Dyer starts for Hammers against Bolton

Bolton manager Gary Megson named an unchanged line-up for the visit of West Ham tonight as he rewarded his players for their impressive showing against Manchester City on Saturday.

With Mark Noble serving a one-match suspension after his red card at Birmingham, Gianfranco Zola brought Kieron Dyer into the Hammers’ side for the midfielder’s first start in three months.

Jack Collison was also named in the first XI, with Junior Stanislas dropping to the bench.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Lee, Muamba, Cohen, Taylor, Kevin Davies, Klasnic.

Subs: Al Habsi, Samuel, Elmander, Gardner, Ricketts, Basham, Andrew O’Brien.

West Ham: Green, Faubert, Gabbidon, Tomkins, Ilunga, Dyer, Parker, Kovac, Collison, Franco, Diamanti.

Subs: Kurucz, Spector, Da Costa, Nouble, Daprela, Payne, Stanislas.

Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands)