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Latics continue with their excellent form as they see off their local rivals in a thrilling derby
Three minutes of added time is to be played
Henri Camara leaves the field to upstanding applause as he is replaced by David Connolly
El Hadji Diouf misses a clear chance at the back post
Hidetoshi Nakata is replaced by Jared Borgetti
Henri Camara has a Latics goal disallowed as Jason Roberts finds himself in an active off-side position
Jimmy Bullard's inswinging corner is punched clear by Jaaskelainen only for Damien Francis to fire a volleyed shot back from 20-yards this time parried by the keeper
El Hadji Diouf plays the ball into the Latics danger area but Hidetoshi Nakata's shot is collected by John Filan
Henri Camara has a shot from 20-yards out but misses to the right
Henri Camara collects his rebounded cross to play Roberts in for a clear header on goal only to miss to the left
Stelios Giannakopoulos' one-two makes some space to cross and Radhi Jaidi pounces with a header into the bottom-right to give Wanderers some hope
Jimmy Bullard's free kick is headed just wide of goal by Arjan De Zeeuw from 12 yards out
Bruno N'Gotty's foul on Jason Roberts earns him a yellow card
Lee McCulloch picks up on a fifty-yard break by Henri Camara to volley the ball into the bottom right of the goal and give Latics a two-goal lead
Nolan and Giannakopoulos go for the same 8-yard volley but the mix up ends with Kevin Davies's header cleared off the line by Ryan Taylor
Ricardo Gardner makes way for El Hadji Diouf to give Wanderers a more attacking formation
Jason Roberts pushes Tal Ben-Haim down to give Bolton a free kick in their own half
Jay-Jay Okocha is taken off the field for what appears to be a groin-related injury and is replaced by Stelios Giannakopoulos
Bruno N'Gotty heads Jimmy Bullard's cross straight to the feet of Henri Camara who puts the ball in the back of the net to give Latics the lead
Jimmy Bullard has an early break providing Damien Francis with a clear shot on goal but misses to the left
Latics get the second half underway
Early fast-paced attacking play by Latics but Wanderers settle into their own rhythm and dominate the close of play
Lee McCulloch's strike towards goal is blocked and Tal Ben-Haim clears the danger
The fourth official indicates three minutes of added time is to be played
Henrik Pedersen receives treatment for a twisted ankle as he went for a header
Kevin Nolan tries another over head kick but the ref calls a foul for dangerous play as the defender was pushing up
Kevin Nolan's acrobatic overhead shot goes out of play for a goal kick
Left-footed corner from Gary Speed is defended well by Jimmy Bullard
Kevin Nolan's six yard shot is confidently blocked by John Filan and Jimmy Bullard breaks down the right
Hidetoshi Nakata's fierce inswinging cross is cleared by Damien Francis
Damien Francis fancies his chances from 30 yards out but the shot is caught by Jussi Jaaskelainen
The injured Pascal Chimbonda makes way for Ryan Taylor
Chimbonda's foul on Ricardo Gardner allows Hidetoshi Nakata to curl a free-kick in from 25 yards, missing narrowly to the left
Jimmy Bullard puts Henri Camara through the Wanderers defense but Bruno N'Gotty redeems himself and takes possession back for a clearance up field
Radhi Jaidi is penalised for pushing at the back post John Filan takes the free kick from in his own area
Kevin Nolan is caught in possession and puts the ball out off a Latics player for a Bolton corner
Henri Camara gets past Hidetoshi Nakata who fouls, ref plays advantage but the move amounts to nothing and Nakata receives a yellow
Lee McCulloch finds himslef in space but a weak shot does not trouble the keeper
Henri Camara breaks down the left and shoots across the face of goal
Wanderers get the game underway
Record signing Henri Camara repaid another slice of his £3million transfer fee by scoring one goal and setting up the other as Wigan kept up their remarkable start to life in the Premiership. Man-of-the-match Camara cashed in on a defensive mistake by French star Bruno N'Gotty to shoot Wigan into the lead. Then Lee McCulloch, playing with painkilling injections in his right knee, thumped in number two from Camara's cross. Bolton got one back through Radhi Jaidi but it was not enough to prevent Paul Jewell collecting a belated 41st birthday present as his team stretched their unbeaten run to six games. Wigan were unchanged after last week's win at Everton but Bolton had fit-again Jaidi and Gary Speed back after they had missed Thursday's UEFA Cup trip to Bulgaria through injury. Jussi Jaaskelainen reclaimed his place from Ian Walker, and the only notable Bolton absentees were Ivan Campo and Nicky Hunt. It was the first meeting between the sides since 1993 when both were in the old third division. Wanderers looked to be suffering from the effects of their long journey home from Bulgaria in the early stages as Wigan made the livelier start. The pace of Senegal striker Camara in particular was causing big problems for the Trotters and he produced Wigan's first threat of the game. Jay-Jay Okocha's long throw-in was cleared from the Latics area and Camara's speed took him clear as he raced down on the Bolton goal. But the finish failed to match the approach play as he dragged a tame shot across goal without testing the keeper. Wigan had another chance from Jimmy Bullard's corner but McCulloch tried to place the shot which lacked the power to trouble Jaaskelainen. Bolton enjoyed a stroke of luck when Camara was on the receiving end of a harsh offside flag when he had a clear run at goal, and then Jason Roberts missed the target by inches after unleashing a shot from the edge of the box. Wanderers weathered the early storm and came up with near misses from Hidetoshi Nakata, Kevin Nolan and Okocha. Wigan suffered a blow when right-back Pascal Chimbonda limped off after a heavy tackle from Kevin Davies. But the home side conjured up the best move of the first half just before the break. Roberts freed Camara on the left, and his cross was tailor-made for Bullard on the edge of the six-yard area. However, the midfielder's downward header was easy meat for the keeper. Wigan then missed a terrific chance. England Under-21 left-back Leighton Baines fired in a superb ball which Bolton failed to clear. It fell for McCulloch but the Scotland international completely miscued as he attempted to let fly with his left foot. The stalemate was broken two minutes into the second period when Wigan struck on the counter-attack with Bullard leading the charge out of defence. After an exchange of passes with Camara, Bullard knocked the ball into the danger area and N'Gotty's header was a poor one, landing at Camara's feet with the keeper helpless. The former Wolves striker kept his cool and the shot went in off the underside of the bar. Bolton went agonisingly close to snatching an equaliser when Ryan Taylor cleared off the line to deny Davies a goal. But Wigan then struck again and once more it was that man Camara who did the damage. He got past Henrik Pedersen and fired a cross in for Bullard who was squeezed out by Tal Ben-Haim. However, he cleared the ball only as far as Camara and this time he picked out McCulloch who hammered in the second with his right foot from just inside the area. Bolton pulled one back when Stelios fired in a cross from the right, and the unmarked Jaidi headed past John Filan. Wanderers survived when Roberts put a free header wide and Stelios missed a similar chance at the other end. Wigan were denied a third when the keeper produced a magnificent save to keep out a Damien Francis pile-driver and Camara had one ruled out for offside. But the Latics had to hang on grimly as Bolton battled to salvage a point with El Hadji Diouf failing to hit the target with a far post header.
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