Sam Allardyce can prepare for his minor heart operation in good cheer. Allardyce was prevented from returning to his old Bolton stamping ground because of an impending angioplasty, but in his absence Blackburn Rovers did him proud, deservedly winning this Lancashire derby with a first-half goal from the irrepressible David Dunn and one of the most comical own goals of the season after half-time by...
Click auto-refresh (above the photo) for all the latest action. Email your musings to simon.burnton@guardian.co.uk . You can keep up with all today's other fixtures with our live scores centre Kick-off is at 1.30pm. Simon will be here from around 1.15pm. In the3 meantime, why not feast your eyes on Richard Flower's preview: Neither side stands out as probable winners of this contest if recent form...
Neither side stands out as probable winners of this contest if recent form is anything to go by. Bolton have won one of their six home matches while Blackburn have lost all five away from Ewood Park. Both encounters between these sides ended level last season and a repeat result is far from inconceivable. Bolton will almost certainly be without joint top-scorer Tamir Cohen, who is unlikely to overcome...
Aston Villa returned to winning ways after a goal fest at Villa Park on Saturday. John Carew performed brilliantly in front of the home fans to set up three of the five goals and also land on the scoresheet with an excellent solo run. The first goal came when an inch perfect cross from James Milner found Carew - who, leaping above Zat Knight forced an excellent diving save from Jussi Jaaskelainen...
Jonny Evans had a great opportunity to score for Manchester United at the weekend but Jussi Jaaskelainen did well to keep it out. This isn’t the first time Evans has come close though, with him rattling the woodwork following a diving header against Villarreal early last season. The 21-year-old defender regrets his miss and feels he’s [...]
For once, United fans were delighted there were no late goals at Old Trafford. After cruising through the opening 60 minutes and creating enough chances to have hit double figures, United ended the match clinging on to a narrow advantage and weathering a barrage of Bolton attacks. The sigh of relief when Mark Clattenburg finally blew for full-time was felt around the ground and followed by a chorus...
Today Man United took on Bolton at Old Trafford, minutes after Chelsea lost 2-1 to Aston Villa at Villa Park. United were without Nemanja Vidic and Wayne Rooney who were both out injured. Edwin Van Der Sar returned but Ben Foster wasn’t even on the bench. Man United got off to an early start after scoring with their first chance of the game. Patrice Evra crossed the ball in to Michael Owen, his...
Want to email Rob? Then rob.smyth@guardian.co.uk is the place to do so. For a full list of this afternoon's domestic and European scores click here 3.14pm Here's Tim Rich, our man at Old Trafford. "Just as the Bolton fans are letting rip with a chorus of 'Rio for England' to remind Ferdinand of his errors in Ukraine, one of their own central defenders, Zat Knight makes an utter hash of clearing...
Craig Bellamy created a piece of Wales football history for himself but could not inspire his side to a victory that would have kept alive their hopes of finishing third in World Cup qualifying Group Four. Bellamy's first-half equaliser was his 17th for his country and he is now Wales' fifth highest all-time scorer. Finland led early on through Roni Porokara and grabbed a late winner from defender...
Burnley's free-kick parsimony, Bolton and Stoke's battle of the big men and how Ryan Giggs came to life against City Nice guys don't finish last Burnley gave away only four free-kicks against Sunderland on Saturday – the lowest in a Premier League match this season – and two of those were conceded in the first five minutes. Sunderland were guilty of 20 fouls and the result reflected that...
Steven Gerrard scored a thumping winner as Liverpool twice came from behind to beat ten-man Bolton Wanderers 3-2 at the Reebok Stadium. The home side took a surprising lead after 35 minutes through Kevin Davies, but a Glen Johnson drive saw Liverpool level at the break. Bolton restores the lead two minutes after the break as Davies' flick header from a set-piece fell invitingly for Tamir Cohen to...
When Bolton take on Liverpool passions tend to flare both on and off the pitch — today's fixture was no different. Early in the first half Bolton defended well to quell Liverpool's repetitive forays but rarely attacked the visitor's goal. Bolton's Jussi Jaaskelainen had little to do in the first half hour as the visitor's long–range efforts were duly blocked. When they did manage to break...
Even this early in the season, this was billed as a game Liverpool could not afford to lose, but they were twice behind and hardly had the look of title contenders against modest opponents who were reduced to ten men when Sean Davis was sent off after 55 minutes. Steven Gerrard, criticised by Rafael Benítez in midweek for his sluggish start to the season, responded by drilling home the winner,...
Hull City has been unable to score goals or defend well so far this season and it isn’t looking good for Hull fans. After battling it out with Chelsea in a 1-2 loss, the team was then dominated by the Tottenham hotspurs by a score of 1-5. While the team did find the back of the net in both games thanks in large part to strong play from Stephen Hunt, they need to do more. They should be able to...
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