Source: Daily_Mail
Bolton 1 Wolves 0: Knight halts Trotters' slide with rare strike
Stop the clock. After nine hours and 10 minutes Bolton finally scored a Premier League goal to end the misery of the prolonged drought. [LNB]Suddenly, happiness rained on the locals. Joy was everywhere, especially in the voice of Bolton manager Owen Coyle, at the end of an afternoon that saw his team climb out of the relegation positions.[LNB] 'It was a performance of the highest standard,' he said. 'It was quality, great, everything we asked of them. We need that level. We need to show that belief. It is a big demand I have placed on them.' [LNB] Pointing the way: Zat Knight celebrates scoring the winner[LNB]The winner came when Zak Knight flicked the ball over the line inthe first few seconds of time added on in the first half. They couldbang the drum, put out the flags and dance on the cobbles. It was thatkind of moment at the Reebok, as the players lingered on the pitch toshare the sense of achievement with the crowd. [LNB]It would be hard to imagine a greater eruption of supporters' reliefas Knight turned the ball past the valiant Marcus Hahnemann. [LNB] Close run thing: Wolves' David Jones watches as his second half free kick hits the post [LNB]Chung-Yong Lee chased a ball that seemed to be running out of playand dribbled it along the byline before driving it into the area, forKnight to cleverly deflect it. [LNB]'Bad defending,' said Wolves manager Mick McCarthy, who added thathe was mostly pleased with his players and believed Wolves were worth apoint. [LNB]Until Knight's goal, Hahnemann had been an impregnable master as he saved from Johan Elmander and Kevin Davies.[LNB] Happy days: Owen Coyle toasted his second league win as Bolton boss[LNB] Jack Wilshere had a shot blocked by Karl Henry and Wolves' onlyfirm response came from a David Jones corner that Jody Craddock had ontarget, only to see Jussi Jaaskelainen push the ball against a post forhis defenders to clear. [LNB]Wolves were almost rewarded in the 59th minute, when Jones struck the inside of the post with a free-kick. [LNB]But they must have felt it was definitely not to be their day when, a few minutes later, Kevin Foley hit the other post.[LNB] Bolton striker Kevin Davies hit with FA charge over referee remarksANDY TOWNSEND'S BOOT ROOM: Will Bridge regret his England snub?BOLTON WANDERERS FC
