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Played
September 20, 2011 7:45 PM BST
Villa Park — Birmingham
Referee: D. Deadman
Attendance: 22261
September 20, 2011 7:45 PM BST
Villa Park — Birmingham
Referee: D. Deadman
Attendance: 22261
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| Aston Villa | 1.67 | 7.00 | 1.67 | 67.00 | 1.67 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 1.65 | 1.70 |
| Draw | 3.50 | 3.20 | 3.90 | 26.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.60 | 3.65 | 3.50 |
| Bolton | 5.00 | 1.50 | 4.60 | 1.01 | 4.75 | 4.10 | 1.35 | 4.90 | 4.25 |
Aston Villa 0-2 Bolton: Eagles & Kakuta score first goals for Wanderers to end Alex McLeish’s hopes of successive League Cup glory
In an impressive display away from home, the Trotters make nine changes from their last game and come away from Villa Park with their progress to the next round assured
By Chris Teale
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Bolton Wanderers progressed to the fourth round of the League Cup after an efficient 2-0 win away to Aston Villa thanks to two stunning strikes from Chris Eagles and loan signing Gael Kakuta.
Both teams selected strong sides, with Stuart Holden making a return to the first-team after suffering an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament, and former Liverpool striker David N’Gog playing as a lone striker.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa selected a full-strength side, but included a number of promising youngsters among their substitutes who would be looking to make an early impact in the senior side.
After a cagey beginning, Bolton found themselves with an early chance in the fifth minute after making a bright start. A swift counter-attack saw Chris Eagles play a delightful ball across the penalty box, and the ball fell to Gael Kakuta, on loan from Chelsea. However, Kakuta found his shot blocked by Villa’s Richard Dunne, but it was a good early chance created by Bolton.
The game then became cagier after that glorious chance for Bolton, as both teams looked to dominate a congested central midfield, but there was definitely an attacking feel about both teams as they looked to avoid potential extra-time and penalties. However, Wanderers were beginning to play with greater confidence and were seeing more of the ball, with Chris Eagles almost getting on the end of a fizzing cross in the 14th minute.
Gael Kakuta was looking increasingly threatening, and almost sent Darren Pratley through on goal with a perfectly weighted pass in the 20th minute, but Pratley was adjudged to be offside by the assistant referee. However, Villa did manage to create a chance of their own after some good pressure on David Wheater by Marc Albrighton in the 23rd minute. He sent the ball to Barry Bannan, whose cross found Gabriel Agbonlahor, but he could not connect properly with a header.
The game - and Villa Park crowd then became quite subdued -as both teams searched for an opening, but both defences refused to buckle. Bolton were still able to give their hosts some moments of concern, with Wheater seeing a header graze off the post from an Eagles corner in the 35th minute.
It was their clearest chance to break the scoring, and while Villa were unable to create many chances of their own, Stiliyan Petrov gave a clear indication of his skills with an audacious flick in the 42nd minute that set Alan Hutton away down the right. However, he found his cross cleared easily by the impressive Wheater, and the first half finished 0-0 in what was an entertaining game despite there being few genuine chances created.
The second half began in much the same vein as the first, with both sides attacking well and the game being played at a good tempo, but the two struggled to fashion any clear-cut chances. However, almost from out of nowhere, Bolton were the ones to strike first. The ball broke about 20 yards outside Aston Villa’s penalty area, and with a curling right footed shot from outside the box in the 55th minute, Eagles found the back of the net, leaving Shay Given with no chance.
The groans of frustration began to grow among Villa’s supporters as they found themselves unable to create any openings and even struggling to retain possession for any length of time. Meanwhile, Bolton slowed the tempo of play to prevent their opponents building any forward momentum, and found themselves able to keep the ball with little problems at all.
As the second half wore on, Aston Villa tried to exert more pressure on the Bolton defence, particularly through Agbonlahor, but they found the away side’s defence holding firm, although a high ball from Barry Bannan to the back post just evaded the head of the young striker.
Despite this pressure, the away side doubled their advantage in the 77th minute through the impressive Kakuta, who found the net from the edge of the area into the bottom corner to make it 2-0 to Bolton. It was a deserved goal for the youngster on loan from Chelsea, as he was one of the focal points of their attacking play throughout the game.
From then on, Bolton’s defence were very comfortable, despite a venomous drive from James Collins in the closing stages that forced Bogdan to make a low save and Wheater to clear the ball into the stands.
The referee blew his whistle at full-time to confirm Bolton’s progress to the next round after no more defensive scares at either end, and it was a deserved win for the away side, with some of the home fans registering their displeasure with their team’s display.
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Both teams selected strong sides, with Stuart Holden making a return to the first-team after suffering an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament, and former Liverpool striker David N’Gog playing as a lone striker.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa selected a full-strength side, but included a number of promising youngsters among their substitutes who would be looking to make an early impact in the senior side.
After a cagey beginning, Bolton found themselves with an early chance in the fifth minute after making a bright start. A swift counter-attack saw Chris Eagles play a delightful ball across the penalty box, and the ball fell to Gael Kakuta, on loan from Chelsea. However, Kakuta found his shot blocked by Villa’s Richard Dunne, but it was a good early chance created by Bolton.
The game then became cagier after that glorious chance for Bolton, as both teams looked to dominate a congested central midfield, but there was definitely an attacking feel about both teams as they looked to avoid potential extra-time and penalties. However, Wanderers were beginning to play with greater confidence and were seeing more of the ball, with Chris Eagles almost getting on the end of a fizzing cross in the 14th minute.
Gael Kakuta was looking increasingly threatening, and almost sent Darren Pratley through on goal with a perfectly weighted pass in the 20th minute, but Pratley was adjudged to be offside by the assistant referee. However, Villa did manage to create a chance of their own after some good pressure on David Wheater by Marc Albrighton in the 23rd minute. He sent the ball to Barry Bannan, whose cross found Gabriel Agbonlahor, but he could not connect properly with a header.
The game - and Villa Park crowd then became quite subdued -as both teams searched for an opening, but both defences refused to buckle. Bolton were still able to give their hosts some moments of concern, with Wheater seeing a header graze off the post from an Eagles corner in the 35th minute.
It was their clearest chance to break the scoring, and while Villa were unable to create many chances of their own, Stiliyan Petrov gave a clear indication of his skills with an audacious flick in the 42nd minute that set Alan Hutton away down the right. However, he found his cross cleared easily by the impressive Wheater, and the first half finished 0-0 in what was an entertaining game despite there being few genuine chances created.
The second half began in much the same vein as the first, with both sides attacking well and the game being played at a good tempo, but the two struggled to fashion any clear-cut chances. However, almost from out of nowhere, Bolton were the ones to strike first. The ball broke about 20 yards outside Aston Villa’s penalty area, and with a curling right footed shot from outside the box in the 55th minute, Eagles found the back of the net, leaving Shay Given with no chance.
The groans of frustration began to grow among Villa’s supporters as they found themselves unable to create any openings and even struggling to retain possession for any length of time. Meanwhile, Bolton slowed the tempo of play to prevent their opponents building any forward momentum, and found themselves able to keep the ball with little problems at all.
As the second half wore on, Aston Villa tried to exert more pressure on the Bolton defence, particularly through Agbonlahor, but they found the away side’s defence holding firm, although a high ball from Barry Bannan to the back post just evaded the head of the young striker.
Despite this pressure, the away side doubled their advantage in the 77th minute through the impressive Kakuta, who found the net from the edge of the area into the bottom corner to make it 2-0 to Bolton. It was a deserved goal for the youngster on loan from Chelsea, as he was one of the focal points of their attacking play throughout the game.
From then on, Bolton’s defence were very comfortable, despite a venomous drive from James Collins in the closing stages that forced Bogdan to make a low save and Wheater to clear the ball into the stands.
The referee blew his whistle at full-time to confirm Bolton’s progress to the next round after no more defensive scares at either end, and it was a deserved win for the away side, with some of the home fans registering their displeasure with their team’s display.
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