Blackburn Rovers vs Bolton Wanderers
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 BLK | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 BOL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Bolton 2-1
Bolton Wanderers beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Yakubu Ayegbeni (67'). Goals for Bolton: Mark Davies (5') and Nigel Reo-Coker (30').
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That's all from me tonight. We'll have more Premier League games in midweek, so stay tuned.
Owen Coyle looks a very, very happy man. That is a massive three points. Kean did not stay long enough to listen to his reception.
Huge win for Bolton after five defeats in a row and they will not be a part of the Christmas Curse. Rovers sink, but were much better in the second half (Hoilett in particular). The boos ring out around the ground and 'Kean out' chants grow louder.
- 94'
<B>FULL-TIME Blackburn 1-2 Bolton</B> The Trotters are off the bottom and 7 wins in 38 games in 2011 is not good enough for Steve Kean. Bolton were the better side on the day.
- 94'
Oh!! Just wide! It was inches away... and that will be the last effort of the game.
- 93'
The cross comes in from Rochina and it finds the head of Samba...
- 93'
Great ball to Pratley and he's through. Just overhits it and it goes wide!
- 93'
Steinsson does well to track Hoilett after he was found from Nzonzi. Dunn overhits a cross and now Bolton can break.
- 92'
Kean hangs his head. That would have been a MASSIVE goal, but some fans are leaving already.
- 92'
Hoilett takes it down, shifts inside and bends a shot just past the post. Jaaskelainen was scrambling to get there.
- 91'
Petrov tries to get away down the left and wastes some time with a foul on Lowe.
- 90'
Knight heads away for the upteenth time. He has been immense in the middle for Bolton.
- 90'
Four minutes to go...
- 89'
Robinson punts it long. Samba flicks on, but there's no-one there and he does not look happy about that.
- 89'
Yakubu and Nzonzi link up, but the balls flies into the hands of Jaaskelainen and it's safe. Samba has now gone up to play centre-forward.
- 88'
Huge kick from Robinson gives Blackburn some territory, but Kean is a worried looking man on the sidelines.
- 87'
Pratley takes it into the corner and Bolton's tactics are obvious. Hold!
- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Dunn goes into the book for a cynical tackle on Reo-Coker and he seems to have come off worse.
- 85'
Robinson tries to get Blackburn going. They need some magic in the final minutes.
- 84'
Yakubu holds it up and spins it to Hoilett. He runs to the byline and gets it across the box. No-one at the back post though.
- 83'
Yakubu looks frustrated up front as a lot of the long balls are not falling for him. More quality needed.
- 82'
Rochina takes it down well and makes space for the shot. But it's disappointing when it comes.
- 81'
A defence move from Coyle as striker is replaced by midfielder. Needs to tighten up and hold on for the win.
- 81'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Klasnic off, Pratley on.
