Bolton 1 Everton 2

Bolton 3 Birmingham 1

Bolton midfielder Chung-Yong Lee was carried off during the first half of the club’s pre-season friendly against Newport County with what looked like a serious leg injury.

CLINT DEMPSEY scored twice in a majestic performance that handed Fulham a clear-cut Barclays Premier League victory against Bolton.

Fulham 3 Bolton 0

LAST season it happened at Wigan.

AFTER struggling for regular football, he was signed on loan in January with the view to bringing life to the second half of his new club’s campaign and has gone on to do just that.

Bolton 3 Aston Villa 2

Fulham 0 Bolton 1

AWAY from Stamford Bridge and Anfield, it is becoming clearer and clearer who were the real winners in Fernando Torres’ £50million move to Chelsea.

SOMETIME in the near future, Bolton’s presence on the fringes of the top four will demand Owen Coyle’s side shed the tag of unexpected over-achievers that has attached itself to them so far this season.

BOLTON provided yet more evidence that it is worth rolling the dice in the Premier League with a victory that keeps them in touch with the top six.

Bolton 5 Newcastle 1

ROBBIE KEANE has scored eight top-flight goals against Bolton – his joint-highest tally against a Premier League club.

IF the generally accepted definition of a top side is one that can play poorly and still win then Liverpool should be title contenders this season, not sat 12th in the Premier League.

Alex Ferguson’s decision to leave out Wayne Rooney looked to have paid off as Javier Hernandez scored his first Barclays Premier League goal to help Manchester United on their way to a 2-0 lead against West Brom.

WHAT happened to Bolton Wanderers being friendly neighbours?

URUGUAY coach Oscar Tabarez has told his players to hold on to their World Cup dreams after seeing them book their place in the quarter-finals.

SOUTH KOREA clinched a place in the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time on foreign soil despite being held to a draw by Nigeria in their final Group B match in Durban.

DIEGO MARADONA was much more sedate yesterday after witnessing his Argentina team dismantle South Korea 4-1 at Soccer City, instead lavishing praise upon his players.

SOUTH KOREA coach Huh Jung-moo has told his players not to be afraid of Argentina as they attempt to prolong their stay at the World Cup.

Tottenham 1 Bolton 0

Chelsea 1 Bolton 0

DAVID BECKHAM may have been aware of Stuart Holden’s potential when the British-born USA international midfielder slipped under the transfer deadline radar and joined Bolton in January but his performance in a vital victory over Wolves suggests English football may be hearing much more from him before this year is completed.

Bolton 1 Wolves 0

Bolton manager Owen Coyle made six changes for this crucial relegation clash against Wolves at the Reebok Stadium.

Blackburn 3 Bolton 0

TOTTENHAM can only pray that their unnecessary replay with Bolton does not go the distance and end up being decided on spot kicks at White Hart Lane.

Bolton 1 Tottenham 1

MANCHESTER CITY’S defensive frailties remain, as do the three costly league and cup defeats Roberto Mancini has collected already in 2010, but as long as Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor remain in the scoring form they demonstrated last night, fourth place and Champions League football is well within their grasp.

Dirk Kuyt eased the tension at Anfield by sweeping Liverpool into a half-time lead over Owen Coyle’s battling Bolton at Anfield.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle refused to gloat after getting the better of his former club Burnley.

OWEN COYLE achieved his first points as Bolton manager and against a club he left only weeks ago.

Bolton 1 Burnley 0

THE cry went out ‘stand up if you want to win the Premier League’, and Arsenal stood up.

THIS match was all about the return of favourite sons.

PORTSMOUTH boss Avram Grant admits it is becoming tough for his players to ignore the cash-strapped club’s off-the-field issues.

Bolton 4 Lincoln 0

Bolton 3 West Ham 1

Bolton 3 Manchester City 3

EVERTON found themselves floored by a medical miracle at the Reebok stadium, as Ivan Klasnic ensured Bolton manager Gary Megson celebrated his second anniversary in the most dramatic circumstances.

Gary Megson praised the striking instincts of Ivan Klasnic after the Croatian hit a late winner to give Bolton a 3-2 victory over Everton.

GARY CAHILL might remain a largely unknown figure outside Bolton, but his manager Gary Megson has backed him to “be ready for the World Cup” if chosen for next summer’s finals by England manager Fabio Capello.

Birmingham 1 Bolton 2