Pre-Season 2010: Oldham Athletic 3-0 Bolton Wanderers, MK Dons 0-2 West Ham United - Trotters suffer shock defeat as Carlton Cole helps Hammers to victory

Mixed fortunes for Premier League sides...

28 Jul 2010 22:19:00

By Harry Veal

More On :  Bolton Wanderers, Milton Keynes Dons, Oldham Athletic A.F.C., West Ham
Carlton Cole, West Ham (Getty Images)


Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United enjoyed mixed fortunes in their pre-season fixtures against lower league opposition as Oldham Athletic pulled off a shock and MK Dons put in a spirited display despite losing out to their Premier League rivals.

Oldham 3-0 Bolton Wanderers

A hat-trick from teenager Tom Eaves was enough to see Oldham pull off a shock 3-0 victory over Premier League outfit Bolton.

Eaves came off the bench in the first half and opened the scoring within three minutes of replacing the injured Warren Feeney.

The 18-year-old then added a second goal three minutes before the break with a low shot that left Jussi Jaaskelainen with no chance.

If Bolton were hoping to get back into the game after the break they were dealt a massive blow when Eaves completed his hat-trick after 56 minutes.

A lucky break allowed the teenager to coolly finish past Jaaskelainen and ensure that he picked up the match ball.

With the game safely won, Oldham player-manager Paul Dickov sent himself on for the final 15 minutes and although he couldn’t get on the scoresheet himself, his side saw out the rest of the game, despite Martin Petrov hitting the crossbar, to complete an impressive victory.

Bolton Wanderers: Jaaskelainen; Ricketts (Steinsson 46), Cahill, Knight, Robinson; Joey O'Brien (Mark Davies 46), Holden (Elmander 46), Muamba (Cohen 60), Petrov; Kevin Davies (Blake 70), Taylor (Chung-Yong 60)

MK Dons 0-2 West Ham United

Two goals in the final 20 minutes from Julien Faubert and Carlton Cole were enough to earn West Ham an away victory at League One MK Dons.

In a goalless first half, MK Dons ensured that they held their own, but West Ham’s Premier League class shone through in the second half to earn them victory.

Returning to action after a World Cup to forget with England, Rob Green look assured in the first half, but it was Carlton Cole that proved to be the match winner.

After making seven substitutes on the hour mark, Avram Grant’s side started to show their true colours and were quickly ahead.

Cole sent in a good cross in the 70th minute and Faubert managed to get himself across his defender to flick the ball into the net, thanks in part to a deflection.

Cole then made the game safe himself with a superb individual effort with just five minutes remaining to ensure victory for the Premier League side.

West Ham United: Green (Wessels 46), Tomkins, Gabbidon (Spector 46), Upson (Da Costa 46), Daprela (Ilunga 64), Kovac (Hitzlsperger 64), Parker (Noble 64), Diamanti (Faubert 64), Ben-Hatira (McCarthy 64), Stanislas (Boa Morte 64), Caraglio (Cole 64)

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