Player Ratings: Norwich City 2-0 Bolton Wanderers

Largely untested but commanded his area well, which was even more important than usual following the injuries to Ayala and Whitbread. Saved well on one occasion from Petrov.

Dealt with the lively Eagles well, forcing him to cross from difficult positions and being careful not to allow the former Manchester United winger in behind him.

Had little to deal with before being withdrawn due to injury.

Out of position at centre-back for much of the match, he did well to cope with Ngog and preserve Norwich's narrow lead towards the end.

Like Whitbread, remained largely untroubled until he was substituted due to injury.

Found the right balance between keeping the centre of the park congested when Bolton gained possession and providing an option on the right flank when attacking. Created the first goal and scored the second.

Combined well with Surman and Drury down the left wing but the Norwich strikers did not take advantage of the service he provided. Ran his socks off.

Always provides a passing option and successfully kept the roaming Mark Davies quiet.

His usual bustling self, he linked up play very efficiently and caused two big defenders in Knight and Wheater plenty of physical problems. Probably, however, should have found his way on to the scoresheet.

Linking up well with Holt, his pace was a constant thorn in the side of the Bolton defence.

The Norwich strikers were largely wasteful and did not test him nearly enough, but he was equal to the shots he did have to make a play on.

Struggled to deal with the neat footwork of the likes of Hoolahan and Surman, and was often outduelled aerially when going up against Holt, too.

The trio of Hoolahan, Drury and Surman proved difficult to deal with in his first game of the season.

After a bright start, he generally kept a lid on Pilkington but provided little support for Petrov on the left.

Like Knight, he found himself backing off into very deep positions as Holt and Jackson proved a real handful.

Distributed the ball tidily but could have been more disruptive against the likes of Hoolahan and Surman in midfield.

Bolton's brightest attacker, but received little in the way of support and was occasionally wasteful with his final ball.

Restricted to hugging the touchline, which was not ideal given the low numbers with which Bolton were able to break. Not much of a problem for Norwich.

Drove Bolton forward as best as he could but more often than not found himself chasing shadows as Norwich controlled possession.

The ex-Liverpool man worked tirelessly in attack and provided something of a physical presence but received almost no service and very little support.