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The referee blows the whistle to bring the season to a close and give Bolton all three points to take into the summer break.
Fourth official indicates four minutes of injury time.
James McFadden forces a corner but Bolton clear their lines.
Tony Hibbert replaced by James Vaughan
O'Brien almost turns the ball into his own net with his first touch but the ball flies over the bar.
El Hadji Diouf is replaced by Joey O'Brien
Bolton appear to be content to hold onto what they have and are content to defend for the remainder of the match.
Mikel Arteta replaced by Alan Stubbs.
Okocha is once again wide of the mark with a shot.
Stelios Giannakopoulos is replaced by Kevin Nolan
Fernando Hierro is replaced by Vincent Candela
Stelios Giannakopoulos recaptures the lead for the home side with a header after a corner by Fernando Hierro.
The lead lasts just two minutes as Lee Carsley fires home for Everton.
Kevin Davies lashes home from close range to give Bolton the lead.
Tim Cahill is replaced by Leon Osman for the visitors.
Diouf's header flies just over the bar but a great effort by the mercurial star.
Radhi Jaidi rises at the far post to head home for the Trotters after an excellent cross by Fernando Hierro.
Okocha tries another shot and misses the target yet again - but he's getting closer.
Okocha tries from long-range but the shot flies 20 yards wide of the target.
Bolton will have to play the final 45 minutes of the season with ten men, as they look for an equaliser.
Referee Neal Barry gets booed from the crowd as he brings the first half to a close.
Tim Cahill booked for altercation with N'Gotty.
Bruno N'Gotty is sent off for throwing a punch at Tim Cahill.
Giannakopoulos gets on the end of a long throw but Wright smothers his close-range shot.
Duncan Ferguson is penalised for handball.
Bolton's claims for a penalty are turned down by referee Barry.
Diouf's header is easily saved by Richard Wright in the Everton goal.
The game quietens down as play is condensed in midfield.
Jaaskelainen punches away a corner when he really should have caught it.
Kevin Davies is booked for what looked like a perfect tackle.
Speed's snap shot from the edge of the box flies just over the bar.
Okocha sends in a cross from out wide but it's too close to the keeper.
Jay-Jay Okocha tries his luck from distance but his effort is saved.
El Hadji Diouf is booked for dissent.
Kevin Kilbane forces Jussi Jaaskelainen into a sharp save with a long-range effort.
Kevin Davies tries to respond for Bolton with a 20-yard shot but misses the target.
Tim Cahill opens the scoring with a spectacular volley from close range.
El Hadji Diouf is caught offside as Bolton continue to play long balls to the frontmen.
Kevin Davies is caught offside as the home side look to play him through.
Gary Speed's early shot flies wide of the target for Bolton
Referee Neal Barry gets the game underway with both sides already in Europe next season.
Ten-man Bolton Wanderers signed off on a winning note and sixth place in the Premiership with a battling performance against an Everton side who beat them to a Champions League place. With both sides having already booked a European place for next season - Wanderers have qualified for the UEFA Cup - this was a match with supposedly nothing to play for. Yet referee Neale Barry had his work cut out keeping the lid on a highly charged affair that saw three first-half bookings and ultimately a straight red card in first-half added time for home defender Bruno N'Gotty. He was seen by the referee's assistant hitting out at Tim Cahill after the Everton man had caught him with an elbow. Cahill was shown a yellow card for his part in the incident and there were other first-half cautions for Wanderers players El Hadji Diouf and Kevin Davies. In between there was no shortage of goalmouth action with both sides keeping the keepers on their toes That came after Everton had raced into a ninth minute lead when Cahill reacted first to hook the ball into the net, while Wanderers were complaining of a foul on keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen. Wanderers followed that up with good efforts from Diouf and Gary Speed, before Stelios Giannakopoulos brought out a good smothering save from Everton keeper Richard Wright on the stroke of half-time. Jay-Jay Okocha went close with two efforts immediately after half-time but ten-man Wanderers finally drew level in the 53rd minute when Tunisian defender Radhi Jaidi climbed high to head in Fernando Hierro's free-kick. That merely signalled a flurry of goals with another three coming in the space of five hectic minutes. First, Davies fired Wanderers ahead in the 61st minute before Everton levelled through Lee Carsley's 63rd minute effort. But Wanderers regained the lead again three minutes later when Giannakopoulos scored his eighth of the season. There was an emotional send-off for Wanderers midfield man Hierro. The 37-year-old former Real Madrid captain was playing his last game before retiring and received a standing ovation when he was replaced by Kevin Nolan in the 67th minute.
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