Hull City 1 Bolton Wanderers 0: match report

22 August 2009 17:23
Phil Brown has never really been one for self-doubt, but the fact that his Hull side had not won at home since Christmas and had not collected a point this season must have been nagging. That all changed when he sent on Jozy Altidore for his debut and the American set up a winning goal for another new signing, Kamel Ghilas, with his first touch. Related Articles * Premier League table * Telegraph player rater * Premier League fixtures * Premier League transfers * Sport on television That Hull were outplayed by a Bolton team who simply lacked a goalscorer will doubtless be forgotten, and after missing out on a number of players, Brown was keen to celebrate the signing of an American from Villarreal and an Algerian from Celta Vigo. “It’s nice that we’ve got a hungry 19 year-old from the United States that no one has heard of and a lad from the second division in Spain that’s come in and got the headlines,” he said. No one needs to tell Gary Megson what his team lack, and they should have been ahead at the interval. His record signing, Johan Elmander, wasted a fine opening with just a minute gone and Kevin Davies failed to hit the target from three yards just before half-time. Hull showed that even they have greater options than Bolton by throwing on Altidore, and the American lifted the ball over Zat Knight for Ghilas to finish. Bolton were still dangerous on the break and they were unfortunate that George Boateng was not penalised for a crude lunge on Gary Cahill in the area. Despite a much improved display, restless Bolton fans called for Megson to leave. “The new players hadn’t heard that before and we’re going to have to circle the wagons in the dressing room,” he said. “We were terrific but if you don’t score you won’t get the results that you’re after. We should have been out of sight.”

Source: Telegraph