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Bolton Wanderers

Liverpool

  • Kuyt 28’
  • Gerrard 73’

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  1. Liverpool beat Bolton

    Liverpool beat Bolton

    Liverpool went top of the Premier League table after beating Bolton Wanderers 2-0 at the Reebok Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • Liverpool
    • 90+3' The final whistle blows and Liverpool go top of the table - at least until Chelsea play this evening.
    • 90' Elmander nods down a long ball that sits up perfectly for DAIVES... The half-volley is blocked by Carragher.
    • 89' Liverpool make their final change as Yossi Benayoun comes on for Riera.
    • 87' Liverpool come forward and Lucas cuts a ball back for TORRES... OFF THE POST!! Torres's sidefooted effort crashes off the outside of the near psot and out for a goal kick!
    • 85' Nolan lifts a ball over the defence and GARDNER IS IN... HE KNOCKS IT OVER THE BAR!! Reina was quick off his line but Gardner's lob is too high! That's two shocking misses from Gardner, who only came on at half-time.
    • 84' changes from both sides here. Matt Taylor is replaced by Ebi Smolarek, while Kuyt comes off for Lucas.
    • 82' Bolton are making a fight of this though, and they force another corner through Alonso. Again, however, the delivery is met by a red-shirted player.
    • 79' Liverpool seem happy with their two-goal cushion, and are sitting back now, Allowing Bolton possession.
    • 73' GOAL!! Torres leaves O'Brien for dead with a neat turn at the byline, and he sends a cross in with the outside of his right boot that's met by Gerrard, who glances a header past Jasskelainen! That should be Bolton done for now.
    • 70' Riera plays a ball across the edge of the Bolton box that Torres leaves for GERRARD... Dragged wide of the target.
    • 67' The home side are still in this match courtesy of Keane and Gerrard's misses. McCann's latest corner finds Cahill at the far psot, but this time the defender's header is less decisive and it goes wide.
    • 66' Bolton have another corner.The delivery slips through Reina's hands but nobody is there to capitalise.
    • 62' Alonso feeds Torres down the right channel and the Spaniard squares a ball across goal for GERRARD... The Liverpool captain slides in but can't steer the ball on target! That's two close range misses fro Liverpool now. Will they prove costly?
    • 59' Fernando Torres comes on for Robbie Keane, whose face betrays a mixture of bewilderment and frustration at the decision from his boss.
    • 57' That Gardner miss seems to have brought that Bolton spell to an end. Liverpool have taken the tempo down a notch, and now Fabio Aurelio is on the ground feigning injury.
    • 53' While that was happening, Daniel Agger slid in to cover the near post from the shot. He went into the post and kneed himself in the face, knocking out one of his teeth in the process! Ouch. The super-hard Dane hands the tooth to the physio and plays on. That's the spirit!
    • 52' Bolton come again and Gardner is through! A great first touch sees him one-on-one with Reina, and he takes it round the keeper to tap in... GARDNER MISSES! He hits his standing leg and the ball goes out for a goal kick! Dear oh dear...
    • 50' The Trotters have began this half brightly. Davies goes for a mid-air scissor kick effort, but it's blocked.
    • 49' Bolton have another free-kick, this time more central. It's knocked to NOLAN... Struck low, it goes under the wall and Reina gathers.
    • 48' McCann knocks a ball over the top of the Liverpool defence and it sits up nicely for ELMANDER TO STRIKE... Reina saves at the near post and it's another corner!
    • 46' Right away Gardner wins a free-kick off Carragher on the elft wing. Bolton send men forward and McCann will deliver... Headed away easily. McCann didn't ask any questions of the Liverpool defence with that set piece.
    • 46' Bolton get the second half underway.
    • HT Ricardo Gardner will replace Fabrice Muamba for the second half.
    • 45+2' That was the last action of the half, and some boos are aimed at the referee from the Bolton fans. Liverpool go in at half-time deserved leaders.
    • 45+1' Taylor beats Hyypia on the wing and wins a corner. The ball is whipped in for CAHILL TO HEAD PAST REINA FOR THE EQUALISER!! Wait, it's been ruled out! Referee Rob Styles blew his whistle for some pushing in the box. The home crowd are not happy with that!
    • 44' Bolton are getting back into this now. A long ball forward is flicked on but Davies and Muamba get in each others way and it's cleared.
    • 42' Liverpool pour men forward for another attack but cahill gets it and plays a great ball along the deck that cuts through the midfield and finds Davies... Reina comes charging off his line to intercept it! The keeper was a good 35 yards from goal when he blocked the pass, he had to get that right!
    • 39' Keane is on the shoulder of the last man and is played through... The flag is up for offside! Keane was level when the ball was played, and he wags his finger at the linesman in frustration.
    • 35' It's all Liverpool now. Daniel Agger is invited to bring it forward and sizes up a STRIKE... Wide of the far post. The Bolton defence just let him take his time.
    • 30' Kuyt is at the byline and he fires across the six-yard box for KEANE... KEANE MISSES A TAP-IN! How did he miss that?! He tried to nonchalantly toe-poke it in when he should have side-footed with his left as Jaaskelainen was beaten. Should be 2-0.
    • 28' GOAL!! Liverpool string 20-odd passes together as they probe for an opening, and Aurelio crosses from the left to KUYT AT THE FAR POST... HEADED BACK ACROSS JAASKELAINEN AND IN! The Dutchman lost his marker to claim his sixth of the season.
    • 25' McCann delivers a free-kick from deep but Carragher heads away and Liverpool break. Ultimately Keane runs out of options as he bursts forward.
    • 24' Mascherano's shot is deflected behind for a corner. Samuel heads the ball away but it lands at the feet of GERRARD... The Liverpool skipper fires straight at Jaaskelainen. Liverpool on top at the moment.
    • 22' Gerrard bursts down the right and cuts a ball back for KUYT... A THUNDEROUS STRIKE CANONS OFF THE BAR! Jaaskelainen was beaten there.
    • 20' Riera slips a ball through to Keane who is forced out wide, and his strike is saved by Jaaskelainen.
    • 19' Nolan and Elmander exchange a one-two and Nolan has a great chance to shoot... He held on to the ball for too long and was crowded out. Nolan's hesitation cost him there, very unlike him.
    • 17' Liverpool beginning to build some sustained possession in the Bolton half now, with Hyypia and Agger also pushing up to join the attack.
    • 14' Nolan battles his way through midfield and unleashes a shot from distance... Straight at Reina. The Bolton skipper is still looking for his first league goal of the season.
    • 12' A long ball over the top and Riera beats the offside trap! He cuts in and Keane is screaming for the square ball but the Spaniard elects to shoot and the effort is blocked en route to goal.
    • 9' Samuel brings down Kuyt on the right wing and Liverpool have a free-kick in a good position. Gerrard's delivery doesn't find a red shirt and Bolton eventually clear.
    • 6' After that little dig, we'll give credit where it's due - Bolton pass their way through the Liverpool midfield with some crisp one-touch play, but Steinsson has to stretch to get the cross in and it goes over everyone in the box.
    • 4' Jaaskelainen's boot forward is flicked on and bounces off Aurelio for TAYLOR... He swipes a shot wide of Reina's goal! First effort of the match and - quelle surprise - it's a Route One effort from Bolton.
    • 2' A gutsy, high-tempo start from Bolton, with Nolan diving around in midfield like a man possessed to win the ball.
    • 1' Referee Rob Styles whistles and Liverpool get this show on the road!
    • 12:39 Kick-off is just over five minutes away so don't go anywhere!
    • 12:36 So, Fernando Torres starts the afternoon on the bench, while Jamie Carragher fills in at right-back to fill in for the missing Alvaro Arbeloa. Bolton boss Gary Megson has the luxury of sticking with his regular XI, although how long he'll keep patience with the misfiring Johan Elmander is anyone's guess.
    • 12:35 And now Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Aurelio, Alonso, Mascherano, Kuyt, Gerrard, Riera, Keane. Subs: Cavalieri, Dossena, Torres, Benayoun, Babel, Leiva Lucas, Darby.
    • 12:35 The teams are in. First Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Taylor, Nolan, Muamba, McCann, Elmander, Davies. Subs: Al Habsi, Smolarek, Gardner, Helguson, Shittu, Basham, Obadeyi.
    • 12:33 Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool at the Reebok stadium!

  • Team Stats

    Bolton Wanderers Stats Liverpool
    41% Possession 58%
    17 Shots 18
    6 Shots on target 4
    0 Saves 2
    7 Corners 3
    7 Fouls 7
    1 Offsides 5
    1 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    17 Tackles 18
    226 Accurate passes 400
    40 Bad passes 60

  • 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 11 2 0
      5 Gary Cahill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 2
      3 Jlloyd Samuel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 15 2
      15 Grétar Steinsson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 24 2 1
      7 Matthew Taylor 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 25 1 1
      31 Andy O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 0
      4 Kevin Nolan 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 23 3 0
      6 Fabrice Muamba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
      19 Gavin McCann 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 34 8 3
      9 Johan Elmander 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 16 1 4
      14 Kevin Davies 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 16 3 1
      11 Ricardo Gardner 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 13 4 0
      35 Tope Obadeyi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Ebi Smolarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
      26 Ali Al-Habsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Chris Basham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Danny Shittu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Heidar Helguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Liverpool
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Jose Reina 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3 0
      4 Sami Hyypia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 1 2
      12 Fabio Aurelio 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 31 10 3
      23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 40 0 1
      5 Daniel Agger 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 37 7 1
      8 Steven Gerrard 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 33 6 2
      14 Xabi Alonso 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 72 10 3
      20 Javier Mascherano 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 60 7 2
      11 Albert Riera 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 33 12 2
      7 Robbie Keane 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 0
      18 Dirk Kuyt 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 28 2 0
      9 Fernando Torres 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 1
      32 Stephen Darby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Andrea Dossena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Lucas Leiva 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
      1 Diego Cavalieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Ryan Babel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Yossi Benayoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 87' Liverpool come forward and Lucas cuts a ball back for TORRES... OFF THE POST!! Torres's sidefooted effort crashes off the outside of the near psot and out for a goal kick!
    • 85' Nolan lifts a ball over the defence and GARDNER IS IN... HE KNOCKS IT OVER THE BAR!! Reina was quick off his line but Gardner's lob is too high! That's two shocking misses from Gardner, who only came on at half-time.
    • 73' GOAL!! Torres leaves O'Brien for dead with a neat turn at the byline, and he sends a cross in with the outside of his right boot that's met by Gerrard, who glances a header past Jasskelainen! That should be Bolton done for now.
    • 62' Alonso feeds Torres down the right channel and the Spaniard squares a ball across goal for GERRARD... The Liverpool captain slides in but can't steer the ball on target! That's two close range misses fro Liverpool now. Will they prove costly?
    • 52' Bolton come again and Gardner is through! A great first touch sees him one-on-one with Reina, and he takes it round the keeper to tap in... GARDNER MISSES! He hits his standing leg and the ball goes out for a goal kick! Dear oh dear...
    • 48' McCann knocks a ball over the top of the Liverpool defence and it sits up nicely for ELMANDER TO STRIKE... Reina saves at the near post and it's another corner!
    • 45+1' Taylor beats Hyypia on the wing and wins a corner. The ball is whipped in for CAHILL TO HEAD PAST REINA FOR THE EQUALISER!! Wait, it's been ruled out! Referee Rob Styles blew his whistle for some pushing in the box. The home crowd are not happy with that!
    • 28' GOAL!! Liverpool string 20-odd passes together as they probe for an opening, and Aurelio crosses from the left to KUYT AT THE FAR POST... HEADED BACK ACROSS JAASKELAINEN AND IN! The Dutchman lost his marker to claim his sixth of the season.
    • 22' Gerrard bursts down the right and cuts a ball back for KUYT... A THUNDEROUS STRIKE CANONS OFF THE BAR! Jaaskelainen was beaten there.
    • 4' Jaaskelainen's boot forward is flicked on and bounces off Aurelio for TAYLOR... He swipes a shot wide of Reina's goal! First effort of the match and - quelle surprise - it's a Route One effort from Bolton.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Bolton Wanderers

    Manager: Gary Megson

    Captain: Kevin Nolan

    Starting line-up

    • J. Jaaskelainen
    • G. Steinsson
    • G. Cahill
    • A. O'Brien
    • J. Samuel
    • F. Muamba Substitution Out (46′)
    • G. McCann
    • K. Nolan
    • J. Elmander
    • M. Taylor Substitution Out (84′)
    • K. Davies

    Subs

    • H. Helguson
    • C. Basham
    • R. Gardner Substitution In46′
    • E. Smolarek Substitution In84′
    • D. Shittu
    • A. Al Habsi
    • T. Obadeyi

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Liverpool

    Manager: Rafael Benitez

    Captain: Steven Gerrard

    Starting line-up

    • J. Reina
    • J. Carragher
    • S. Hyypia
    • D. Agger
    • F. Aurelio
    • J. Mascherano
    • X. Alonso
    • S. Gerrard Goal
    • D. Kuyt Goal Substitution Out (84′)
    • A. Riera Substitution Out (89′)
    • R. Keane Substitution Out (59′)

    Subs

    • Y. Benayoun Substitution In89′
    • F. Torres Substitution In59′
    • A. Dossena
    • R. Babel
    • S. Darby
    • L. Lucas Substitution In84′
    • D. Cavalieri

    Injured

    • P. Degen
    • M. Skrtel

    Suspended

    None

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