Battling Bolton delight Sam
16 Oct 2006 - 08:16:18
Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce hailed his side's battling qualities after they came from behind to win 2-1 at Newcastle United on Sunday.
The Trotters trailed to a Shola Ameobi penalty at the break, but secured maximum points thanks to a quick-fire El Hadji Diouf brace just before the hour mark.
The victory was Bolton's third consecutive Premiership success and saw them climb to third in the table, just two points adrift of leaders Manchester United.
Allardyce said: "This is a measure of how far we have come this season.
"The only way they scored was with a very dubious handball and apart from one other chance we were in control.
"In the second half we squeezed them from the front and put the Newcastle back four under pressure and it worked a treat.
"We turned it around in the second half and it worked to perfection.
"I'm delighted for the players as we've won despite a couple of decisions going against us and we saw the game out very comfortably."