Bolton comeback drags Villa into relegation battle

Bolton came from behind to earn a Barclays Premier League relegation lifeline and dragged Aston Villa into the thick of the survival battle with victory over Alex McLeish’s side.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2012 - 01:00
Aston Villa 1 Bolton 2 John Curtis

Villa broke the deadlock through Stephen Warnock after 61 minutes but were rocked by two goals in two minutes from Martin Petrov, with a penalty, and David Ngog.

The Trotters climbed above Blackburn into 18th spot, three points behind Villa but with a match in hand.

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