Wigan 2 Bolton 1

Henri Camara produced a match-winning performance to give Wigan their fourth victory in five Barclays Premiership matches and deny local rivals Bolton the chance to move into second place.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 Bolton 2 (Bolton win 4-2 on agg)

Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 Bolton 2 (Bolton win 4-2 on aggregate)

Bolton full-back Nicky Hunt has been ruled out for six weeks with a hairline fracture in his left leg.

BOLTON manager Sam Allardyce is fearful of an injury crisis wrecking the impact his side are making.

Portsmouth assistant-manager Joe Jordan has accused referee Mark Clattenburg of making a “big meal” of the situation leading to the late dismissal from the dugout of under-fire boss Alain Perrin.

Sam Allardyce has injury doubts over Nicky Hunt and Gary Speed for Bolton’s UEFA Cup clash in Bulgaria this week.

Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf has thanked manager Sam Allardyce for turning his career on its head.

Bolton 2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1

Bolton 2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has challenged his players to buck the familiar trend of teams struggling in the Premiership directly after a round of European games.

Gary Speed is almost certainly out of Bolton’s UEFA Cup debut against Lokomotiv Plovdiv at the Reebok Stadium tomorrow night.

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce is facing a selection headache ahead of his side’s UEFA Cup debut at the Reebok Stadium on Thursday.

Bolton 0 Blackburn 0

Bolton legend Nat Lofthouse took the applause from both sets of supporters as they honoured his recent 80th birthday.

Bolton’s UEFA Cup first round away leg against Lokomotiv Plovdiv has been switched to the city of Burgas.

Everton have been handed tough start to their UEFA Cup campaign after being drawn against Dinamo Bucharest in the first round.

Damien Richardson's Cork City have drawn Czech side Slavia Prague in the UEFA Cup first round in today’s draw in Monaco.

CORK CITY boss Damien Richardson is very positive about his team’s chances of progressing further in this year’s UEFA Cup, admitting that if his side play to their potential, they could extend their european ambitions into September.

Cork City will face a visit to Swedish side Djurgardens in the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Cup.

Manchester United will face either Zilina of Slovakia or Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest in the Champions League third qualifying round.

BULGARIA’S new coach Hristo Stoichkov has recalled defender Radostin Kishishev for their friendly against Ireland on August 18 at Lansdowne Road.

Todor Yanchev and Martin Kamburov were the notable absentees when Bulgaria coach Plamen Markov named his squad for Euro 2004 today.