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Saturday August 30, 2008 Finished Reebok Stadium

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Bolton Wanderers

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  1. Baggies hold Bolton to draw

    Baggies hold Bolton to draw

    West Bromwich Albion held Bolton Wanderers to a goalless draw in an entertaining match at the Reebok Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • West Bromwich
    • 92+2 And that's it game over.
    • 90' Card for MacDonald, and that looks like it will carry us through to the end of a thoroughly entertaining game!!
    • 89' MacDonald sees his effort blocked affter a quick West Brom break.
    • 88' He has the ball in the net again but again Davies was judged to be in an offside position. Shittu with the knock down from Riga's free-kick.
    • 87' Carson saves a well struck Kevin Nolan effort but can only push it into the path of Davies who volleys home, but play is called back for offside. He thought he'd won it.
    • 85' Carsons does well to punch a Bolton corner clear!! He has been solid all day.
    • 82' Morrison beats his man and whips the ball into Miller but his left footed effort is over. This game has turned again!!
    • 79' And it finds its way to Kim, who thunders an effort off the cross bar and bounces up off the line, Miller follows up but his header hits Jaaskelainen.
    • 77' There is some respite for the Baggies defence. West Brom are playing the ball around well again.
    • 75' Bolton are camped in the West Brom half. Shittu drags a free-kick wide!
    • 72' West Brom have now sent on all three substitutes in an attempt to weather the storm.
    • 71' Riga sees his effort saved by Crason. He's dangerous that lad.
    • 67' But wait!! West Brom have a chance. Kim plays in Morrison but he drags wide.
    • 66' Bolton are now all over West Brom. Samuel delivers for Nolan to head agonisingly wide.
    • 64' Robinson booked for his protest. Surely cant be for the challenge!!
    • 63' Robinson looked to have won the ball cleanly on the edge of the box but the referee has blown for a foul. Rig steps up, bends it around the wall but Carson makes a great save.
    • 61' West Brom haven't been as composed this half but Miller still gets a chance. He blazes wide!!
    • 58' Sub for West Brom and I can't believe it!! Borja Valero is off for Cech!!
    • 57' Bolton have definitely started the better side this half!!
    • 53' Gardner sees his shot blocked by Hoefkens. A lot of the play this half is very direct, from both sides!
    • 50' Former Levante man Riga looks bright, and a good addition!
    • 47 And i'ts a bright start. Ricardo Gardner drags wide after Zuiverloon heads a Greening set-piece just wide.
    • 46 And we're off. West Brom have brought on Hoefkens for Meite.
    • 45+1 And we're finished for the first half. Entertaining opening but it petered off with a string of fouls. Scoreless draw but West Brom will think they are shading it!!
    • 45' The game has descended into a bit of a hack fest. Nolan again high and late on Barnett - he is very lucky not to get a second caution.
    • 44' And as we approach half-time the sides are level. West Brom probably deserve to be ahead just on the basis of their play, but Bolton's style of play does bring chances!
    • 42' Gavin McCann joins Kevin Nolan in the book. An awful tackle on Barnett.
    • 39' Shot by McCann, but it's from distance and never threatens the West Brom goal.
    • 35' Nolan sees his effort rise high over the cross bar, but it matters little as Davies was called up for a foul in the build up.
    • 32' After an outstanding move, Borja Valero was in behind Bolton's right back. He should really have squared it but shot instead. Easy save!! Brilliant move though.
    • 28' Gavin McCann sees his volley blocked for a corner. If Bolton are to score it look like it will be from a set-piece!
    • 26' A mazy Gardner runs finds him in the box and at a tight angle. With little on he attempts to deceive Carson at the near post but strikes the post!!
    • 24' Great save Jaaskelainen. James Morrison picks the ball up just outside the Bolton area side steps McCann only to see his curling shot pushed around the post.
    • 19' Brutal challenge by Davies on Bolton old boy Meite. This game is dominated by free-kicks.
    • 16 Scott Carson come out to claim a Gavin McCann free-kick, clumps Kevin Davies in the face and somehow gets the free-kick.
    • 14 Amir Khan looks on as Joey O'Brien takes a blow to his head and is substituted. Riga is on.
    • 11' Miller is looking dangerous. It's his run and cross that wins a corner. West Brom have some concerted pressure. Every ball that is put into the box is repelled though.
    • 9' Bolton have a free-kick in a dangerous position. It's floated to the back-post by Joey O'Brien for namesake Andy but a Baggies defender clears for a corner, which Bolton make little of.
    • 6' Chance for Miller!! A great run down the wing by Morrison, and he finds Miller. Left footed but it's blocked by Steinsson and out for a corner!
    • 3' It's a bit like pin ball out there at the moment. A lot hopeful punts, headers, free-kicks but no real chances to speak of!
    • 1 And we're off. Bolton are looking for a fourth straight home win, whilst West Brom will be looking for their first Premier League points of the campaign!
    • - West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Meite, Barnett, Robinson, Morrison, Greening, Borja Valero, Koren, Kim, Miller.
    • - Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Samuel, O'Brien.A, Shittu, Steinsson, Gardner, Nolan, Muamba, McCann, O'Brien. J, Davies.
    • - Gary Cahill starts his three-match ban, and joins the injured Johan Elmander and Matt Taylor on the sidelines. West Brom give a league debut to Borja Valero, with Scott Carson, Paul Roninson, Gianni Zuiverloon and Ismael Miller all returning after being rested.
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of Bolton and West Brom from the Reebok Stadium. Teams to follow.

  • Team Stats

    Bolton Wanderers Stats West Bromwich
    45% Possession 54%
    19 Shots 14
    4 Shots on target 3
    2 Saves 3
    7 Corners 5
    16 Fouls 21
    4 Offsides 1
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    27 Tackles 24
    162 Accurate passes 242
    42 Bad passes 43

  • 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 10 0 0
      31 Andy O'Brien 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13 5 3
      3 Jlloyd Samuel 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17 9 4
      15 Grétar Steinsson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 1
      11 Ricardo Gardner 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 17 7 2
      24 Danny Shittu 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 13 2 3
      4 Kevin Nolan 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 17 5 1
      19 Gavin McCann 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 18 4 3
      6 Fabrice Muamba 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 20 1 5
      8 Joey O'Brien 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
      14 Kevin Davies 0 0 0 4 6 3 0 17 7 1
      18 Heidar Helguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Jaroslaw Fojut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Riga Mustapha 0 4 2 3 1 0 0 9 1 3
      26 Ali Al-Habsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Nicky Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Blerim Dzemaili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Ricardo Vaz Te 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • West Bromwich
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      19 Scott Carson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 5 0
      23 Abdoulaye Meite 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11 0 0
      3 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 28 11 2
      22 Gianni Zuiverloon 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 17 0 4
      5 Leon Barnett 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 24 1 2
      14 Do-Heon Kim 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 22 7 3
      7 Robert Koren 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 20 1 2
      8 Jonathan Greening 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 43 8 5
      28 Borja Valero 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 4 0
      27 James Morrison 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 29 5 6
      10 Ishmael Miller 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 5 0 0
      4 Marek Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      16 Luke Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Carl Hoefkens 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 0
      15 Sherjill MacDonald 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
      1 Dean Kiely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Chris Brunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Roman Bednar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 88' He has the ball in the net again but again Davies was judged to be in an offside position. Shittu with the knock down from Riga's free-kick.
    • 87' Carson saves a well struck Kevin Nolan effort but can only push it into the path of Davies who volleys home, but play is called back for offside. He thought he'd won it.
    • 79' And it finds its way to Kim, who thunders an effort off the cross bar and bounces up off the line, Miller follows up but his header hits Jaaskelainen.
    • 67' But wait!! West Brom have a chance. Kim plays in Morrison but he drags wide.
    • 66' Bolton are now all over West Brom. Samuel delivers for Nolan to head agonisingly wide.
    • 63' Robinson looked to have won the ball cleanly on the edge of the box but the referee has blown for a foul. Rig steps up, bends it around the wall but Carson makes a great save.
    • 47 And i'ts a bright start. Ricardo Gardner drags wide after Zuiverloon heads a Greening set-piece just wide.
    • 44' And as we approach half-time the sides are level. West Brom probably deserve to be ahead just on the basis of their play, but Bolton's style of play does bring chances!
    • 32' After an outstanding move, Borja Valero was in behind Bolton's right back. He should really have squared it but shot instead. Easy save!! Brilliant move though.
    • 24' Great save Jaaskelainen. James Morrison picks the ball up just outside the Bolton area side steps McCann only to see his curling shot pushed around the post.
    • 9' Bolton have a free-kick in a dangerous position. It's floated to the back-post by Joey O'Brien for namesake Andy but a Baggies defender clears for a corner, which Bolton make little of.
    • 6' Chance for Miller!! A great run down the wing by Morrison, and he finds Miller. Left footed but it's blocked by Steinsson and out for a corner!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Keith Stroud

  • Bolton Wanderers

    Manager: Gary Megson

    Captain: Kevin Nolan

    Starting line-up

    • J. Jaaskelainen
    • G. Steinsson
    • D. Shittu
    • A. O'Brien
    • J. Samuel
    • F. Muamba
    • J. O'Brien Substitution Out (14′)
    • G. McCann Yellow Card
    • K. Nolan Yellow Card
    • R. Gardner
    • K. Davies

    Subs

    • H. Helguson
    • N. Hunt
    • R. Vaz Te
    • A. Al Habsi
    • J. Fojut
    • R. Mustapha Substitution In14′
    • B. Dzemaili

    Injured

    • J. Elmander
    • M. Taylor

    Suspended

    • G. Cahill

  • West Bromwich

    Manager: Tony Mowbray

    Captain: Jonathan Greening

    Starting line-up

    • S. Carson
    • G. Zuiverloon
    • A. Meite Substitution Out (46′)
    • L. Barnett
    • P. Robinson Yellow Card
    • J. Morrison
    • J. Greening
    • F. Borja Valero Substitution Out (58′)
    • R. Koren Substitution Out (70′)
    • D. Kim
    • I. Miller

    Subs

    • D. Kiely
    • L. Moore
    • R. Bednar
    • M. Cech Substitution In58′
    • C. Brunt
    • S. MacDonald Substitution In70′ Yellow Card
    • C. Hoefkens Substitution In46′

    Injured

    • N. Clement
    • F. Teixeira

    Suspended

    None