Saturday March 31, 2012 Day 31 Finished Molineux

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 3 Bolton Wanderers

  • Kightly 53’
  • Jarvis 88’
  • Petrov 63’ (pen.)
  • Alonso 80’
  • Davies 84’

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  1. Bolton stun Wolves

    Bolton stun Wolves

    Bolton recovered from a goal down to take three points with a 3-2 Premier League win over Wolves at Molineux and boost their survival hopes. More

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    Time:90'
    • Wolverhampton Wanderers
    • Bolton Wanderers
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    • 90' FULL-TIME. Wolves piled on the pressure in the closing five minutes, pulling a goal back in the process but it was too little, too late for the home side. Bolton showed great resolve to come back from a goal down to win there and make it three wins in a row.
    • 90+4' Zat Knight replaces David Ngog.
    • 90+4' Goalmouth scramble as Wolves press, it's oh so close to going in as Ricketts gets the ball clear.
    • 90+3' Petrov wins another corner for Bolton. They try to hold it up and waste a bit of time, but Wolves win the ball back and clear.
    • 90+2' Eagles gets forward and slips in an unmarked Petrov but Hennessey comes out to meet him and saves well at the feet of the midfielder.
    • 90+1' Wolves pour forward in search of an equaliser but Kevin Doyle is flagged offside.
    • 90' Roger Johnson takes a blow to the head and seems to have been knocked unconscious. the referee quickly puts him int he recovery postion and the defender is back up on his feet within a few minutes.
    • 89' Four minutes of added-on time awarded.
    • 88' 3-2! Matt Jarvis pulls one back for Wovles!
    • 86' Kevin Doyle comes on for Ebanks-Blake, Karl Henry comes on for David Davies and Nenad Milijas replaces Edwards.
    • 84' Heartbreak for the Wolves fans as they begin to stream out of Molineux. Their side was in total control at half-time before they took the lead. Since that goal though, they've imploded.
    • 83' 3-1 BOLTON! Kevin Davies secures the three points for Owen Coyle's side. Chris Eagles runs down the right and as he gets to the byline, cuts the ball back for Kevin Davies. The striker shows tidy footwork to fool Johnson before firing a shot back across goal and beyond Hennessey.
    • 82' Bolton are looking for the third as they continue to attack.
    • 81' Molineux has gone very quiet all of a sudden...
    • 80' Another collapse from Wolves, this is becoming a very unpleasant habit.
    • 79' Wayne Hennessey pulls off a great save from David Wheater's header. Wolves can't get the ball clear as Petrov whips in another cross. Ngog leaps up and heads against the crossbar but the rebound falls kindly to Alonso who taps the ball into the ungarded net.
    • 78' 2-1 BOLTON! Marcus Alonso gives Bolton the lead!
    • 77' Petrov has been a key man in this second half for Bolton and he wins another corner.
    • 76' Miyachi is replaced by Chris Eagles.
    • 75' Matt Jarvis goes close! Fletcher hooks the ball across the face of goal and Ricketts tries to guide it out of play but Jarvis nips in and heads just wide.
    • 74' Incidentally, Bolton were actually awarded a free-kick there for Bassong's tackle on Ngog. Davies takes the free-kick and hoofs it out of play. Bassong is back on, albeit with a slight limp.
    • 73' Bassong is down injured, and he looks to be in some pain. He just seemed to kick the foot of Ngog there, which looks inoccuous enough.
    • 72' Petrov hovers over it but Hennessey saves his effort.
    • 71' Bolton are awarded a free-kick after Jarvis fells Ricketts 35 yards out on the right side of the penalty area.
    • 70' Petrov forces Hennessey into a good save. Ngog picks up the ball under pressure on the edge of the Wolves penalty area before slipping in a great pass to the unmarked Petrov who shoots straight at the keeper.
    • 69' Kevin Davies comes on for the frustrated, disappointing and booked Ivan Klasnic.
    • 68' Bolton are getting ready to make a change...
    • 67' Kevin Doyle is casting envious eyes from the touchline as he warms up, could he prove to be the match-winner?
    • 66' Michael Kightly must be knackered, he hasn't stopped running today.
    • 65' The Wolves fans look anxious, they know their team lost at Norwich after going a goal up and won't want to see a repeat performance this afternoon.
    • 64' Ivan Klasnic gets the first booking of the game for a very, very cynical swipe at Seb Bassong.
    • 63' Upon celebrating Petrov lifts up his shirt to reveal the message: "Be strong Stan" in honour of his fellow countryman Stiliyan Petrov who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia this morning.
    • 62' 1-1 BOLTON. Petrov steps up and sends Hennessey the wrong way to equalise. A perfect spot-kick from the experienced midfielder.
    • 60' PENALTY TO BOLTON! Mark Davies goes down after a messy tackle from Roger Johnson. It certainly looks like the right decision at first glance, replays show minimal contact, however.
    • 58' Miyachi will whip this in but it's headed clear before Edwards lumps the ball out for a throw-in.
    • 57' Ngog is dragged down by Stearman to the left of Wolves' penalty area, free-kick to Bolton.
    • 56' Fletcher trips Ream which gives Bolton a break in play and time to regroup.
    • 55' Kightly certainly hasn't taken his eye off the ball after his goal. He's still getting forward and putting in some very crosses. Wheater and Ream are dealing with most of them very well though.
    • 54' Kightly with another cross, but this one flies straight into the hands of Bogdan. That was poor as Fletcher and Ebanks-Blake were both unmarked in the penalty area.
    • 53' That's just what Wolves needed to calm the nerves, and exactly what Kightly deserves after a great first-half.
    • 52' 1-0 WOLVES! Michael Kightly with a lovely effort from 25 yards. Ebanks-Blake comes forward through the middle before laying the ball out wide tot he winger. he cuts inside Alonso and pushes the ball onto his left foot before curling a shot beyond Davies and round Bogdan's outstreched right hand. A great goal!
    • 51' Whatever Owen Coyle said at half-time is working, his Bolton side look far more comfortable with the ball as they increase the tempo of the game.
    • 50' Let that be a warning for Wolves, they can't dominate a game for this long without scoring and not live to regret it.
    • 49' Wheater goes close! the defender gets forward and plays in a pass for Ngog who lays it off for Miyachi. The midfielder beats Bassong and puts in another cracking cross but Wheater's effort goes just wide of Hennessey's far post. So close for Bolton.
    • 48' Lovely feet from Klasnic as he fools three Wolves midfielders with one touch, but his pass is too strong for Miyachi and Bassong clears the danger.
    • 47' Bolton clear the first delivery, but Jarvis whips in a cross at the second-attempt which is met by Johnson, who can only head straight into Bogdan's arms.
    • 46' No changes for either side at half-time, and it starts in much the same way at the first half ended; with a Wolves corner.
    • 45' The second-half kicks-off, can Wolves find that elusive opening goal?
    • 45' HALF-TIME. Wolves bossed that first half, with Jarvis and Kightly impressing on both flanks. Steven Fletcher has gone close two or three times and has seen a header cleared off the line by Ryo Miyachi. Bolton came back into the game as the half progressed and went closest through Martin Petrov who fired over after a delightful build-up.
    • 45+1' Ricketts with a long throw but Wolves clear as the referee blows for half-time.
    • 45' Bolton have a throw-in deep inside Wolves' half and Alonso whips in a cross but Ward is there to head it out for a throw-in on the other side of the pitch.
    • 44' Two minutes of added-on time awarded.
    • 43' OFF THE BAR! Another cross from Kightly which goes just over Wheater's head before Fletcher heads at goal only to see his effort clip off the cross bar and go over for a goal-kick. A great chance for Wolves and another quality delivery from Kightly.
    • 42' Stearman body-checks Petrov, and boy does that look painful. Free-kick to Bolton inside their own half.
    • 41' Wolves have had eight shots on goal to Bolton's five so far, but it feels like the home side have been much more dominant than that. Connor will be praying his side don't get hit by a sucker punch as the first half winds down.
    • 40' What a waste from Ebanks-Blake. Jarvis runs down the left again and pulls a pass back to the edge of the area for the stiker, who is in loads of space, who skews his shot way, way over the bar. Should have done much better with that.
    • 39' Jarvis gets into the box and thinks he's won a corner, but only when he gets to the corner spot does he realise the referee has flagged for a goal-kick.
    • 38' Bolton are coming into this game a bit more now with some quick, slick passing and dangerous crosses. Wolves, beware.
    • 37' Stearman clears as Klasnic, racing into the box, was about to pull the trigger on a fierce shot. Good intervention from the right-back.
    • 36' Wow, a manic few minutes there with chances at either end, an inter-team fight and a goal-line clearance. Phew!
    • 35' Miyachi is down injured now after a strong tackle by Stearman. It's not serious and after a spot of treatment he's up and about.
    • 34' Wolves have another corner and it gives Johnson a chance to get as far away from his keeper as he can. The first one is cleared for another corner which finds Fletcher again who beats Ream and plants a header right back across goal but it's cleared off the line by Miyachi! What a clearance from the midfielder!
    • 33' Klasnic shoots from 30 yards out but it's high and wide. Hennessey races out of his goal and gives Johnson a right good earful. He keeps on coming at the defender, he's really not happy about how much space he gave Klasnic there. They square up before Moss intervenes and calms things down. Not what Terry Connor will want to see.
    • 32' It's a poor corner from Miyachi though and Wolves clear, pumping the ball long for Ebanks-Blake to run on to. There's a bit too much on the pass and Bogdan can collect.
    • 31' It's end-to-end here as the game has opened up. bolton with their first corner of the game and a chance for David Wheater to repeat his set-piece heroics.
    • 30' What a save from Bogdan! Jarvis legs it down the left wing, before cutting back inside and crossing perfectly for Fletcher. The striker's header is going right for the bottom corner but Bogdan sticks out an arm and turns it round the post brilliantly.
    • 28' Petrov with a great chance for Bolton! Ngog's flick on falls perfectly for him and with a deft flick over the head of Johnson before shooting just over the bar. That would have abeen a superb goal from the Bulgarian.
    • 27' It's all gone a bit scrappy here as both sides are flagged for offside three times in a matter of minutes.
    • 26' Kightly has been excellent so far and he wins yet another corner for Wolves. he takes it quickly before crossing at the second attempt. Stearman rises at the back post, but he gets the timing on his jump all wrong and misses the ball.
    • 25' Bolton are showing a few signs of getting back into this. A goal for them would really damage Wolves psychologically you feel, having dominated for so long.
    • 24' Petrov is fouled inside the Wolves half and Davies takes a quick free-kick to the former Man City man. He crosses early and it looks to be going straight towards the head of Miyachi but Ward intercepts at the last minute and heads clear.
    • 23' Ngog gets to join in the game as Alonso hits a long ball forward, but the striker's first touch has got to be better than that if Bolton are to get a foothold in this game. He miss-controls the pass and gives away possession.
    • 22' Kightly races through the middle, running straight at the Bolton back four. He's got Feltcher ahead of him as he slips in a lovely ball but the striker drags his shot very wide.
    • 21' Edwards plays in a deliciously tempting cross across the face of goal for Fletcher but Ream is there again to deal with it.
    • 20' Bolton can't get out of their own half as Wolves keep the pressure on.
    • 19' Ward wins another corner for Wolves and Jarvis is set to take it. He fires the ball towards the back post and Johnson heads it back across goal but Wheater is there to hoof clear.
    • 18' For all of their attacking play and possession, Wolves aren't finding that killer final-ball that is so sought after.
    • 17' Wolves attack on the left this time as Jarvis pumps in a cross which is well cleared by Ream.
    • 16' Kightly wins a throw-in off Alonso deep inside the Wolves half. Stearman takes it quickly and gives it right back to the winger. Kightly cuts inside the penalty area and slips a through-ball towards Fletcher but Bogdan comes out and claims it.
    • 15' Wolves have bossed this opening 15 minutes, but the scores are still level.
    • 14' Bolton come forward through Ricketts who lays it out wide to Miyaichi. His cross is good and finds Ngog but the Frenchman's touch is poor and Wolves clear.
    • 13' There's a lot of movement in this Wolves attack today, it's not been often we've been able to say that this season.
    • 12' It's Kightly's turn to put in a brilliant cross. Again, it's from deep and aimed at Fletcher but Wheater gets there first and heads it out for a corner. Fletcher gets the ball from the set-piece but his header is off-target.
    • 11' What a cross from Miyaichi! The on-loan midfielder can't get past Ward so puts in an early cross towards the back post. He finds Petrov in space but the Bulgarian tries to hit a volley which he totally miss-times and it's easy for Johnson to clear.
    • 10' Kightly races into the box and a few neat step-overs later, he's won a corner off Alonso. There's a foul in the box during the set-piece though and Moss gives a free-kick Bolton's way.
    • 9' Jarvis and Ebanks-Blake link-up on the left to good effect, playing a neat one-two but the striker's final ball is poor and Wheater clears.
    • 8' Bolton are under some serious pressure here, they can't keep hold of the ball and Wolves keep on coming forward. Kightly looks full of beans on the right flank as he bombs fowards time after time.
    • 7' Adam Bogdan has been brilliant this season. Mind you, he's got to be if he wants to keep Bolton legend Jussi Jaaskelainen out of the team.
    • 6' Bolton attack on the left wing as Stearman blocks Ngog's cross. Wolves press well and push Bolton back down into their own half. Promising start from Wolves today.
    • 5' Another free-kick for Wolves as Davis is fouled. it's hit long towards the back post where Johnson manages to keep it in play by hooking it back into the box. Ebanks-Blake takes it down on his chest takes a touch to get past Ream but Bogdan turns his shot round the post.
    • 4' Fletcher is fouled on the half-way line by Wheater, pretty untidy challenge from the centre-back, nothing malicious. Ward is going to launch this into the box back towards Fletcher, but Ream gets up and heads clear.
    • 3' Kightly whips a vicious cross in right across the face of goal for Wolves and it's inches away from Ebanks-Blake's outstretched leg. Bolton clear for a corner and Bogan eventually smothers the ball.
    • 2' A weak back-pass from Johnson has Hennessey momentarily worried, but the keeper is alert and meets it with a hoof back upfield.
    • 1' Wolves get things started here as attack from the get-go.
    • 14:55 Jonathan Moss is the referee today, for those interested.
    • 14:45 When these two sides met at the Reebok Stadium earlier this season, it ended in a 1-1 draw. Sam Ricketts put Bolton ahead with a superb curling effort before Steven Fletcher headed the equaliser. Since that game, these two sides have swapped positions, with Bolton being bottom of the league at the time.
    • 14:40 Wolves have won just once in seven Premier League games against Bolton and today's match is the 130th meeting between the two teams.
    • 14:35 Wolves meanwhile, have won only one point from 15 since Terry Connor took over from Mick McCarthy. They also have the worst defence in the division, going 27 top-flight games without keeping a clean sheet.
    • 14:30 Despite their league position, Bolton are on the hunt for their third-successive league win today, a feat they haven't achieved since December 2006.
    • 14:25 Davis and Ebanks-Blake come in for Wolves to replace Jonsson and Doyle in the only changes to the side that lost to Norwich last weekend. Owen Coyle makes four changes to his side that were knocked out of the FA Cup by Spurs on Tuesday night, recalling David Wheater, Tim Ream, David Ngog and Martin Petrov to the starting line-up while Zat Knight, Darren Pratley, Chris Eagles and Dedryck Boyata all drop out.
    • 14:20 Wolves: Hennessey; Stearman, Ward, Johnson, Bassong; Edwards, Kightly, Jarvis, Davis; Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher. SUBS: De Vries, Berra, Zubar, Henry, Hunt, Milijas, Doyle. /// Bolton: Bogdan; Alonso, Ricketts, Wheater, Ream; Petrov, M Davies, Reo-Coker, Miyaichi; Klasnic, Ngog. SUBS: Jaaskelainen, Knight, Boyata, Eagles, Vela, K Davies, Sordell.
    • 14:15 Let's catch up on some team news from Molineux...
    • 14:05 It's a big, big game for Wolves today and a great chance to get a vital three points at the bottom of the Premier League. Terry Connor's side could go level on points with Wigan who lie one place above them in the table, while Bolton could leapfrog Lancashire rivals Blackburn into 16th.
    • 14:00 Hi folks and welcome to the LIVE coverage of Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Bolton Wanderers from Molineux.

  • Summary

    • 88' 3-2! Matt Jarvis pulls one back for Wovles!
    • 83' 3-1 BOLTON! Kevin Davies secures the three points for Owen Coyle's side. Chris Eagles runs down the right and as he gets to the byline, cuts the ball back for Kevin Davies. The striker shows tidy footwork to fool Johnson before firing a shot back across goal and beyond Hennessey.
    • 79' Wayne Hennessey pulls off a great save from David Wheater's header. Wolves can't get the ball clear as Petrov whips in another cross. Ngog leaps up and heads against the crossbar but the rebound falls kindly to Alonso who taps the ball into the ungarded net.
    • 78' 2-1 BOLTON! Marcus Alonso gives Bolton the lead!
    • 75' Matt Jarvis goes close! Fletcher hooks the ball across the face of goal and Ricketts tries to guide it out of play but Jarvis nips in and heads just wide.
    • 70' Petrov forces Hennessey into a good save. Ngog picks up the ball under pressure on the edge of the Wolves penalty area before slipping in a great pass to the unmarked Petrov who shoots straight at the keeper.
    • 62' 1-1 BOLTON. Petrov steps up and sends Hennessey the wrong way to equalise. A perfect spot-kick from the experienced midfielder.
    • 60' PENALTY TO BOLTON! Mark Davies goes down after a messy tackle from Roger Johnson. It certainly looks like the right decision at first glance, replays show minimal contact, however.
    • 52' 1-0 WOLVES! Michael Kightly with a lovely effort from 25 yards. Ebanks-Blake comes forward through the middle before laying the ball out wide tot he winger. he cuts inside Alonso and pushes the ball onto his left foot before curling a shot beyond Davies and round Bogdan's outstreched right hand. A great goal!
    • 49' Wheater goes close! the defender gets forward and plays in a pass for Ngog who lays it off for Miyachi. The midfielder beats Bassong and puts in another cracking cross but Wheater's effort goes just wide of Hennessey's far post. So close for Bolton.
    • 43' OFF THE BAR! Another cross from Kightly which goes just over Wheater's head before Fletcher heads at goal only to see his effort clip off the cross bar and go over for a goal-kick. A great chance for Wolves and another quality delivery from Kightly.
    • 34' Wolves have another corner and it gives Johnson a chance to get as far away from his keeper as he can. The first one is cleared for another corner which finds Fletcher again who beats Ream and plants a header right back across goal but it's cleared off the line by Miyachi! What a clearance from the midfielder!
    • 33' Klasnic shoots from 30 yards out but it's high and wide. Hennessey races out of his goal and gives Johnson a right good earful. He keeps on coming at the defender, he's really not happy about how much space he gave Klasnic there. They square up before Moss intervenes and calms things down. Not what Terry Connor will want to see.
    • 30' What a save from Bogdan! Jarvis legs it down the left wing, before cutting back inside and crossing perfectly for Fletcher. The striker's header is going right for the bottom corner but Bogdan sticks out an arm and turns it round the post brilliantly.
    • 28' Petrov with a great chance for Bolton! Ngog's flick on falls perfectly for him and with a deft flick over the head of Johnson before shooting just over the bar. That would have abeen a superb goal from the Bulgarian.
    • 5' Another free-kick for Wolves as Davis is fouled. it's hit long towards the back post where Johnson manages to keep it in play by hooking it back into the box. Ebanks-Blake takes it down on his chest takes a touch to get past Ream but Bogdan turns his shot round the post.
    • 14:20 Wolves: Hennessey; Stearman, Ward, Johnson, Bassong; Edwards, Kightly, Jarvis, Davis; Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher. SUBS: De Vries, Berra, Zubar, Henry, Hunt, Milijas, Doyle. /// Bolton: Bogdan; Alonso, Ricketts, Wheater, Ream; Petrov, M Davies, Reo-Coker, Miyaichi; Klasnic, Ngog. SUBS: Jaaskelainen, Knight, Boyata, Eagles, Vela, K Davies, Sordell.

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      6.8 7
      Defenders
      Yellow Card 4.3 5
      4 6
      6.6 5
      3.4 4
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out87′ 3 5
      Substitution Out87′ 4.2 5
      Goal 5.9 8
      Goal 5.1 7
      Strikers
      5.4 7
      Substitution Out81′ 4.7 6
      Subs
      Substitution In87′ 1 5
      Substitution In81′ 1 5
      Substitution In87′ 5.5 5
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      7.3 7
      Defenders
      3.4 6
      5 6
      2.5 6
      Goal 4.7 6
      Midfielders
      3.6 5
      4.5 6
      Substitution Out77′ 8.1 8
      Goal 5.9 9
      Strikers
      Yellow Card Substitution Out70′ 4.8 5
      Substitution Out90′ 3.1 5
      Subs
      Substitution In70′ Goal 6.2 7
      Substitution In90′ - 5
      Substitution In77′ 7 6

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