Bolton Wanderers vs Liverpool
21 January 2012
17.30 GMT
Reebok Stadium
History:
Total Appearances: 131
Liverpool Wins: 56
Bolton Wins: 43
Draws: 32
Last Premier League Meeting: 27 August 2011 Liverpool 3-1 Bolton (Henderson, Skrtel, Adam)
Form:
Liverpool: The rollercoaster-ness of the season to date has been unbearable if you are a Liverpool
fan, and that continued a week ago as the Reds battled to a disappointing 0-0 home draw with
Stoke.
Didier Drogba, Gary Cahill, Andrei Arshavin and Andy Johnson headline the list of Premier
League stars who are out of contract at the end of the season according to Goal.com, and could be
available on a free transfer this summer.
You could put together a pretty competitive side from this list.
By Alan Duffy
Swansea City 3-1 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 29th October 2011
Time must be running out for Bolton boss Owen Coyle after his side slipped to their eighth
league defeat in the last nine games. Swansea, on the other hand, are revelling in their maiden
Premier League season, and remain unbeaten at home.
Team news and manager quotes ahead of Arsenal's Carling Cup fourth-round clash at home to
Bolton.
TEAM NEWS:
Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen could make his comeback from a two-month Achilles injury
layoff. With one eye on Saturday's derby at Chelsea, manager Arsene Wenger is likely to rest the
likes of Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker and Robin van Persie, and give starts to the fringe
players like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Francis Coquelin, Park Chu-Young and Emmanuel Frimpong.
Bolton come to Villa Park for the 3rd round of the Carling Cup, Alex McLeish has fielded a very
strong side and Owen Coyle is able to hand Stuart Holden his first appearance since his knee injury
at the tail end of last season.
Aston Villa Bolton 1 Shay Given 1 Adam Bogdan 2 Alan Hutton 2 Gretar Rafn Steinsson 5 Richard Dunne
5 Gary Cahill 6 James Collins 31 David Wheater 3 Stephen Warnock 11 Ricardo Gardner 19 Stiliyan
Petrov 7 Chris Eagles 25 Barry Bannan 6 Fabrice Muamba 7 Stephen Ireland 8 Stuart Holden 12 Marc
Albrighton 21 Darren Pratley 14 Nathan Delfouneso 28 Gael Kakuta 11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 24 David
Ngog Subs Subs 22 Brad Guzan 22 Jussi Jaaskelainen 23 Habib Beye 4 Paul Robinson 34 Shane Lowry 20
Robbie Blake 16 Fabian Delph 16 Mark Davies 38 Gary Gardner 10 Martin Petrov 10 Charles N'Zogbia 14
Kevin Davies
Graham Burke 9 Tuncay Sanli League Cup 3rd Round Ties (K.
Yes, out of the 30 photos from training in Orlando, I chose this one.
It's no secret that this hasn't been exactly the most exciting summer for the Bolton Wanderers,
and any news is at least vaguely interesting. I mean, I read an interview with the kitman earlier
today. I know exactly how many ankle socks they brought to America.
With the news that Ali Al Habsi has packed up and moved to the pie factory next door comes a bit
of encouragement to most Bolton Wanderers fans. It's being widely reported that long time Wanderers
servants Ricardo Gardner and Jussi Jaaskelainen have agreed extended deals at the Reebok. Neither
are exactly fresh in terms of age but are willing to prove that they still have what it takes.
With the news that Ali Al Habsi has packed up and moved to the pie factory next door comes a bit
of encouragement to most Bolton Wanderers fans. It's being widely reported that long time Wanderers
servants Ricardo Gardner and Jussi Jaaskelainen have agreed extended deals at the Reebok. Neither
are exactly fresh in terms of age but are willing to prove that they still have what it takes.
Lots of talk around the Premier League of players moving, players staying, and Big Sam geting
the old band back together on this day that the 2011/2012 fixtures are released. We've got a bit of
all of this in today's news update.
One of Allardyce's transfer targets after securing the signatures of Kevin Nolan and Abdoulaye Faye
for his West Ham reunion tour was our own Ricardo Gardner who has been nothing but a loyal servant
to Bolton Wanderers FC.
Lots of talk around the Premier League of players moving, players staying, and Big Sam geting
the old band back together on this day that the 2011/2012 fixtures are released. We've got a bit of
all of this in today's news update.
One of Allardyce's transfer targets after securing the signatures of Kevin Nolan and Abdoulaye Faye
for his West Ham reunion tour was our own Ricardo Gardner who has been nothing but a loyal servant
to Bolton Wanderers FC.
By Chris Wright
With the brow-furrowing news that Kevin Nolan is currently undergoing a medical ahead of a move
to West Ham this afternoon, Newcastle cohort Joey Barton along with the majority of the watching
world has reacted with a big fat hairy 'eh?', hinting at to the Twittersphere that there may well
be a mini-exodus on the cards at St James' Park this summer.
One point of their possible last 30 road. Let that sink in. Owen Coyle is a motivating genius at
the Reebok but away from home, not so much. His inability to make changes to the team has largely
been Bolton's greatest pitfall this season. Anyone that follows @BoltonOffside on Twitter has seen
me bemoan the lack of substitutions before the 70th minute.
One point of their possible last 30 road. Let that sink in. Owen Coyle is a motivating genius at
the Reebok but away from home, not so much. His inability to make changes to the team has largely
been Bolton's greatest pitfall this season. Anyone that follows @BoltonOffside on Twitter has seen
me bemoan the lack of substitutions before the 70th minute.
Rumors have been flying this week of Daniel Sturridge hinting at a Bolton stay. Based on how
he's started for us, it would be a very welcome move. However, it seems as though people are
reading way too far into a quote of his about how he likes playing 90 minutes and scoring goals
(what footballer doesn't).
Having already lost 1-0 to Liverpool at the Reebok on October 31, Bolton will hope to end their
winless run against Liverpool. The last time the Whites beat the Reds? 3-2 winners in the fourth
round of the Carling Cup in December 2003. The last time they won in a league fixture? 1954. Trends
seem to be on Bolton's side this season.
