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Bolton Wanderers

Blackburn Rovers

  • Dunn 32’
  • Ricketts 73’ (o.g.)

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • Blackburn Rovers
    • 90'+3 There goes the final whistle! All over at the Reebok and Blackburn seal all three points - their first for 10 games!
    • 89' Time running out for Bolton to get something from this one...
    • 88' Chance for Klasnic! He rounds the keeper but his effort is cleared off the line by Jacobsen! Bolton aren't lying down!
    • 85' Grella is ready for action... and he replaces Dunn, who departs to a rapturous reception from the travelling fans.
    • 82' Real scramble in the Blackburn box... but it won't drop for Cahill and the chance goes begging!
    • 79' Klasnic goes into the book now...
    • 78' Bolton have it all to do now...
    • 75' Oooh! Close to another for Rovers! Emerton forces Jaaskelainen into making a great save with a crisp left-footed drive!
    • 73' GOAL! WHAT A CATASROPHIC OWN GOAL! Ricketts heads into his own net as Jaaskelainen comes out to meet a cross... there doesn't appear to be any call for it and the defender nods back to where he thinks his keeper is... only he isn't and Blackburn have a second!
    • 72' TAYLOR! The ball falls to him on the edge of the box, he jinks the other way and lets fly! Robinson is there to make the save!
    • 71' Time for a Rovers change now... Di Santo is replaced by McCarthy.
    • 69' Bolton make their final two changes as Gardner and McCann are replaced by Chung Yong Lee and Mark Davies.
    • 66' Elmander is taken off as Bolton make a change... on comes Klasnic.
    • 65' MCCANN OFF THE LINE AGAIN! This time it's Nelsen who rises to meet a corner and direct a header on target! Roberts might divert it slightly, but no matter... McCann clears off the line anyway!
    • 64' DI SANTO! Oooh! Jasskelainen denies Blackburn a second! Again it's lovely play from Dunn, who slips in the Argentinian, whose shot is well blocked by the Bolton keeper!
    • 58' Taylor fancies his chance from distance here.... but it's not his best effort and the ball rolls wide of the mark.
    • 55' Gardner heads over the bar from Samuel's cross as the game opens up a little!
    • 54' Oooh! Di Santo delivers a brilliantly teasing ball into the Bolton box... but Roberts doesn't take a gamble and the ball ends up bouncing wide of the back stick!
    • 53' Davies gets up to meet a Samuel cross, but his effort bounces wide of the mark, without troubling Robinson.
    • 51' Diouf loses out to Cahill on the Blackburn left... the home crowd are getting restless.
    • 49' Another chance at the other end! Ricketts finds Gardner on the edge of the box, but he fires wide!
    • 48' Diouf! Headed off the line by McCann from Diouf's volleyed effort! Cracking strike and equally impressive defending!
    • 46' No further changes to tell you about at the break....
    • 46' Here we go again! Back underway at the Reebok!
    • 45'+3 There goes the half-time whistle, and the boos ring out from the home fans!
    • 45'+2 TAYLOR! Oooh! What a chance! He heads over from two yards out as the corner reached him at the near post!
    • 45'+1 Bolton win an inexplicable free-kick, which Taylor swings into the box... Robinson is forced to tip over!
    • 45' Three minutes of time to be added...
    • 44' Muamba slides in on Dunn, prompting a furious reaction... it's handbags at 10 paces that results in a booking for both players.
    • 43' Taylor is the first to go into the book for contesting a decision after Gardner hit the deck in the box...
    • 41' McCann wins possession midway in the Blackburn half... he feeds Davies who in turn looks for Elmander... just cut out by O'Brien!
    • 40' Elmander hares off down the Bolton left... he gets a decent enough cross into the box, but there's no one up there with him.
    • 39' Davies gets a talking to from the referee following a bit of a scrap in the Blackburn box... but still no yellow card.
    • 36' Jacobsen comes on belatedly to replace Givet. He goes to right-back with Chimbonda going to the left.
    • 36' Davies is pulled up for handball as he grapples with Samba in the Blackburn box.
    • 35' Givet hasn't been able to shake off that knock and he'll have to come off...
    • 33' That goal is Dunn's sixth of the season and just Blackburn's fourth away from home!
    • 32' GOAL! Straight down to the other end and Dunn gives Blackburn the lead! The midfielder is fed by Roberts and he curls a stabbed effort past Jaaskelainen and into the far corner! 1-0 Blackburn!
    • 32' OFF THE ANGLE OF POST AND BAR! Taylor smashes a free-kick goalwards only to see it deflected onto the woodwork by Nelsen's outstretched boot!
    • 30' Oooh! Great stuff from Bolton as Davies shows all his strength before feeding Gardner... he comes inside and lets fly! Not far away, although Robinson in the Blackburn net seems entirely unconcerned.
    • 28' Lovely ball in from Taylor! He checks back onto his left foot and delivers a great ball to the back post, where Gardner just fails to make a connection!
    • 27' Taylor delivers another free-kick... Robinson flaps a little as Davies rises, but the ball ends up going behind for a goal kick.
    • 25' Diouf stands one up to the back post... two Bolton players go up for it and conspire to make a hash of their clearance! They get away with it this time, although the home crowd don't like it.
    • 24' Davies slides into Samba from behind... and he's lucky not to get a yellow card for that.
    • 23' Dunn! Ooh! So nearly the opener as the midfielder muscles Cahill off the ball before getting to the bouncing ball and heading goalwards! Off the line by Cahill!
    • 20' Gardner sets off on a run down the Bolton left... but he's stopped in his tracks soon enough by the challenge of Chimbonda.
    • 18' It's not even two o'clock, but the floodlights are on in Bolton.
    • 16' Givet's got a knock to his thigh here... he'll have to go off for a moment, but he should be okay.
    • 15' Samba sticks his head in bravely as Davies puts in a high boot... free-kick to the visitors...
    • 14' Great ball in from Diouf at the other end! But Roberts can't get to it and the chance disappears as quickly as it appeared...
    • 13' Chance for Taylor as he gets in behind the Blackburn defence! Givet switches off for a moment, but the Bolton man's attempted volley goes away from goal and the ball is hacked clear!
    • 10' That's poor from Di Santo this time... his pass goes straight out of play and he immediately holds up his hands in apology.
    • 8' Some good pressure from Blackburn here as Nzonzi fires a shot off! Blocked and he can't make anything of the rebound.
    • 7' It opens up for Di Santo a little now... he lets fly! Deflected just the wrong side of Jaaskelainen's upright!
    • 6' Nelsen piles into the back of Davies and Bolton have a free-kick... could be danger here... Taylor delivers a decent ball in, but it drifts all the way to the back stick and behind for a goal kick...
    • 5' Strong play from Di Santo to win the ball in midfield...
    • 4' Oooh! That's not far wide from Dunn! The Rovers midfielder latches onto a headed clearance with a volley! It's not his sweetest strike ever though and it bounces wide of the mark!
    • 3' Diouf gets his first touch... and he's roundly booed by some of those who once cheered his name.
    • 2' Early free-kick for Bolton... Taylor clips in forward towards Davies, who tries to swivel on and connect with a volley! But he can't quite get to it and the chance goes begging.
    • 1' Here we go! Underway in a rather dull looking Bolton!
    • - Just for the record, Big Sam's assistance Neil McDonald is in charge of Blackburn today.
    • - Allardyce has been ordered by his doctor not to watch this one... Lancashire derbies are rarely tranquil affairs!
    • - For Blackburn, Sam Allardyce has picked the side, despite preparing for heart surgery and made just one change - Jason Roberts for Morten Gamst Pedersen.
    • - So, Gary Megson has rung the changes for Bolton - four of them - with Jlloyd Samuel, Andy O'Brien, Gavin McCann and Johan Elmander all included.
    • - And today's referee is Mike Dean (Wirral).
    • - Blackburn: Robinson, Chimbonda, Samba, Nelsen, Givet, Dunn, Nzonzi, Emerton, Diouf, Di Santo, Roberts. Subs: Brown, Jacobsen, McCarthy, Grella, Andrews, Kalinic, Salgado
    • - The teams are in... Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Taylor, Muamba, McCann, Gardner, Elmander, Kevin Davies. Subs: Al Habsi, Knight, Steinsson, Mark Davies, Klasnic, Lee, Basham
    • - But his Blackburn side are usually good value at Bolton - they are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games against Wanderers. Furthermore, Rovers are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League trips to the Reebok Stadium.
    • - Rovers will have to make do without manager Sam Allardyce today - he is facing an operation on a coronary artery that will see him miss the next three games, including the clash against his former club.
    • - Both teams are in desperate need of a win - victory for Bolton, who ended yesterday in the bottom three, would see them leapfrog Rovers into 14th place while a Blackburn win would elevate them to the relative heady heights of 11th.
    • - Bolton welcome Blackburn to the Reebok for the first Lancashire derby between these two bitter rivals of the season.

  • Summary

    • 90'+3 There goes the final whistle! All over at the Reebok and Blackburn seal all three points - their first for 10 games!
    • 88' Chance for Klasnic! He rounds the keeper but his effort is cleared off the line by Jacobsen! Bolton aren't lying down!
    • 75' Oooh! Close to another for Rovers! Emerton forces Jaaskelainen into making a great save with a crisp left-footed drive!
    • 73' GOAL! WHAT A CATASROPHIC OWN GOAL! Ricketts heads into his own net as Jaaskelainen comes out to meet a cross... there doesn't appear to be any call for it and the defender nods back to where he thinks his keeper is... only he isn't and Blackburn have a second!
    • 72' TAYLOR! The ball falls to him on the edge of the box, he jinks the other way and lets fly! Robinson is there to make the save!
    • 65' MCCANN OFF THE LINE AGAIN! This time it's Nelsen who rises to meet a corner and direct a header on target! Roberts might divert it slightly, but no matter... McCann clears off the line anyway!
    • 64' DI SANTO! Oooh! Jasskelainen denies Blackburn a second! Again it's lovely play from Dunn, who slips in the Argentinian, whose shot is well blocked by the Bolton keeper!
    • 55' Gardner heads over the bar from Samuel's cross as the game opens up a little!
    • 49' Another chance at the other end! Ricketts finds Gardner on the edge of the box, but he fires wide!
    • 48' Diouf! Headed off the line by McCann from Diouf's volleyed effort! Cracking strike and equally impressive defending!
    • 45'+2 TAYLOR! Oooh! What a chance! He heads over from two yards out as the corner reached him at the near post!
    • 32' GOAL! Straight down to the other end and Dunn gives Blackburn the lead! The midfielder is fed by Roberts and he curls a stabbed effort past Jaaskelainen and into the far corner! 1-0 Blackburn!
    • 32' OFF THE ANGLE OF POST AND BAR! Taylor smashes a free-kick goalwards only to see it deflected onto the woodwork by Nelsen's outstretched boot!
    • 23' Dunn! Ooh! So nearly the opener as the midfielder muscles Cahill off the ball before getting to the bouncing ball and heading goalwards! Off the line by Cahill!
    • 13' Chance for Taylor as he gets in behind the Blackburn defence! Givet switches off for a moment, but the Bolton man's attempted volley goes away from goal and the ball is hacked clear!
    • 7' It opens up for Di Santo a little now... he lets fly! Deflected just the wrong side of Jaaskelainen's upright!
    • 4' Oooh! That's not far wide from Dunn! The Rovers midfielder latches onto a headed clearance with a volley! It's not his sweetest strike ever though and it bounces wide of the mark!
    • - Blackburn: Robinson, Chimbonda, Samba, Nelsen, Givet, Dunn, Nzonzi, Emerton, Diouf, Di Santo, Roberts. Subs: Brown, Jacobsen, McCarthy, Grella, Andrews, Kalinic, Salgado
    • - The teams are in... Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Taylor, Muamba, McCann, Gardner, Elmander, Kevin Davies. Subs: Al Habsi, Knight, Steinsson, Mark Davies, Klasnic, Lee, Basham

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Bolton Wanderers

      Manager: Gary Megson

      Starting line-up

      • J. Jääskeläinen
      • S. Ricketts Own Goal
      • G. Cahill
      • A. O'Brien
      • J. Samuel
      • F. Muamba Yellow Card
      • G. McCann Substitution Out (69′)
      • M. Taylor
      • R. Gardner Substitution Out (69′)
      • J. Elmander Substitution Out (66′)
      • K. Davies Yellow Card

      Subs

      • I. Klasnic Substitution In66′ Yellow Card
      • Z. Knight
      • G. Steinsson
      • A. Al Habsi
      • C. Lee Substitution In69′
      • M. Davies Substitution In69′
      • C. Basham

    • Blackburn Rovers

      Manager: Neil McDonald

      Starting line-up

      • P. Robinson
      • P. Chimbonda
      • C. Samba
      • R. Nelsen
      • G. Givet Substitution Out (35′)
      • S. N'Zonzi
      • E. Diouf
      • D. Dunn Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (85′)
      • B. Emerton
      • F. Di Santo Substitution Out (71′)
      • J. Roberts

      Subs

      • Míchel Salgado
      • B. McCarthy Substitution In71′
      • K. Andrews
      • L. Jacobsen Substitution In35′
      • J. Brown
      • N. Kalinic
      • V. Grella Substitution In85′

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
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      Defenders
      Own Goal 5.1 -
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      6.7 -
      Midfielders
      Yellow Card 5.9 -
      Substitution Out69′ 5.8 -
      6.1 -
      Substitution Out69′ 8.2 -
      Strikers
      Substitution Out66′ 3.9 -
      Yellow Card 6.1 -
      Subs
      Substitution In66′ Yellow Card 7.3 -
      Substitution In69′ 4.7 -
      Substitution In69′ 2.3 -
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
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      Defenders
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      Substitution Out35′ 6.7 -
      Midfielders
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      Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out85′ 8.2 -
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      Strikers
      Substitution Out71′ 7.3 -
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      Subs
      Substitution In71′ 6.4 -
      Substitution In35′ 8 -
      Substitution In85′ 4 -

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  1. [oooooooohh i new blackburn were going to win YES]

    From neonshaun, on Sun 29 Nov 7:12PM

  2. time megson was kicked out he is now worse than sammy­ lee he needs to go before christmas so the next manager­ has time to turn things round and get the team on a­ winning streak in the new year who do we ask can we­ play u again next week
    MEGSON OUT OUT­ OUT

    From dave, on Mon 23 Nov 7:56PM

  3. its about time Megson went... the guy hasn't got a­ clue on how to pick a team. only 3 or 4 of this seasons­ team are actually trying. get rid of the rest and start­ again.. if this feeble excuse for a football team­ carries on the way it is at the moment we will be in­ division 1 in a couple of years.

    From PAUL, on Mon 23 Nov 4:34AM

  4. good game, blackburn played the best!

    From Muna Emelle, on Mon 23 Nov 12:19AM

  5. (ci)

    From Sibtein, on Sun 22 Nov 11:27PM

  6. 2 nil fm

    From Sibtein, on Sun 22 Nov 11:25PM

  7. Watch LIVE on totalfootballmadness

    From MO, on Sun 22 Nov 11:25PM

  8. go on blackburn

    From mark.stocks, on Sun 22 Nov 11:19PM

  9. bolton

    From Gwen, on Sun 22 Nov 11:14PM

  10. Ricketts is an awful oaf

    From Barry, on Sun 22 Nov 11:06PM

  11. you the man rickets game over

    From Eric, on Sun 22 Nov 11:06PM

  12. what a poor game boreing

    From andrew m, on Sun 22 Nov 11:04PM

  13. @#$% fam im in green gang e17

    From Sibtein, on Sun 22 Nov 11:03PM

  14. come on blackburn u f***** dicks

    From Sibtein, on Sun 22 Nov 11:02PM

  15. Luckily, my wife is pregnant.....I'd be bored to­ the bone.

    From Majoser, on Sun 22 Nov 10:59PM

  16. bolton r dyer megson needs to go

    From JACQUELINE N, on Sun 22 Nov 10:56PM

  17. games bad...elmander's worse

    From GD, on Sun 22 Nov 10:52PM

  18. where is pedersen??

    From Dave, on Sun 22 Nov 10:52PM

  19. hemel are the best

    From virginiedesdevises, on Sun 22 Nov 10:51PM

  20. Get Kalinic in play fast! That guy is a beast of­ attacker!

    From Anton, on Sun 22 Nov 10:49PM
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