Source: Daily_Mail
Bolton Wanderers 2 Blackburn Rovers 1: Stuart Holden the hero
It will be no consolation to Sam Allardyce that the goal Bolton scored to ruin his return to the Reebok came straight out of the manual he made famous there.[LNB]Less than 50 seconds after Mame Biram Diouf had cancelled out Fabrice Muamba's opener, Sam Ricketts launched the ball.[LNB]Kevin Davies rose above Ryan Nelsen to knock it on and Stuart Holden surged between two defenders to volley an 88th-minute winner.[LNB] Pile on! Paul Robinson (airborne) leaps towards his celebrating team-mates after Bolton's first[LNB] [LNB]Big Sam berated his players for 'defending like a bunch of old ladies' after his first loss to Bolton since leaving in 2007. Holden's goal capped a fine finale to a not great Lancashire derby.[LNB]Bolton boss Owen Coyle dropped Muamba to the bench, thinking Mark Davies deserved to keep his place. [LNB]But Davies was sent off after 56 minutes for his second bookable offence. He had been shown a yellow card for a studs-up challenge on Martin Olsson before he thrust his forearm into the face of Phil Jones in a jump.[LNB]Both managers agreed that opened up the game. Blackburn became less cautious, giving Bolton the space to be more creative, and Coyle sent on Muamba for Lee Chung-yong.[LNB] Off day: Davies (far right) looks shocked to be shown a red card for a second bookable offence[LNB] [LNB]Muamba needed just nine minutes toscore. Nelsen's headed clearance went straight to Muamba, who checkedinside and drilled home a low shot.[LNB]Allardyce insisted Zat Knight hadhandled from a corner at the other end moments earlier and alsoquestioned whether the big Bolton defender could have been sent off inthe first half for a clumsy challenge on Jason Roberts.[LNB]Roberts combined well with JuniorHoilett to set up Blackburn's 87th-minute equaliser, Mame Dioufproviding a lovely finish. But Allardyce's touchline celebration waspremature.[LNB]The Blackburn manager said: 'Holdenwas the farthest player from that ball when Kevin Davies headed it andnone of our defenders came in. It was diabolical defending.'[LNB]It was further proof that Coyle has brought a finer edge to Bolton without compromising that Allardyce manual too much. [LNB] Enlarge Poultry support: Fans of Blackburn - recently bought out by Indian food giants - show their appreciation[LNB] All of the drama of Sunday's Barclays Premier League action - as it unfoldedBig Sam is the man for England job, insists Bolton striker Kevin DaviesCahill lined up by Chelsea move for Bolton defender to partner TerryBOLTON WANDERERS FC
