Bolton Wanderers vs Arsenal
Match pulse
BOLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Bolton 3-1
Bolton Wanderers beat Arsenal 3-1 on Saturday, November 25, 2006 at Toughsheet Community Stadium. Goals for Bolton: Abdoulaye Faye (9') and Nicolas Anelka (45'+2', 76'). Goals for Arsenal: Gilberto Silva (45'+4').
Play by play
- 90'
Bolton go up to third and if they keep producing results like this are sure to be there or thereabouts when the fourth Champions League spot is decided.
- 90'
FULL TIME - the old boy returns to haunt Arsene Wenger with two stunning strikes. Arsenal hit the bar three times but once more they have come unstuck against Bolton. They lose the game, and surely any chance of nuzzling their way back in to contention in the title race.
- 90'
From another Arsenal corner Senderos stretches to reach it but in doing so is unable to direct his shot from close range with any power. Jasskelainen takes it. Game over.
- 90'
Walcott chases a ball which he was never going to reach and the goal-kick that Bolton have will not be taken in any great hurry.
- 90'
Blimey - a fantastic long range shot from Fabregas clips the outside of a mightily-relieved Jussi Jasskelainen's crossbar.
- 88'
Some lovely inter-play from Arsenal but the end result is not good enough and Adebayor fails to finish the move. Which kind of sums up Arsenal's day. Often pretty but not always effective.
- 87'
Senderos hits a high and hopeful one towards Adebayor. The Arsenal man then makes a claim for a corner but the linesman signals a goal-kick.
- 86'
Arsenal have a corner but Jasskelainen does well to punch it away.
- 85'
Arsenal have just hit the bar but due to my furious scribbling I missed who unleashed that venemously sounding shot - ah it was Adebayor.
- 84'
Fabregas whips a ball in to the Bolton penalty area but again the big men of Bolton's defence deal with it effectively.
- 83'
Clichy's cross in is cleared far too easily by Bolton. Where are the Arsenal players?
- 82'
Ricardo Vaz Te comes on for Diouf.
- 81'
Clichy produces a very disappointing cross which limps out of play. Arsenal are going much the same way and it will take a minor miracle for them to retrieve anything from this game.
- 80'
Clichy's ball across is over-hit but Arsenal still have a throw. They waste the opportunity though and Bolton have it back.
- 78'
The Bolton crowd are in full voice now and their team are not sitting back. Now though, Arsenal get the ball but Walcott loses out near the Bolton goal.
- 77'
Diouf come down the left but can't see Campo who is better placed. He shoots, but the angle is hard and he has the attentions of two Arsenal defenders to ensure tha ball goes over the bar.
- 75'
GOAL - Hleb's first touch is terrible and he loses the ball. However, it is in the Bolton half so the danger seems minimal. Then Campo hits a fantastic pass up to a looking-suspiciously offside Nicolas Anelka who scores another great goal, beating Lehmann from a difficult angle. What can Arsenal do now?
- 73'
Arsenal have a throw near the Bolton goal but they can't find a way through. They are running out of time here.
- 73'
Ljungberg comes off for Alexander Hleb.
- 71'
Bolton again come close and then Campo's ball strikes an Arsenal defender and the move ends. Now Arsenal attack and Gilberto feeds Walcott. His ball finds Eboue and he hits a long one towards Ljungberg at the back post who is penalised for a foul.
- 69'
Bolton get a free-kick deep in Arsenal territory which will give them some breathing space. It nearly brings them more than that. When Giannakopolous ball comes in it is saved by Lehmann who sees the ball late before Arsenal scramble it away.
- 68'
Lovely mazy skill from Adebayor who fashions an opportunity for himself in the Bolton area before hitting a shot straight at Jasskelainen.
- 67'
Two great tackles by Nolan, the first one a fine challenge on Walcott. There is a lot of fight in this Bolton team as Arsenal turn the screws in the hunt for another goal. They really need two though.
- 66'
Gilberto skips around Gary Speed's zimmer frame before Fabregas launches a clever ball towards the advancing Ljungberg who just fails to connect with the pass. Jasskelainen takes it instead.
- 65'
Nolan has to be alert to head the ball away in his own area.
Leaders
BOLARS 
