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  • Steinsson (26)
  • Fagan (47)
  • Date:2009-05-16
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:Reebok Stadium
  • Attendance:25085
  • Referee:Walton, P

Live Commentary

90mins

Full time: BOLTON 1-1 HULL CITY.

90mins

Long throw for Hull in stoppage time, Shittu heads clear and then Cahill mops up to clear the danger.

89mins

Ariza Makukula replaces Johan Elmander for Bolton in the final stages.

87mins

Substitute Chris Basham had a great chance to win it for Bolton after Elmander put him though on goal but the youngster tripped and the chance goes begging.

85mins

Johan Elmander meets Kevin Davies' cross for what feels like Bolton's first shot of the second half but his effort is off target.

83mins

At the moment it really is Jaaskelainen Vs Hull City, he has just made another fantastic save from a Fagan header to deny Hull what would surely be a winner now.

82mins

Double substitution for Bolton, Muamba is replaced by Chris Basham for Bolton while Matt Taylor makes way for Riga.

82mins

Unbelievable save from Jaaskelainen, a free kick from Hull, somehow he managed to scoop Cousin's header onto the bar with a full stretch. I can't believe Hull aren't winning this game.

81mins

Jlloyd Samuel receives his third yellow card of the season for Bolton.

77mins

A mistake from Muamba gave Marney the chance to shoot from the edge of the box, he shoots straight at Jaaskelainen though and the Bolton keeper saves easily.

76mins

Deiberson Geovanni makes way for Daniel Cousin for Hull City, the Brazilian does not look happy it has to be said!

74mins

Jaaskelainen spills a vicious drive from Geovanni and Dean Marney picked up the ball and drilled it back across the Bolton goal but there is no one there to tap it in.

73mins

You can feel the tension now and Hull really are the team pressing at the moment.

72mins

Dean Marney replaces Nicky Barmby for Hull City.

69mins

Hull hit the post! The ball fell kindly to Barmby on the edge of the Bolton box but his shot cannons back off the upright.

67mins

Gavin McCann tried a fabulous effort from 25-yards with his left foot but Boaz Myhill made a great save in the Hull goal.

65mins

Fabrice Muamba wins a corner for Bolton, Mark Davies curled the ball in and Danny Shittu gets his head on it but Fagan manages to clear for Hull.

63mins

Gavin McCann clears Hull's second successive corner with a commanding header.

62mins

Hull have another corner kick, the Tigers are building up a bit of momentum now and Samuel has to clear for another Hull corner.

60mins

Matt Taylor is caught offside for Bolton as the Wanderers looked to break following a Hull corner.

58mins

Johan Elmander is caught offside as the Bolton forward looked to have a great chance on goal.

57mins

Great defensive work from Gary Cahill denied Craig Fagan another opportunity on goal.

56mins

I've had a few technical difficulties here, for which I apologise, but Hull have controlled the opening stages and in other good news for the Tigers Villa have equalised at Boro and Newcastle are down to 10 men, they're trailing Fulham 1-0 .

47mins

BOLTON 1-1 HULL CITY: FAGAN equalises for Hull after a great counter attack, moments before Kevin Davies should have made it 2-0 Bolton.

45mins

The second half is underway at the Reebok Stadium, with no changes for either side.

45mins

Half time: BOLTON 1-0 HULL CITY.

45mins

Great save from Myhill, Bolton won a corner which Mark Davies swung in, Cahill connected but Myhill and Dawson combined to deny Cahill a goal.

45mins

Nicky Barmby - the smallest player on the pitch - again connects with a cross at the back post but his headed effort loops over the Bolton goal.

45mins

There are three added minutes of time at the end of the first half, mainly because of the long stoppage at the start of the game when Shittu took a knock to the face.

44mins

Great play from Kevin Davies as he tracks back and wins the ball back for Bolton, only for Johan Elmander to give possession away cheaply.

43mins

Good work from Geovanni to create some space, the Brazilian has a shot from the edge of the Bolton box but it flicks of Samuel and Jasskelainen catches easily.

41mins

Finally a bit of good news for Hull fans, Newcastle have gone a goal down against Fulham at St James' Park.

39mins

Johan Elmander receives Bolton's first yellow card of the game and his second of the season.

35mins

Nothing comes from the Bolton corner and Hull have a goal kick, Hull have responded well to the going a goal down and Geovanni has just seen a shot saved by Jaaskelainen.

33mins

Bolton have a free kick which Taylor takes, the ball breaks for Elmander but Myhill makes a good save to give Bolton a corner.

29mins

Another Hull corner, this time Cahill heads clear.

27mins

My word, Hull should be level, from the corner Jaaskelainen miss judges the flight and Nicky Barmby heads wide with the goal gaping.

27mins

Hull nearly get right back in it but Manucho's shot is deflected over the Bolton cross bar, the Tigers have a corner.

26mins

BOLTON 1-0 HULL CITY: The curse of the commentator, Bolton drove forward and Matt Taylor's first effort was blocked, the ball came back to Gretar STEINSSON and his drive from the edge of the box beat Myhill.

22mins

As we near the half way point of the first half I'd say Hull are just shading this at the moment, with Manucho the danger man in these early stages.

19mins

Great chance for Hull, Garcia chipped the ball into the Bolton box and Manucho headed goalwards but Jaaskelainen makes a decent save.

18mins

Matt Taylor's corner comes to nothing and Hull will restart the game with a goal kick.

17mins

Bolton free kick just 10 yards outside of the Hull box, Matt Taylor steps up and has a shot but his effort comes off the wall for a Bolton corner.

17mins

This time Bolton have an opportunity to swing a free kick into the Hull box, Taylor takes but the Tigers defence manage to clear.

16mins

Andy Dawson receives the first yellow card of the game.

15mins

Hull free kick, Dawson sends it into the Bolton box but Danny Shittu head the ball clear.

14mins

Bad news for all the Hull fans out there, Middlesbrough have just taken the lead against Aston Villa.

9mins

Neither side has really taken charge of this game yet but both teams seem to be willing to give it a go, Boateng has just played a dangerous ball into the Bolton box but Manucho couldn't get to it and Bolton clear.

7mins

Fabrice Muamba gives the ball away with a poor pass, Manucho picks the ball up and hits a decent effort from 35-yards but Jaaskelainen is equal to the task and deals with his shot comfortably.

6mins

Elmander manages to get his head on a cross and flick it towards Matt Taylor but fortunately for Hull it doesn't reach him.

5mins

Danny Shittu has just taken a knock, possibly an elbow, from Manucho and he is now sporting a bandage and a rather large lump on his head but he looks ok to continue.

3mins

First chance for Bolton, Matt Taylor has a crack from the edge of the area but it goes about a yard over the Hull crossbar.

0mins

The game is underway at the Reebok Stadium.

0mins

Hull team news: Mauncho and Geovanni are back in the starting line up in place of Kamil Zayatte and Daniel Cousin following the 2-1 defeat at the hands of Stoke at the KC Stadium last week.

0mins

Bolton team news: Mark Davies and Danny Shittu replace Tamir Cohen and Andy O'Brien in the only changes to the side that drew 0-0 with Sunderland last week.

0mins

I don't think anyone needs to be told how important this game is for Hull City, but I'll explain it anyway just in case - if they lose today they will have to get something against Manchester United next week on the final fixture to avoid the drop.

0mins

Hull: Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Dawson, Kilbane, Fagan, Boateng, Garcia, Barmby, Geovanni, Manucho. Subs: Duke, Doyle, Hughes, Halmosi, Marney, Cousin, Cooper.

0mins

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Shittu, Samuel, Kevin Davies, Muamba, McCann, Mark Davies, Taylor, Elmander. Subs: Al Habsi, Hunt, Riga, Puygrenier, Makukula, Cohen, Basham.

Match Preview

Hull City travel to the Reebok Stadium to face Bolton Wanderers, with their relegation fears having increased due to Newcastle's win over Middlesbrough on Monday.

The Tigers dropped into the bottom three as a result of the Magpies' 3-1 success, putting City in danger of an immediate return to the Championship.

Phil Brown's side have suffered a dramatic loss of form in the second half of the campaign, having won just once in 16 league outings since the turn of the year.

They have also lost their last five games, going down 2-1 at home to Stoke City last time out, but Brown is still upbeat about the prospects.

He said: "There's nowhere else I want to be, I certainly wouldn't want the quiet life in the Championship.

"I still have confidence in my team and I'm very confident we'll still be in the Premier League next season. Of course it's been a test in the last couple of weeks, it's been a difficult time for us all."

Brown is without suspended striker Caleb Folan, while skipper Ian Ashbee is sidelined by a knee injury.

One bright note for Hull comes with the knowledge that their hosts are also out of form, with Gary Megson's men having won just once in nine games and having been held to goalless draws by Wigan Athletic and Sunderland on their last two outings.

Megson was critical of his side after the Black Cats stalemate, saying: "I think they had eight shots to our one in the first 45 minutes.

"They didn't have one in the second 45, because we started playing how I expect us to play and how we have played for most of the season."


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Match Report

Hull City climbed out of the drop zone following a battling 1-1 draw with Bolton Wanderers, but their Premier League status is still far from assured with one game left to play.

The point for the Tigers coupled with Newcastle United's defeat at home to Fulham has marginally eased the pressure on Phil Brown's side.

However, they must better Newcastle's result on the final day of the season if they are to avoid slipping back into the Championship.

Hull will host Manchester United at the KC Stadium next Sunday, but at least they may have the advantage of facing a weakened Red Devils line-up following their own title-clinching result against Arsenal.

On the day, Hull were only denied all three points by the heroics of Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen.

The Finn kept out late headers from Daniel Cousin and Craig Fagan with top-drawer saves as the Tigers looked to snatch what would have been a priceless victory.

Nick Barmby's late shot also hit the post to the dismay of the 4,700 travelling fans who packed inside the Reebok Stadium and made it feel like a home game for the visitors.

Bolton had struck first in the game with just 26 minutes on the clock.

Full-back Gretar Steinsson let fly with a 25-yard thunderbolt which took a slight deflection before nestling in the back of Boaz Myhill's net.

Manucho had the chance to reply instantly for the visitors but the on loan Manchester United striker could only side-foot a 10-yard effort well over the crossbar.

Geovanni then headed straight at Jaaskelainen from 12 yards as the Tigers spurned another golden opportunity.

But after Fagan had cleared a Gary Cahill header from a corner off his own goalline, he popped up at the other end to draw the sides level.

Bolton defender Danny Shittu failed to clear a harmless looking corner and Fagan pounced from close range to level the match two minutes after half-time.

The former Derby County winger was also on hand to clear another header from a corner off the his line before the late drama involving Jaaskelainen as Bolton held on for a share of the spoils.

Bolton Wanderers

Hull City

Corners

57

Fouls

119

Goal attempts

1622

Shots off target

78

Offsides

12

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