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Saturday April 4, 2009 Finished Reebok Stadium

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Bolton Wanderers

  • Davies 8’
  • Cahill 44’
  • Taylor 79’
  • Gardner 85’

Middlesbrough

  • O'Neil 38’

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  1. Bolton batter hapless Boro

    Bolton batter hapless Boro

    Bolton heaped more misery on second-bottom Middlesbrough with a 4-1 Premier League win at the Reebok Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • Middlesbrough
    • 90+2 And that is the final whistle, 4-1 to Bolton and Boro may as well start planning for the drop.
    • 90+1 Tuncay has a volley from outside the box but wide.
    • 90' Two minutes added time being played.
    • 88' Samuel fouls Hoyte but no card.
    • 87' Clash of heads between Huth and Shittu, who are dazed but seem alright.
    • 85' Taylor comes down the left, he spots Gardner who has switched flanks, so he plays it over to the Jamaican who kills it with one touch and sends a spectacular left-foot shot spinning into the top left for 4-1! Great finish from Gardner, it's all over for Boro now.
    • 84' O'Neil is booked for clattering into Basham.
    • 82' Chris Basham is on for Bolton in place of Elmander.
    • 80' It just isn't happening for Boro. Free kick on the left hits the wall and it breaks loose to Huth but his touch takes it harmlessly wide.
    • 78' Free-kick to Bolton on the right which Taylor will swing in... he launches it towards the six-yard box, no-one gets a touch and Jones doesn't come to claim, it bounces weirdly and spins into the top right with Jones seeming to misjudge its trajectory and just standing watching on his line! Freak goal, slightly dodgy keeping and 3-1!
    • 75' Bolton counter, Davies down the right, he drills it low and Elmander almost convers but Downing is back defending to put it out for a corner.
    • 73' BORO SUB: Aliadiere has done alright but is taken off for Dutch winger Marvin Emnes.
    • 72' Taylor on the ball, he comes forward, Huth steps off him and he tries an audacious lob that has Jones backpedalling to tip it over for a corner!!
    • 70' Almost a leveller for Boro! It's Alves again, played through on the left but Jaaskelainen races out to smother!
    • 67' Samuel with a throw on the left, inside to Gardner now who cuts in and tries to shoot but blocked.
    • 65' Corner to Bolton on the right, Taylor swings it in near post but Boro scramble it away and MUAMBA WITH THE RISING DRIVE but just beyond the top right!
    • 63' The ball is played into Elmander who takes it well and tries to work a shot, good close control but he is blocked off by three Boro defenders and, eventually, they clear after Davies's cross is headed away. Now Hoyte comes down the right and swings a cross over but headed behind for a corner.
    • 60' Free-kick to Boro on the left, Downing to swing in... great delivery that comes off the back of Alves's head and falls TO TUNCAY JUST INSIDE THE BOX BUT HE PUTS IT OVER! Another good chance goes begging for Boro.
    • 58' Bolton get a corner, which is quickly taken short with Boro napping but Gardner slips as he tries to pull the trigger, still with Bolton though and knocked wide to Davies who controls and can shoot but the flag is up!
    • 56' Muamba raps the Achilles of Tuncay, that was a dirty foul and he is rightly booked.
    • 54' Good run down the right by Aliadiere, he hits the byline and crosses for the near post where TUNCAY ARRIVES WITH A DIVING HEADER BUT WIDE!! Should have been 2-2, both sides missing great chances in quick succession.
    • 53' Free-kick to Bolton around 30 yards out and Taylor will swing it in... the knockdown breaks to Elmander who is in and must score but smashes it over left-footed! Bad miss, should have been 3-1!
    • 51' Bolton don't clear they lines and the ball breaks to Tuncay on the edge the box, who tries a Mark Hughes-esque spinning half-volley but sends it wide.
    • 50' Aliadiere on the right wing, weaving in and out but not passing Samuel, who puts it out for a throw.
    • - There is a lot of banter on our message boards about why Bolton players are not selected for England, with Kevin Davies pointed out as a key example. Personally I wouldn't say they are necessarily right for the dynamic way England play these days, although Davies would have been useful after all the injuries. Matty Taylor probably has the best shout - he's a lefty after all, and he is more than useful with a dead ball. What do you reckon? Davies better than Crouch? Heskey and Bent are chosen as much for their relative pace as anything else.
    • 48' Successive corners to Bolton result in a throw to Boro on their left.
    • 46' Second half underway!!
    • - STAT ATTACK: Bolton lead 2-1 and have had six shots on target to Boro's two; but the visitors have had almost 60 per cent of possession and have created more chances overall, 11 to Bolton's eight.
    • 45+2 Half-time, Bolton lead 2-1.
    • 45+1 Boro with a succession of corners but Bolton are able to deal with them more effectively than Boro manage set-pieces.
    • 45' Huth slides in on Elmander, who hurls himself to the ground like a ninny, but a corner is given. Taken short and McCann late on Aliadiere after he closed it down but no card.
    • 44' Free-kick to Bolton on the right... launched high into the Boro box and they fail to deal with the clearance, it drops to Elmander who plays it low to Cahill who controls with his left and scuffs it past Jones with his right! A terrible goal on account of Boro's defending (or lack of) and Bolton are back in front!
    • 42' Free-kick to Boro, swung in from the right by Downing, but Alves heads over from the penalty spot. Boro have bossed the last 15 minutes after barely being in it earlier in the half.
    • 40' A high one is sent into the Bolton but but Aliadiere's header spoons well over.
    • 38' Up in the air for Boro, Alves on the edge of the box nods the ball down to Tuncay WHO FASHIONS A WONDERFUL REVERSE THROUGH-BALL THAT SENDS O'NEILL CLEAN THROUGH AND HE LOFTS IT OVER JAASKELAINEN FOR 1-1! What a lovely ball by Tuncay.
    • 36' BORO SUB: Pogatetz is injured and comes off for Andrew Taylor.
    • 36' Tuncay has the ball in the back of the net after a diagonal run to latch on to Hoyte's ball but the flag is up! That was marginal.
    • 35' The Brazilian curls a brilliant free-kick low around the wall and off the post with Jaaskelainen static! What an effort and, to compound Boro's rotten luck, the rebound lands at the feet of a home defender who hacks clear.
    • 34' McCann fouls Hoyte and Boro have a free-kick. Alves to take from the edge of the box...
    • 32' Alves now has a chance but shoots weakly at the Bolton keeper.
    • 31' Tuncay pops up on the right and has a crack but saved by Jaaskelainen.
    • 28' Muamba has a pop from the edge of the box but it is well wide.
    • 26' The ref has a word with the arguing Huth and Taylor after the two accidentally collided when the former hoofed the ball clear.
    • 24' Downing swings this one in, it's half-cleared by Bolton and drops to HUTH AGAIN WITH THE SHOT but over!
    • 23' Huth with a shot after Bolton fail to clear a Downing corner but blocked by Shittu and over for a corner!
    • 19' Foul by Pogatetz on Davies. Taylor again with the free-kick but off the head of a Boro player and into Jones's arms.
    • 18' Tuncay is caught offside after a ball from Bates but that was wrong, he was a yard on.
    • 16' Bolton have a free kick on the edge of the D which Taylor of course will take... Taylor sends a dipping curling shot over the wall and under the bar but tipped behind for a corner by Jones! Great save!
    • 15' The free-kick is swung into the box by Taylor and Davies attacks but saveed by Jones.
    • 14' A bit of a row between McCann and O'Brien after the latter went in a bit late on Davies. Free kick Bolton on the right.
    • 13' Downing cuts inside from the left, switching the ball to his right and dragging Steinsson all over the shop before drilling a low shot into the side netting!
    • 12' Free-kick to Boro around 30 yards out but off target and the hosts clear.
    • 8' Gardner on the left, a good run to weave past Hoyte and he swings a superb cross over for Elmander who can't get a touch BUT KEVIN DAVIES ARRIVES AT THE FAR POST TO DRILL A LOW FINISH PAST JONES FOR 1-0! Bolton ahead!
    • 5' Shittu with a crude body-block that almost maims poor Gary Stewart Downing, more on account of the size differential than any filth or intent.
    • 4' The ball is knocked wide to Steinsson on the overlap, he slips but not before playing it back to Muamba who shoots but straight at Jones.
    • 3' Good delivery from the right but Huth's header goes well wide of the far post.
    • 2' Downing with a good cross from the left that is headed behind by Taylor for a corner.
    • 1' Match underway at the Reebok!!
    • - Middlesbrough: Jones, Hoyte, Wheater, Huth, Pogatetz, Downing, O'Neil, Sanli, Bates, Aliadiere, Alves; Subs: Turnbull, Taylor, Emnes, Shawky, King, McMahon, Walker
    • - Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Shittu, Samuel, Taylor, Muamba, McCann, Gardner, Elmander, Kevin Davies; Subs: Al Habsi, Hunt, Smolarek, Puygrenier, Cohen, Basham, Andrew O'Brien

  • Team Stats

    Bolton Wanderers Stats Middlesbrough
    41% Possession 58%
    15 Shots 19
    9 Shots on target 3
    1 Saves 3
    7 Corners 5
    14 Fouls 20
    3 Offsides 3
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    19 Tackles 14
    156 Accurate passes 240
    35 Bad passes 58

  • 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 4 1 0
      3 Jlloyd Samuel 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 17 5 0
      7 Matthew Taylor 1 4 4 2 2 1 1 12 9 1
      15 Grétar Steinsson 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 11 0 2
      11 Ricardo Gardner 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 23 5 4
      24 Danny Shittu 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 2 1
      5 Gary Cahill 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 1
      6 Fabrice Muamba 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 13 2 2
      19 Gavin McCann 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 22 5 3
      9 Johan Elmander 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 16 4 2
      14 Kevin Davies 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 22 0 3
      30 Chris Basham 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
      2 Nicky Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Ali Al-Habsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Tamir Cohen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Sebastien Puygrenier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Andy O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Ebi Smolarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Middlesbrough
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Bradley Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0
      6 Emanuel Pogatetz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 5 0
      2 Justin Hoyte 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 14 1 0
      14 Robert Huth 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 19 0 2
      31 David Wheater 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 31 5 0
      26 Matthew Bates 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4 4
      19 Stewart Downing 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 26 8 0
      4 Gary O'Neil 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 37 7 3
      10 Jeremie Aliadiere 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 10 1 2
      17 Tuncay Sanli 0 6 1 1 4 2 1 25 6 2
      12 Afonso Alves 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 24 6 1
      29 Anthony McMahon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Andrew Taylor 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 10 0
      21 Ross Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Marlon King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Mohamed Shawky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      41 Josh Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Marvin Emnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0

  • Summary

    • 85' Taylor comes down the left, he spots Gardner who has switched flanks, so he plays it over to the Jamaican who kills it with one touch and sends a spectacular left-foot shot spinning into the top left for 4-1! Great finish from Gardner, it's all over for Boro now.
    • 78' Free-kick to Bolton on the right which Taylor will swing in... he launches it towards the six-yard box, no-one gets a touch and Jones doesn't come to claim, it bounces weirdly and spins into the top right with Jones seeming to misjudge its trajectory and just standing watching on his line! Freak goal, slightly dodgy keeping and 3-1!
    • 72' Taylor on the ball, he comes forward, Huth steps off him and he tries an audacious lob that has Jones backpedalling to tip it over for a corner!!
    • 70' Almost a leveller for Boro! It's Alves again, played through on the left but Jaaskelainen races out to smother!
    • 65' Corner to Bolton on the right, Taylor swings it in near post but Boro scramble it away and MUAMBA WITH THE RISING DRIVE but just beyond the top right!
    • 60' Free-kick to Boro on the left, Downing to swing in... great delivery that comes off the back of Alves's head and falls TO TUNCAY JUST INSIDE THE BOX BUT HE PUTS IT OVER! Another good chance goes begging for Boro.
    • 54' Good run down the right by Aliadiere, he hits the byline and crosses for the near post where TUNCAY ARRIVES WITH A DIVING HEADER BUT WIDE!! Should have been 2-2, both sides missing great chances in quick succession.
    • 53' Free-kick to Bolton around 30 yards out and Taylor will swing it in... the knockdown breaks to Elmander who is in and must score but smashes it over left-footed! Bad miss, should have been 3-1!
    • 44' Free-kick to Bolton on the right... launched high into the Boro box and they fail to deal with the clearance, it drops to Elmander who plays it low to Cahill who controls with his left and scuffs it past Jones with his right! A terrible goal on account of Boro's defending (or lack of) and Bolton are back in front!
    • 38' Up in the air for Boro, Alves on the edge of the box nods the ball down to Tuncay WHO FASHIONS A WONDERFUL REVERSE THROUGH-BALL THAT SENDS O'NEILL CLEAN THROUGH AND HE LOFTS IT OVER JAASKELAINEN FOR 1-1! What a lovely ball by Tuncay.
    • 36' Tuncay has the ball in the back of the net after a diagonal run to latch on to Hoyte's ball but the flag is up! That was marginal.
    • 35' The Brazilian curls a brilliant free-kick low around the wall and off the post with Jaaskelainen static! What an effort and, to compound Boro's rotten luck, the rebound lands at the feet of a home defender who hacks clear.
    • 34' McCann fouls Hoyte and Boro have a free-kick. Alves to take from the edge of the box...
    • 24' Downing swings this one in, it's half-cleared by Bolton and drops to HUTH AGAIN WITH THE SHOT but over!
    • 23' Huth with a shot after Bolton fail to clear a Downing corner but blocked by Shittu and over for a corner!
    • 16' Bolton have a free kick on the edge of the D which Taylor of course will take... Taylor sends a dipping curling shot over the wall and under the bar but tipped behind for a corner by Jones! Great save!
    • 13' Downing cuts inside from the left, switching the ball to his right and dragging Steinsson all over the shop before drilling a low shot into the side netting!
    • 8' Gardner on the left, a good run to weave past Hoyte and he swings a superb cross over for Elmander who can't get a touch BUT KEVIN DAVIES ARRIVES AT THE FAR POST TO DRILL A LOW FINISH PAST JONES FOR 1-0! Bolton ahead!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alan Wiley

  • Bolton Wanderers

    Captain: Kevin Davies

    Starting line-up

    • J. Jaaskelainen
    • G. Steinsson
    • G. Cahill Goal
    • D. Shittu Yellow Card
    • J. Samuel
    • M. Taylor
    • F. Muamba
    • G. McCann
    • R. Gardner Goal
    • J. Elmander
    • K. Davies Goal

    Subs

    • A. O'Brien
    • N. Hunt
    • T. Cohen
    • A. Al Habsi
    • E. Smolarek
    • S. Puygrenier
    • C. Basham

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Middlesbrough

    Starting line-up

    • B. Jones
    • J. Hoyte
    • D. Wheater
    • E. Pogatetz Substitution Out (36′)
    • S. Downing
    • R. Huth
    • G. O'Neil Goal Yellow Card
    • M. Bates
    • T. Sanli
    • J. Aliadière Substitution Out (73′)
    • A. Alves

    Subs

    • M. King
    • R. Turnbull
    • A. Taylor Substitution In36′
    • M. Emnes Substitution In73′
    • T. McMahon
    • M. Shawki
    • J. Walker

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Was Southgate crying after da game cos it looked like­ he had been

    From justinbowie1, on Mon 6 Apr 11:12AM

  2. We are doomed. I cannot see us beating Hull or Fulham.­ Gibson should of sacked Southgate ages ago and brought­ in someone decent. The managers that were out of work 4­ months ago were decent and we could of got one of those­ easily.. Boothroyd, Keegan, plus more. We are having to­ plan fro Championship Football now and most of the­ players will all leave for better clubs... We are all­ finished!

    From francis8985, on Sun 5 Apr 4:00PM

  3. what a shame,looks like the few decent players from­ boro would be bought by another team,Southgate get a­ real job being a manager isnt ur stuff mate,mabe a­ sales rep,

    From ROBBI, on Sun 5 Apr 12:38AM

  4. all the comments are rubbish because boro r rubbish

    From Sam, on Sat 4 Apr 7:23PM

  5. to be honest boro fans. u no the result, they cant even­ fastne their boots, stop wasting ur money, no offence­ but they will end up in conference if southgate stays

    From benwhitehead, on Sat 4 Apr 6:39PM

  6. Just seen the goals.

    What a sham, sack him now a­ completet joke.

    It breaks my heart to see this­ mess.
    Where is the keeper, having a snack behind the­ goal, well he was never there was he.
    The free kick­ goal, school boy stuff, he got caught out at that­ distance.
    All down to the poor Manager, SG go now,­ Keegan In NOW, HE WILL KEEP US UP.

    From I know how, on Sat 4 Apr 5:12PM

  7. Boro might well be goin down but newcastle are comin­ with us shearer cant save you geordies now at least we­ respect our chairmain you are goin dooooooon

    From Terry, on Sat 4 Apr 5:01PM

  8. personal *** licker

    From Nath, on Sat 4 Apr 4:53PM

  9. ha ha ha ha peados goin down ha ha ha

    From dave m, on Sat 4 Apr 4:53PM

  10. i no we, newcsatle r goin down now, but at least we r­ takin boro with us lol ur @#$%!!!

    From archie_neal94, on Sat 4 Apr 4:51PM

  11. Rahim the genius

    From Parrot, on Sat 4 Apr 4:50PM

  12. come on gibson u should have sacked southgate around­ last xmas

    From itsboro46, on Sat 4 Apr 4:49PM

  13. Gibbo,

    Let us be honest here.
    We are down and why, no­ real money pal.

    You come from Park End pal and you­ should know better if you compete with the big boys­ make sure you have armour.

    Remember the short walk­ from Amershan to Overdale.
    I think you remember.
    Come­ on Steve what will we all remember, Stokes.??

    Bring­ back Robbo next season, his name is on the job, get us­ back where we belong Steve.

    If Robbo says No, then­ Keegan is next best for a fast return.

    Bring on the­ kids, no choice for the young kids to shine as all the­ proven are gone.

    Take care.

    From I know how, on Sat 4 Apr 4:48PM

  14. Downing vs Taylor

    From Parrot, on Sat 4 Apr 4:46PM

  15. haha boro

    From Lllllll, on Sat 4 Apr 4:45PM

  16. Alves makes Heskey and Alan smith look­ prolific.............£10million....I've got to be­ worth £15 then

    From resentdtox, on Sat 4 Apr 4:44PM

  17. boltin will win

    From raha9799, on Sat 4 Apr 4:42PM

  18. ha ha boro is losing ha ha ha ha ha

    From Evan, on Sat 4 Apr 4:40PM

  19. 2 goals in 10 minutes u can do it boro

    From tom p, on Sat 4 Apr 4:36PM

  20. DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN, OH i NEARLY FORGOT THE­ WHOLE NORTH EAST IS DOWN.

    bYE BYE gs, BRING ON ROBBO­ THE MIRICALE MAN???

    From I know how, on Sat 4 Apr 4:35PM
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