Encouraging start for the Coyle regime

Bolton's new boss Owen Coyle could hardly have been handed a trickier first fixture with his new club – a home tie against an in-form Arsenal side. The Gunners ran out deserved 2-0 winners but there were some encouraging signs to take away from the home side's display.

Under previous boss Gary Megson Bolton offered very little in attack and were a very one-dimensional side.

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