club.
    • 78' Young shown a yellow card for a tackle on Diouf.
    • 74' Petrov runs along the edge of the penalty box and O'Brien again is there to block 12 yards out. Villa looked promising there...
    • 73' Gardner at left-back for Bolton misses a simple trap and Agbonlahor is in behind... he whips a ball in with Moore waiting and Jaaskelainen is thankful to clutch it to his midriff. Gardner is a lucky boy.
    • 72' Bolton change: Guthrie on for McCann.
    • 68' Nolan with a second driving run to the penalty area on the right where Bouma makes the sliding stop. It looked as though he would go all the way to the by-line there.
    • 67' Berger with space in the middle of the park and unleashes a shot... Andy O'Brien is there yet again to block. Villa fans held their breath there as the ball fell to the Czech's left foot.
    • 65' McCann on the edge of the box has a shot, deflected wide... nothing comes of the corner. This is end to end.
    • 64' Bolton sub: Speed replaces Campo. The fans do not like that move by Megson and boo it.
    • 63' Young crosses with power for Aston Villa and Jaaskelainen flaps at it weakly before a man in white gets a boot to it and averts the danger.
    • 61' Moore with a quick turn and dash into the area, where he hits the deck... no penalty against Andy O'Brien. Although there was a little contact at waist height that was the correct decision.
    • 58' Campo is booked after a bad tackle on Bouma.
    • 57' The throw-in chucked down the line for Agbonlahor was indeed a Villa throw as it came off McCann's back, but the linesman gave it to Bolton - and when the ref gave it the other way the Bolton players were caught cold. Hmmm.
    • 56' Agbonlahor skips inside from the right and hits a rocket of a shot at goal, where is cannons off Moore six yards out and into the net. A freak goal.
    • 56' GOAL FOR THE VILLA!!!
    • 54' Campo is taken out by Agbonlahor and the youngster just escapes a booking.
    • 52' Another shocking back-pass from Villa, this time from Laursen, and Taylor rushes out again to smack it clear under extreme pressure. O'Neill must be ready to bash heads.
    • 50' Laursen cushions a header back to Taylor. The Villa attack quickly to win a corner... Jaaskelainen catches comfortably.
    • 48' Maloney did well enough in the first half and is unlucky to exit. However Berger and Moore are quality players to bring on.
    • 46' The second half begins.
    • - Villa change at the break: Maloney and Osbourne off, Berger and Moore on.
    • 45+2' Half time at the Reebok. Bolton are the better side, with the attacking trio of Diouf, Anelka and Davies causing problems for Villa.
    • 45+1' A short back-pass by Knight from the right is almost nicked away from Taylor by Anelka, but the 'keeper just slides out to clear. Now it is Villa's turn to utter a sigh of relief.
    • 45' Maloney twisting about on the right and shoots hard and low... Jaaskelainen cannot hold it and Laursen passes to Agbonlahor, whose touch is heavy with the goal gaping and the ball is cleared. Bolton survive.
    • 41' Diouf on the right suffers a similar fate to Young as a defender sees the ball out. That one was less controversial however.
    • 39' Young blocked out of a run to the by-line by Andy O'Brien. That could have been obstruction in the box... nothing given.
    • 38' Anelka booked for Bolton as the frustration gets the better of him.
    • 36' Villa's resurgence is minor as Bolton continue to press. All of their midfield and attacking players are capable of creating something in the final third. Bouma and co. are doing well to defend up to now...
    • 33' Villa coming into the game. They are always a danger with their speed, especially Young and Agbonlahor.
    • 30' Anelka wins a corner for Bolton as Bouma gets rid of the ball. Martin O'Neill cannot be happy with his team up to now.
    • 28' Anelka ends a good move for the home team with a shot that is just the wrong side of the post. Almost two there.
    • 25' The Bolton fans are perhaps a little happier now after voicing their disapproval of Gary Megson's appointment last week. Their team is on top.
    • 22' Taylor got a hand to it, but could not keep it out. The ball was dipped inside the near post. A great goal from the wantaway Frenchman.
    • 22' Bolton win a free-kick just to the left of the goal, 25 yards out. Anelka strikes it... INTO THE TOP CORNER!!!
    • 18' Diouf with another run from the left that almost wins Bolton a goal. He is the livewire at the moment.
    • 17' It's all going off as Diouf is down injured while Knight lambasts Gardner for his folly in using 'simulation'. Diouf only gets up to have another pop at the ref - come on El-Hadji, it was a dive!
    • 16' Gardner with a great run into the box and Knight comes across quickly, swinging his leg... he pulls out of the challenge and the Jamaican throws himself to the ground! No penalty.
    • 14' Bolton should have a penalty kick as Bouma clearly punches the ball in the area as he tussles with Trotters striker Davies. Referee Martin Atkinson does not see it though.
    • 12' Villa captain Barry is making his 300th Premier League appearance for his only club.
    • 10' A free-kick in a dangerous position for Villa as Gardner is penalised for a slightly clumsy tackle. Barry whips it to the back stick but a Bolton header away clears the danger.
    • 8' A long ball forward is headed back to his goalie well by Andy O'Brien of Wanderers. That was cool under pressure.
    • 7' A tentative period of the match begins. Neither side is committing too many men forward.
    • 4' Diouf on the left with some good work but when the ball breaks to Campo, his shot is about a two-storey house height over the bar. Tsk.
    • 2' Maloney lines up a free-kick for the Birmingham side. He angles it just past the top corner! Jaaskelainen was not covering that!
    • 2' Villa with the ball in Bolton's half. The sun is shining on the players - where shade from the stand does not block it out. It is cold though.
    • 1' The match begins in Lancashire. Bolton are kicking from left to right in all white while Villa wear traditional claret and blue.
    • - New Bolton boss Gary Megson must do without Christian Wilhelmsson (ankle) and Ricardo Vaz Te (knee) for the visit of the Villa. Martin O'Neill meanwhile has midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker and goalkeeper Scott Carson suspended.
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE text commentary on Bolton's home clash against Aston Villa at the Reebok Stadium.

  • Team Stats

    Bolton Wanderers Stats Aston Villa
    49% Possession 51%
    15 Shots 10
    2 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 0
    7 Corners 3
    14 Fouls 18
    2 Offsides 0
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    26 Tackles 25
    221 Accurate passes 244
    45 Bad passes 38

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Bolton Wanderers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Jussi Jaaskelainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
      31 Andy O'Brien 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12 1 1
      11 Ricardo Gardner 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 25 12 1
      24 Joey O'Brien 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 21 1 3
      5 Abdoulaye Meite 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14 2 3
      8 Ivan Campo 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 29 6 1
      19 Gavin McCann 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 4 5
      4 Kevin Nolan 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16 3 2
      14 Kevin Davies 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 15 1 4
      39 Nicolas Anelka 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 15 2 0
      21 El Hadji Diouf 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 21 8 2
      7 Stelios Giannakopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Gary Speed 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 2
      3 Jlloyd Samuel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0
      17 Danny Guthrie 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 2
      12 Ian Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Aston Villa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Stuart Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 0
      16 Zatyiah Knight 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16 2 1
      3 Wilfred Bouma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 6 6
      27 Isaiah Osbourne 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 1 1
      4 Olof Mellberg 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 44 1 4
      5 Martin Laursen 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 20 4 1
      19 Stilian Petrov 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 42 2 2
      6 Gareth Barry 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 5 4
      7 Ashley Young 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 15 4 1
      11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 0 1 0 6 4 0 1 12 3 0
      28 Shaun Maloney 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 10 3 0
      9 Marlon Harewood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Luke Moore 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 1 2
      1 Thomas Sorensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Patrik Berger 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 3
      15 Curtis Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 84' The long throw for Bolton is headed on by Davies and the ball drops to Gardner - his low shot to the near post is just kept out by Taylor in the Villa goal and Diouf skies the rebound!!! It was from an awkward angle, but a great chance nonetheless.
    • 73' Gardner at left-back for Bolton misses a simple trap and Agbonlahor is in behind... he whips a ball in with Moore waiting and Jaaskelainen is thankful to clutch it to his midriff. Gardner is a lucky boy.
    • 61' Moore with a quick turn and dash into the area, where he hits the deck... no penalty against Andy O'Brien. Although there was a little contact at waist height that was the correct decision.
    • 56' GOAL FOR THE VILLA!!!
    • 52' Another shocking back-pass from Villa, this time from Laursen, and Taylor rushes out again to smack it clear under extreme pressure. O'Neill must be ready to bash heads.
    • 45+1' A short back-pass by Knight from the right is almost nicked away from Taylor by Anelka, but the 'keeper just slides out to clear. Now it is Villa's turn to utter a sigh of relief.
    • 45' Maloney twisting about on the right and shoots hard and low... Jaaskelainen cannot hold it and Laursen passes to Agbonlahor, whose touch is heavy with the goal gaping and the ball is cleared. Bolton survive.
    • 22' Bolton win a free-kick just to the left of the goal, 25 yards out. Anelka strikes it... INTO THE TOP CORNER!!!
    • 16' Gardner with a great run into the box and Knight comes across quickly, swinging his leg... he pulls out of the challenge and the Jamaican throws himself to the ground! No penalty.
    • 14' Bolton should have a penalty kick as Bouma clearly punches the ball in the area as he tussles with Trotters striker Davies. Referee Martin Atkinson does not see it though.
    • 2' Maloney lines up a free-kick for the Birmingham side. He angles it just past the top corner! Jaaskelainen was not covering that!
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE text commentary on Bolton's home clash against Aston Villa at the Reebok Stadium.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: M Atkinson

  • Bolton Wanderers

    Manager: Gary Megson

    Captain: Kevin Nolan

    On the Field

    • Jaaskelainen
    • Campo
    • Meite
    • O'Brien
    • O'Brien
    • McCann
    • Nolan
    • Gardner
    • Diouf
    • Davies
    • Anelka

    Subs

    • Samuel
    • Walker
    • Speed
    • Giannakopoulos
    • Guthrie

    Injured

    • Wilhelmsson
    • Vaz Te

    Suspended

    None

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Captain: Gareth Barry

    On the Field

    • Taylor
    • Mellberg
    • Laursen
    • Knight
    • Bouma
    • Young
    • Petrov
    • Barry
    • Osbourne
    • Agbonlahor
    • Maloney

    Subs

    • Berger
    • Harewood
    • Moore
    • Davies
    • Sorensen

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    • Carson
    • Reo-Coker