Source: Daily_Mail
West Ham 1 Bolton 2: Ten-man Trotters continue Hammers hoodoo
Bolton secured a vital away victory against relegation rivals West Ham with two goals inside the opening 16 minutes from Kevin Davies and Jack Wilshere.[LNB]Davies was magnificent throughout and his powerful header gave Bolton the lead before he turned provider, robbing James Tomkins of the ball to tee up 18-year-old Wilshere.[LNB]West Ham mounted a spirited comeback after Bolton had Tamir Cohen sent off for two bookable offences in the second half and Alessandro Diamanti curled in a late consolation.[LNB]Both sides hit the bar in a frantic finale but Bolton held on for a sixth straight victory over West Ham - and their third this season - which takes them above the Hammers in the table.[LNB] Quick feet: Loanee Jack Wilshere doubles Bolton's lead[LNB] [LNB]All the pre-match statistics had pointed to a home win. Bolton hadnot won on their travels in six months or scored away from the ReebokStadium in over seven hours of football.[LNB]West Ham, meanwhile, had not conceded a goal at Upton Park in fourPremier League matches and boasted England duo Matthew Upson and RobertGreen at the back.[LNB]But Bolton are West Ham's bogey team and turned those records upsidedown inside 16 minutes, helped by some calamitous home defending.[LNB]West Ham could not handle Davies' physical presence all afternoonand he put Bolton ahead with a powerful header after rising aboveJulien Faubert to meet Lee Chung-Yong's cross.[LNB]Tomkins was all at sea at the heart of West Ham's defence, unable tocope with Davies and Johan Elmander, and it was his mistake whichgifted Bolton their second just six minutes later.[LNB]The England Under-21 international tried to shepherd the ball out ofplay for a goal-kick but was caught out by Davies, who clipped a crossinto the box.[LNB] Tower of strength: Kevin Davies powers Bolton ahead[LNB]Cohen, in the side after Stuart Holden broke his leg in midweek,knocked the ball down to Wilshere who beat Green from close range withan acrobatic finish and became the youngest Premier League scorer ofthe season.[LNB]West Ham may have been poor at the back but they were lively goingforward and came close with two Diamanti free-kicks from the edge ofthe box.[LNB]The Italian curled an early effort onto the roof of the net after Parker's surging run had been checked.[LNB]After Bolton's double strike, Paul Robinson was booked for a trip onRadoslavKovac and Diamanti tried his luck again from a similar position.[LNB]But Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen was equal to Diamanti'spowerful drive and he then denied Guillermo Franco, who had pounced onthe rebound.[LNB]With the Upton Park crowd growing increasingly agitated, West Ham began to lose their composure going forward.[LNB]Carlton Cole had the best chance, racing into the box to meet Scott Parker's through-ball with only Jaaskelainen to beat.[LNB]But the England striker took too many touches, allowing Sam Rickettstime to race back and execute a perfectly timed cover tackle.[LNB] Early bath: Tamir Cohen brings down Scott Parker for his second yellow card of the afternoon[LNB] [LNB]Parker wasted another promising opportunity with poor control beforeDiamanti drilled a cross into the box but Zat Knight cleared off theline after a goalmouth scramble.[LNB]West Ham's defending was almost comical at times, drawing howls of derision from the stands.[LNB]Jonathan Spector, playing out of position at left-back, allowed Leea free shot at the far post but the Bolton winger skewed it wide.[LNB]And a better striker than Elmander might have had a first-half hat-trick for Bolton.[LNB]The Swede saw one effort blocked by Green, he drilled another intothe side netting and then squandered his best chance of the half fromsix yards out.[LNB]Elmander lost Tomkins in the box and was picked out by Davies'right-wing cross but, under no pressure, he sent his shot over the bar.[LNB]West Ham brought on Kieron Dyer early in the second half afterFaubert strained a muscle and he almost made an immediate impact,latching onto Cole's knock-down but shooting over the bar.[LNB]Fabrice Muamba was booked for a foul on Parker to offer Diamanti athird chance from the edge of the box, but his free-kick hit the walland bounced clear.[LNB]Bolton were reduced to 10 men just after the hour mark after Cohencollected two bookings inside nine minutes, the second for a mindlesstrip on the industrious Parker.[LNB]Diamanti finally created a breakthrough for West Ham, curling a neatshot past Jaaskelainen to give some credence to the rather bizarredecision to make him man of the match.[LNB]In a frantic finish, Davies hit the bar after a counter-attack from Knight before Junior Stanislas rattled the woodwork.[LNB] Mido: I turned down £45k a week to prove myself at West HamWhy Premier League bosses are going crazy for the inside-out wingersWEST HAM UNITED FC
