Match Report: Cardiff City 1 Bolton Wanderers 1
There was a big match in Wales today, a coronation for one side, and a possible step towards redemption for the other.
There was a big match in Wales today, a coronation for one side, and a possible step towards redemption for the other.
It was a manic ten minutes that defined the match in the second half as the Trotters would have to keep winning to stand a chance but ultimately, other teams' results would play a massive role.
Bolton scored early and late to win away from home for the fourth time this season and move into the playoff spots with only four matches to go.
After a disappointing end to March, it seems as Bolton Wanderers are back on track for the promotion battle, getting their 7th home win in a row, and 5th home clean sheet on the trot. Fortress...
Bolton have not done well on the road this season but returns to the Reebok Stadium have been welcomed. The Trotters' home ground has become somewhat of a fortress again as the Whites have now picked up 41 points from 20 games.
Bolton starting out like a house-on-fire today, taking a 2-0 lead in the first twenty minutes. Unfortunately, Charlton pulled one back before half time, then got two more from a disastrous red-card-goal-penalty sequence in the second half.
Bolton were the better side for 90 minutes, but a very late goal from Carlos Edwards gave Ipswich Town a vital 3 points.
Bolton went for their fifth win in a row, welcoming the south coasters who at the beginning of the day held what the Trotters most wanted, the final playoff spot.
Bolton are on a good run, and the defense has played a big part in that. Whenever a club, especially one with a questionable defensive record, keeps a clean sheet, the MOTM short list is going to be filled with defenders.
It wasn't pretty, but it was 3 points, and Bolton continue their forward march.
Bolton won their third in a row Saturday at Barnsley, and despite a near meltdown just after halftime, several of the competitors for Man of the Match were on the defensive side of the ball.
It's like we don't even know who this Bolton team are and what they've done with the one that played the first two-thirds of this season. Undefeated streaks, early goals, and winning streaks, oh my!
It was three points and a (very nervy) clean sheet at the end of the day coupled with Burnley and Blackburn losses saw Bolton climb to 10th place and are just seven points from 6th place.
The performance we have been waiting for all season long! Hull City were second in the table and had won three in a row when they touched down in the Reebok this afternoon. Wanderers were quick to welcome them with less than hospitable behavior.
Despite going ahead, the Trotters failed to hold on and dropped two more points (to bring their season total to 26 dropped from winning positions) as the match ended a 1-1 draw at Pride P
Bolton Wanderers traveled to the City Ground to take on Nottingham Forest in Championship action. The Trotters have not won two league matches in a row all season.
David Lee and Tony Zico Kelly's Bolton Wanderers U18s made their way down south to take on Tottenham Hotspur in the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup. The Baby Whites had a chance to to reach the competition's quarter finals if they could make their wa
It looked like another dark day at the Reebok, as Bolton were down 1-0 and the supporters were booing Dougie Freedman's second half substitutions, but the manager had the last laugh as both subs scored and Bolton came away with a 2--1 victory.
A trip to Vicarage Road was always going to be a big ask. Last time Bolton met Watford, Gianfranco Zola was still relatively new, but now he has turned the Hornets into a well oiled machine. And...
Bolton were the better side but Everton steal it very late. Despite all that, a spirited home return from Stuart Holden will have supporters smiling.
Going up against the 4th place team, especially given Bolton's shaky form of late, was always going to be a tough match. And a tough match it was, although by and large Bolton held powerful Palace...
The team affectionately dubbed the Baby Whites are moving forward in the FA Youth Cup thanks to a 0-2 win away to Reading.
An FA Cup replay on a chilly night in the northeast saw a lot of action, but very little of it anywhere near the goalmouth until Bolton's controversial striker Marvin Sordell scored a second half brace.
It was an exciting and full-blooded nPower Championship match at the Reebok on Saturday. Both teams fought hard, and Bolton bombarded Millwall's goal late, but a penalty a piece and a point a piece was the result.
Stuart Holden makes his long-anticipated return to action for Bolton Wanderers Reserves
Bolton went up 2-0 in the FA Cup yesterday, but theTrotters couldn't hold on, and Sunderland managed to keep the tie alive with two impressive second half goals. Several fringe players got a chance for Bolton, and one of them is our MOTM.