Bolton 3, Everton 2

25 October 2009 17:15
BOLTON survived a comeback from Everton before sealing their first home win of the season in the Barclays Premier League. Gary Megson's side triumphed at the Reebok Stadium as substitute Ivan Klasnic scored his first goal for the club with the decisive strike in the 87th minute. The hosts had been well in control as goals from Lee Chung-Yong and Gary Cahill put them 2-0 ahead. Everton hit back with a wonder-strike from Louis Saha and Marouane Fellaini's second-half equaliser, but Klasnic settled the issue late on. Megson named the same starting XI for Bolton that had performed so creditably at Old Trafford a week earlier. John Heitinga and Lucas Neill returned to the Everton defence after being cup-tied for the Europa League fixture against Benfica on Thursday, and with Ayegbeni Yakubu ruled out, Saha came back into the starting line-up to play up front with Jo. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, who scored his first goal for the club in the 1-1 draw against Wolves last week, did not make the squad after injuring his calf in Lisbon, while youngster Seamus Coleman dropped to the bench. The 2-1 defeat to Manchester United had been Bolton's first for six matches and the hosts looked set to continue their good run in the opening stages, making a positive start to the game. Jlloyd Samuel floated a cross in for an unmarked Tamir Cohen in the third minute, but the Israeli sent his header across goal and two minutes later Kevin Davies connected with a delightful free-kick from Matt Taylor, only for the captain to direct his header down into the turf, the ball bouncing up over Tim Howard's goal. Everton attempted to hit back but Jo lost his footing on the edge of the box and shot tamely at Jussi Jaaskelainen before sending a glancing header wide from a corner.

Source: Liverpool_Echo