- Taylor (50)
- Date:2008-11-08
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Kingston Communications Stadium
- Attendance:24903
- Referee:Wiley, A
Live Commentary
90mins
Bolton hang on to win and have Jaaskelainen to thank after the Finnish keeper made some excellent saves.
90mins
Going into four minutes of stopage time and Ian Ashbee has just smashed a fine effort over the Bolton crossbar.
88mins
Hull pressure again, McCann clears to the halfway line. Bolton will need to defend well as Hull look desperate to equalise.
86mins
Jaaskelainen again keeps Bolton in the game, he makes a magnificent save from Marlon King's effort. It just looks like the Bolton keeper won't be beaten today.
85mins
Jaaskelainen saves from a Geovanni effort.
83mins
Jaaskelainen gathers a cross and immediately sends the ball back into play, Smolarek runs from the halfway line and smashes a shot just over the Hull crossbar from just outside the box.
80mins
Bolton free kick, it's too far out for a shot but Taylor tries anyway and Hull clear easily.
78mins
Bolton pushing hard for a second, Taylor, Muamba and Gardner all see efforts blocked before Taylor's cross goes out for a goal kick.
77mins
Johan Elmander replaced by Ebi Smolarek for Bolton.
76mins
Bolton win a second consecutive corner but Myhill gathers the ball for Hull.
74mins
Hull corner but Bolton defend and break, Samuel and Muamba take it forward and hold the ball up for Taylor to have a crack but his shot is off target.
73mins
Some intricate play from Elmander and McCann which leads to the latter having a shot saved by Myhill (Hull)
72mins
Caleb Folan replaces George Boateng for Hull's third and final substitution.
71mins
Bolton free kick mid way into the Hull half for a foul on Gardner, it's too close to Myhill and he catches easily.
69mins
Jaaskelainen makes a fantastic double save to keep Bolton in the lead, the second from Geovanni's header was outstanding and the Brazilian will wonder how he hasn't scored.
68mins
Ricardo Gardner booked for holidng up play.
66mins
Matt Taylor takes a free kick from distance and he takes the shot straight into the wall, perhaps a bit greedy from the Bolton player as it would take something very special to score from there.
64mins
Sam Ricketts replaces Andy Dawson for Hull.
62mins
Hull on the attack again as they push for an equaliser and you get the feeling the momentum may have shifted, Mendy looking dangerous for the Tigers.
61mins
Muamba pulled up for a foul on Dean Marney, another dangerous free kick for Hull Geovanni takes and Jaaskelainen produces an outstanding save to deny Hull the equaliser.
59mins
Hull free kick in a dangerous place but Jaaskelainen saves well for Bolton.
55mins
McCann looks to spread the ball to Gardner but Boateng cuts it out, Bolton looking better now and look the more likely side to score again.
53mins
Bolton win a corner as they look to increase their lead but Myhill claims the ball for the Tigers.
53mins
Former Trotter Bernard Mendy replaces Daniel Cousin for Hull.
52mins
Bolton look far more confident almost instantly after that goal and Davies is on the attack again for Bolton.
50mins
HULL 0-1 BOLTON. Gavin McCann takes the corner and Hull fail to clear, the ball falls to Matty TAYLOR and he places the ball into the back of the net.
50mins
Bolton win a free kick on the halfway line after Davies is pushed by Zayatte, Cahill takes and Davies flicks on, Elmander gets a shot away and its a Bolton corner.
46mins
Neither manager made changes at half time but if the game continues to be as scrappy as it was in the first half I can see changes being made sooner rather than later.
45mins
Straight away Gardner goes at the Hull defence but his cross towards Taylor is punched away by Myhill.
45mins
Bolton get the second half underway, neither side really managed to take control of the game in the first half but I'm hopeful there will be goals in this game.
45mins
Half time at the KC and it hasn't been the best game so far, lets hope Megson and Brown fire their respective teams up for the second half.
43mins
Kevin Davies clearly obstructed running towards goal but referee Alan Wiley doesn't call the foul, he missed a foul by Gary Cahill earlier aswell and it hasn't been the best game from the referee.
42mins
Geovanni gets a cross in, Bolton just can't pick him up and he has been outstanding today.
40mins
Fabrice MUAMBA booked for a foul on Paul McShane.
39mins
Gardner sends in the cross and Myhill is well off his line, Hull manage to clear but it's a big let off for Hull that neither Elmander or Davies is there to capitalise.
37mins
Geovanni sends Cousin on the break for Hull but the former Rangers cross is poor and it runs out for a Bolton goal kick.
36mins
Hull are playing the better football of the two sides now, passing better and creating more but Bolton coping well.
35mins
Hull City have a free kick just outside the Bolton box, Geovanni hits it straight at the wall and it goes for another Hull corner. Cahill clears for Bolton
31mins
Jlloyd Samuel does well to beat his man on the left wing and he's got all the time in the world to deliver the cross but the Bolton man hits a poor one and it's a Hull goal kick.
29mins
Hull win a corner, Kevin Davies clears with a good defensive header, Geovanni picks it up and puts in a sweet cross Cousin gets his head on it but it's just wide.
28mins
Hull are under a bit of pressure and Bolton have been the better side for about 20 minutes but they haven't really managed to get any decent shots away.
24mins
Hull win a corner, but O'Brien clears who plays in Gardner but he's fouled by Andy DAWSON who receives a yellow card, the card was a bit unnecessary .
21mins
Jlloyd Samuel wins a throw in deep in Hull territory, only Davies to aim for and he's easily boxed off by the Tigers defence.
20mins
Elmander gets on to a Davies flick on and fires a shot just wide, if it had been on target it would have been a goal as Myhill was well beaten.
19mins
Elmander passes to Ricardo Gardner when he really should have shot, the Bolton striker looks low on confidence to me and that was poor.
17mins
Hull hit the up-right! A cross comes in and Marlon King cleverly flicks it goalwards with the back of his foot and Jaaskelainen is well beaten but it hits the post.
16mins
Bolton again on the attack but Gardner gives possesion away too easily, Geovanni gets Hulll on the break and Ashbee takes a shot but Cahill blocks.
15mins
Bolton win a free kick near the corner flag, then a corner, Taylor takes but Hull again deal with the danger well.
14mins
Bolton win a corner after Davies puts pressure on Kamil Zayatte, the corner comes in from Taylor but Hull clear.
13mins
Geovanni takes a shot from distance with his left foot, its on target but Jaaskelainen won't be beaten by that effort and the Bolton stopper gets down to save well.
11mins
Bolton win a free kick about 10 yards ino the Hull half, Cahill and Steinsson go up but McShane and the Boateng clear the danger for the Tigers.
10mins
Bolton just not keeping possesion at all, the Wanderers just can't keep hold of it and Hull look energetic and up for the test far more thna the visitors.
7mins
Marney gets caught out for a handball as he lines up a shot, he looks angry but the linesman got it right.
5mins
Nice move from Bolton as Muamba and Steinsson link up well down the Bolton right but Dawson does well to shadow the ball out for a Hull goal kick.
4mins
Hull on the attack through McShane, he plays the ball towards Cousin but Muamba wins the ball, it looked a foul but referee Alan Wiley doesn't give it.
3mins
Hull on the attack again but Cousin is caught offside. Jaaskelainen takes the free kick from deep in the Bolton half and Elmander chases but he doesn't get there.
2mins
High ball into the Bolton box with Geovanni looking sharp but O'Brien got back and cleared with a strong header, Taylor passed to Elmander who could of broke for Bolton but he wastes possesion.
1mins
Bolton win an early throw.
0mins
Hull get us underway at the KC Stadium, no place in the Hull side for former Trotter Stelios but Nick Barmby gets a place on the Hull bench, the Wanderers bench has three academy players on it.
0mins
Nearly time for kick off at the KC Stadium, Phil Brown's Hull entertain his former employers Bolton Wanderers. Both sides coming off the back of good performances last week and we could be on for a cracker today.
Match Preview
Hull City's confidence gained from their surprise start to the season has taken a knock as they prepare to welcome Bolton Wanderers to the KC Stadium.
Back-to-back defeats to Chelsea and Manchester United, in which they have leaked seven goals, have brought the high-flying Tigers back to earth with a bump.
Manager Phil Brown was heartened by the fight shown at Old Trafford as his players had seemed set for a heavy defeat when they trailed 4-1 just before the hour mark, but goals from Bernard Mendy and Geovanni put the jitters up the champions before they held on for the victory.
However, the visit of a side struggling at the wrong end of the table will be viewed as an ideal opportunity to get back to winning ways for a Hull outfit which has already exceeded many people's expectations already this season.
Prior to the two recent defeats, the Tigers had won four straight Premier League games and found themselves mixing with the big boys inside the top four.
Five goals from impact substitute Geovanni, plus another five goals shared between first-choice strikers Marlon King and Daniel Cousin, left Hull among the league's leading scorers.
Prior to their heavy defeats against last season's top two, the Tigers also boasted one of the meanest defences and will be hoping to close the floodgates on Saturday.
Bolton arrive at the KC Stadium buoyed by last Sunday's vital 2-0 win at Manchester City.
Ricardo Gardner's first league goal in six seasons and a Richard Dunne own goal lifted the Trotters off the bottom of the table and out of the bottom three.
The third Premier League win of an inconsistent season also eased the pressure building on manager Gary Megson.
However, Megson knows Bolton are far from out of the woods yet as Newcastle's victory over Aston Villa on Monday evening plunged them back into the bottom three.
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Match Report
Bolton Wanderers took all three points at the KC stadium as Hull City and Geovanni were left frustrated after several agonising second-half chances.
Matt Taylor got the only goal on 50 minutes and then a sublime second-half goalkeeping performance from Jussi Jaaskelainen saw Gary Megson's side claim victory.
Hull nearly took the lead in style in the first half as Geovanni turned provider with a cross from the left towards Marlon King, who cleverly rose to flick the ball with the back of his heel onto the crossbar.
Daniel Cousin came close on the half-hour mark as George Boateng floated in a cross from the left onto the head of the striker, but he could only glance his header just wide from eight yards.
The visitors were gifted a chance towards the end of the half as a mix-up between Paul McShane and Boaz Myhill allowed Ricardo Gardner to nip in on the byline and play the ball across an open goal but no Bolton players were there to capitalise.
Bolton took the lead on 50 minutes as Hull failed to clear a Gavin McCann corner, allowing the ball to fall to Taylor inside the area, who struck a first-time left-footed shot passed the outstretched Myhill and into the back of net.
Midway through the half Hull were awarded a free-kick just outside the box after Fabrice Muamba was penalised for a foul on Dean Marney. Geovanni curled the ball with precision towards the top corner, but Jaaskelainen pulled off a great save to deny the Tigers.
Jaaskelainen was then on hand to make a tremendous double save as yet again he denied Geovanni.
The Finalnd international showed great reactions to stop an arrowed header from the Brazilian and then a Michael Tuner effort from the rebound.
Moments later Geovanni picked the ball up, ran and fired in a low shot but again Jaaskelanien was there to pull off a good save.
Unbelievably Jasskelainen then made another outstanding double save as first he palmed away a rasping deflected effort from King and then managed to dive to his right to flick the ball off Geovanni's toe to deny what looked a certain goal.
Ian Ashbee came close to equalising towards the end of the game, but his rifled shot from 20 yards flew just over the bar.
Bolton Wanderers Team
Hull City | Bolton Wanderers |
Corners
| 6 | 7 |
Fouls
| 15 | 10 |
Goal attempts
| 16 | 10 |
Shots off target
| 4 | 4 |
Offsides
| 4 | 1 |



90mins
Bolton look to have weathered the storm as they clear the ball, could be Hull's third defeat in a row.