Steinsson hurls a throw into the Sunderland box, Gary Cahil flicks the ball goalwards and it looked like the winner but Fulop makes a tremendous save to deny Bolton the three points.

Djibril Cisse takes a shot from range but it goes high and wide.

Great chance for Bolton, Matt Taylor had a chance to shoot but Kevin Davies got in his way, the ball comes to Riga but his effort goes over the bar.

Cahill sends a ball forward and Mark Davies picks it up, he chests the ball down but smashes his shot way over the Sunderland crossbar.

Taylor sends a corner into the Sunderland penalty area and Bolton win another corner, the next corner goes out for a goal kick.

Jaaskelainen does well to get in the way of a Reid cross which was heading for Richardson.

Matt Taylor swings in a corner for Bolton, Whitehead clears for a second corner, Taylor takes again but Fulop does well to catch the ball in the Sunderland goal.

Bolton pile of the pressure but Sunderland break down the attack and Bardsley clears.

Anton Ferdinand sends a free kick into the Bolton penalty area but Kevin Davies clears for Bolton, the ball does fall for Richardson but again he fluffs his shot and it goes well wide.

Gavin McCann closes down Bardsley to halt the Sunderland attack.

Sunderland win a free kick in a shooting position, Richardson has a go left-footed but it goes way over the Bolton crossbar.

Steinsson's cross causes havoc in the Sunderland box but referee Rob Styles spots an infringement and awards Sunderland a free kick.

Bolton win a free kick on the right hand side in a shooting position, Taylor takes but it goes straight into the wall.

Taylor swings in a corner for Bolton, the ball breaks to Mark Davies who unleashes a shot but Whitehead blocks.

Good work from Whitehead but his cross deflects off Cahill and Jaaskelainen gathers in the Bolton goal.

Steinsson wins Bolton a corner kick, Matt Taylor takes but Fulop gathers for Sunderland.

A great attack from Sunderland as they break quickly but Kenwyne Jones just can't get to the cross.

Some good work from Leadbitter and Malbranque as they try and get Sunderland back in the game but Muamba breaks the play down for Bolton.

Samuel sends a cross into the Sunderland box after a great ball from Gavin McCann but Davenport clears for Sunderland.

Elmander's cross is cleared by Ferdinand, Bolton have started the better of the two sides and Gary Cahill has just fired over from the edge of the box.

Kevin Davies hits a low cross in front of the Sunderland goal but no one is there to get on the end of it and Sunderland clear.

Bolton free kick about 10 yards inside the Sunderland half, McCann chips the ball in but Sunderland clear for a throw in.

Samuel whips a cross into the Sunderland penalty box but the Black Cats clear.

Half Time: BOLTON 0-0 SUNDERLAND

Phil Bardsley hits a shot goal-wards from the edge of the area but it goes way over the Bolton crossbar.

Great challenge from McCann to stop Richardson who otherwise would have been through on the Bolton goal, he is having a good game against his former club and has probably been the Wanderers best player.

It looked as if Elmander was going to get a shot away after the final corner but his touch was abysmal and Sunderland cleared, I can't believe they paid nearly £10million for him sometimes that was shocking.

McCann takes the next corner again, he hits it again towards the near post and again Whitehead clears for a corner, the third effort is cleared by Fulop.

Good play from Samuel wins Bolton a corner, McCann swings the ball in but Sunderland clear for another corner.

Good work from Kenwyne Jones as he finds Whitehead on the edge of the box, but he gets his shot all wrong and the ball goes out of play for a Bolton goal-kick.

From the resulting free-kick Kenwyne Jones finds Richardson with his flick, but the former Manchester United player can only find the side netting.

Bolton are in possesion now and they've slowed the tempo, you get the feeling the Wanderers would be happy with a draw and with the way Sunderland are playing it looks a dangerous tactic.

Sunderland really are in control of this now but they just can't find the final ball, aside from Richardson's chance they haven't opened Bolton up and have been shooting from range.

Former Sunderland man Gavin McCann gives away a free-kick just inside the Bolton half, Bardsley passes to Malbranque who tries a shot from range but Bolton clear.

The Bolton keeper is fine and he restarts play with a goal kick.

Theres a break in play as Jaaskelainen takes a knock in the face going for a cross, he should be ok to continue though.

Great chance for Sunderland, Malbranque won the ball and played a great pass to Jones, he set up Richardson who sends a shot over the bar when he should have at least hit the target.

Leadbitter fires in a shot after cutting inside from the left, but it goes into the side netting. Good work from the Sunderland midfielder.

Richardson wins Sunderland a corner kick, but it was a poor delivery and Bolton clear.

Sunderland are perhaps the better team at the moment, they're chasing everything down and not giving Bolton any time on the ball, Leadbitter has just hit a poor shot wide for Sunderland.

Elmander chips a ball into the Sunderland penalty area but Fulop claims easily.

Bolton win a free kick in the centre circle, O'Brien chips it in and the ball drops to Steinsson who has a shot from range but it doesn't trouble Fulop who watches it go wide.

Kieran Richardson attempts a shot from range but it was way off target, a wasted chance really as he had other options and it would have taken something special to beat Jaaskelainen from there.

Sunderland pile on the pressure now, Steed Malbranque has just tried a shot from range but Kenwyn Jones got in the way and the ball rolled through to Jussi Jaaskelainen.

Steinsson launches one of his long-throws into the Sunderland penalty area but Calum Davenport does well to beat Kevin Davies to the ball and clear with a header.

Good pressure from Bolton, they don't get a shot off though and Phil Bardsley clears for the Black Cats.

Both teams playing quite well at the moment, Bolton are perhaps shading it but Sunderland will know how important it is they get something today - their next two fixtures are Portsmouth (A) and Chelsea (H).

Dean Whitehead gets on the end of the corner but his effort goes over the Bolton crossbar.

Tainio hits a speculative effort from range, his shot deflects of Cahill and Sunderland have corner.

Early attack from Bolton as Steinsson sends a cross into the Sunderland box but Fulop catches comfortably.