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Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Fulham: Bolton And Fulham Play Out Bore Draw
Cottagers earn away point in a game on few chances.
Feb 6, 2010 11:45:00 AM
By Danny Hart
Bolton Wanderers v Fulham: Line-up & stats
Premier League results/standings
Bolton Wanderers and Fulham played out an uneventful 0-0 draw in a game of few chances at the Reebok Stadium.
Johan Elmander’s late miss was the closest any side came to scoring as neither side could break down the opponents defense but referee Mark Clattenburg will grab the headlines after he ruled out Kevin Davies’ late goal for an alleged push.
Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle was forced into a late change after Gretar Steinsson picked up a knock in the warm-up and had to be replaced by Paul Robinson and in the only other change from last weekend’s loss to Liverpool, Andy O’Brien came in for Gary Cahill at center-back.
New signing Stuart Holden was missing after he was ruled out with a thigh strain and Ivan Klasnic was missing once again with a calf injury.
Fulham were again without long-term knee injury victims Andy Johnson, Clint Dempsey and John Paintsil and Simon Davies missed the game with an ankle injury.
Kagisho Dikgacoi came into the midfield for Fulham with Chris Baird moving to right back to replace Stephen Kelly who had to settle for a place on the bench.
The returning Erik Nevland replaced new signing Stefano Okaka in the starting line-up alongside David Elm, who made his first Premier League start for the Cottagers in the place of the ill Bobby Zamora.
David Elm almost put Fulham ahead after 11 minutes when stretched to latch onto a Jonathan Greening corner at the far post but the ball bounced off the shin of the Swede over the bar.
Bolton immediately broke at the other end and Matthew Taylor’s cross from the left wing found an unmarked Kevin Davies in the box but his header was weak and was comfortably dealt with by Mark Schwarzer.
Zat Knight’s long ball up field caused confusion on the edge of the Fulham area and a mix-up between Mark Schwarzer and Brede Hangeland presented Tamir Cohen with a chance 25 yards out but his attempted shot over Schwarzer was rushed and the ball flew over the bar.
Sam Ricketts had Bolton’s best chance of the opening half hour after he glanced his header straight into the arms of Mark Schwarzer at the far post following Matthew Taylor’s deep cross from the left.
There were appeals for a penalty after Jonathan Greening’s through ball struck the chest of Zat Knight but referee Mark Clattenburg dismissed claims the ball hit the arm of the former Fulham defender and waved play on.
Brede Hangeland summed up the first half when his attempted free-kick from inside his own half flew straight out of play which earned ironic cheers from the home side’s supporters.
And the first half didn’t get much better for Hangeland as moments later he inadvertently nudged Kevin Davies’ flick on into the path of Mark Davies who was thwarted in his attempt to score his first league goal for the club by Mark Schwarzer who superbly deflected his close-range effort onto the crossbar.
Fulham were forced into a change approaching the hour mark when Dickson Etuhu replaced Kagisho Dikgacoi who added to Roy Hodgson’s injury problems after picking up an ankle injury following a challenge with Fabrice Muamba.
Owen Coyle responded with a change of his own, bringing on Johan Elmander for Mark Davies and switching to a 4-4-2 formation with Elmander partnering Kevin Davies up front.
Chris Basham, who was not even supposed to a substitute until Steinsson picked up a knock in the warm-up, replaced Andy O’Brien after the former Republic of Ireland international sustained an injury midway through the second half.
Lee Chung-Yong played a neat one-two with Tamir Cohen before attempting to round Mark Schwarzer but the Australian got down well to smother the ball at the feet of Lee and removed the danger.
Chris Smalling and Stefano Okaka provided an unlikely strike force for Fulham in the final 15 minutes when the duo replaced David Elm and Erik Nevland.
Nicky Shorey had Fulham’s best chance of the game after the Cottagers’ new front pairing combined well to earn a free-kick on the edge of the box but the on-loan left back could only deflect his curling strike onto the roof of the net.
Bolton pushed for a goal late on and when Kevin Davies squared the ball to Johan Elmander at the far post it looked easier to score than miss but the Swede fired wide from close range.
Kevin Davies looked to have won the game for the home side in the last minute when his header found the back of the net but the referee disallowed the goal after an alleged push by Zat Knight on a Fulham player.
Tamir Cohen appealed for a penalty moments later but Mark Clattenburg waved play on in the last incident of the game as Fulham held on to earn a draw.
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Premier League results/standings
Bolton Wanderers and Fulham played out an uneventful 0-0 draw in a game of few chances at the Reebok Stadium.
Johan Elmander’s late miss was the closest any side came to scoring as neither side could break down the opponents defense but referee Mark Clattenburg will grab the headlines after he ruled out Kevin Davies’ late goal for an alleged push.
Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle was forced into a late change after Gretar Steinsson picked up a knock in the warm-up and had to be replaced by Paul Robinson and in the only other change from last weekend’s loss to Liverpool, Andy O’Brien came in for Gary Cahill at center-back.
New signing Stuart Holden was missing after he was ruled out with a thigh strain and Ivan Klasnic was missing once again with a calf injury.
Fulham were again without long-term knee injury victims Andy Johnson, Clint Dempsey and John Paintsil and Simon Davies missed the game with an ankle injury.
Kagisho Dikgacoi came into the midfield for Fulham with Chris Baird moving to right back to replace Stephen Kelly who had to settle for a place on the bench.
The returning Erik Nevland replaced new signing Stefano Okaka in the starting line-up alongside David Elm, who made his first Premier League start for the Cottagers in the place of the ill Bobby Zamora.
David Elm almost put Fulham ahead after 11 minutes when stretched to latch onto a Jonathan Greening corner at the far post but the ball bounced off the shin of the Swede over the bar.
Bolton immediately broke at the other end and Matthew Taylor’s cross from the left wing found an unmarked Kevin Davies in the box but his header was weak and was comfortably dealt with by Mark Schwarzer.
Zat Knight’s long ball up field caused confusion on the edge of the Fulham area and a mix-up between Mark Schwarzer and Brede Hangeland presented Tamir Cohen with a chance 25 yards out but his attempted shot over Schwarzer was rushed and the ball flew over the bar.
Sam Ricketts had Bolton’s best chance of the opening half hour after he glanced his header straight into the arms of Mark Schwarzer at the far post following Matthew Taylor’s deep cross from the left.
There were appeals for a penalty after Jonathan Greening’s through ball struck the chest of Zat Knight but referee Mark Clattenburg dismissed claims the ball hit the arm of the former Fulham defender and waved play on.
Brede Hangeland summed up the first half when his attempted free-kick from inside his own half flew straight out of play which earned ironic cheers from the home side’s supporters.
And the first half didn’t get much better for Hangeland as moments later he inadvertently nudged Kevin Davies’ flick on into the path of Mark Davies who was thwarted in his attempt to score his first league goal for the club by Mark Schwarzer who superbly deflected his close-range effort onto the crossbar.
Fulham were forced into a change approaching the hour mark when Dickson Etuhu replaced Kagisho Dikgacoi who added to Roy Hodgson’s injury problems after picking up an ankle injury following a challenge with Fabrice Muamba.
Owen Coyle responded with a change of his own, bringing on Johan Elmander for Mark Davies and switching to a 4-4-2 formation with Elmander partnering Kevin Davies up front.
Chris Basham, who was not even supposed to a substitute until Steinsson picked up a knock in the warm-up, replaced Andy O’Brien after the former Republic of Ireland international sustained an injury midway through the second half.
Lee Chung-Yong played a neat one-two with Tamir Cohen before attempting to round Mark Schwarzer but the Australian got down well to smother the ball at the feet of Lee and removed the danger.
Chris Smalling and Stefano Okaka provided an unlikely strike force for Fulham in the final 15 minutes when the duo replaced David Elm and Erik Nevland.
Nicky Shorey had Fulham’s best chance of the game after the Cottagers’ new front pairing combined well to earn a free-kick on the edge of the box but the on-loan left back could only deflect his curling strike onto the roof of the net.
Bolton pushed for a goal late on and when Kevin Davies squared the ball to Johan Elmander at the far post it looked easier to score than miss but the Swede fired wide from close range.
Kevin Davies looked to have won the game for the home side in the last minute when his header found the back of the net but the referee disallowed the goal after an alleged push by Zat Knight on a Fulham player.
Tamir Cohen appealed for a penalty moments later but Mark Clattenburg waved play on in the last incident of the game as Fulham held on to earn a draw.
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