Full Time: BOLTON 2-1 PORTSMOUTH. Bolton collect the three points they thoroughly deserve having dominated the entire game while Portsmouth really never looked like battling their way back into the match.
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So close! Hreidarsson flicks on and Defoe loops the ball over Jaaskelainen only to see the ball drop agonisingly wide of the far post. Bolton get away with it!
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We are into injury time now and still Portsmouth fail to carry a threat and Bolton look set to collect all the points.
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At the moment it looks as though Bolton are going to get away with wasting all their chances as Portsmouth continue to carry little to no threat.
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Bolton have been unbelieavably on top and if Elmander and Davies had been as clinical as they can be then we could be looking at a cricket score here.
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Substitution
Bolton are making a change as Fabrica Muamba replaces Ricardo Gardner.
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Despite the attacking change from Tony Adams' the game is still being played in the Portsmouth half and Bolton waste another chance as Davies heads straight at James from close range after another Steinsson cross.
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Taylor cuts in off the right hand side and unleashes a rocket of a shot with his left foot that skips up off the knee of Distin, leaving James stranded, and flies onto the roof of the net - skimming the top fo the bar on the way.
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Substitution
David Nugent is on in place of Papa Bouba Diop for Portsmouth - a rare appearance for the striker.
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Another chance goes begging! Gardner unselfishly lays it on a plate for Elmander but he can only hit James - however it rebounds back for Gardner again only for the Jamaican to chip into the side netting.
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Portsmouth are edging themselves forward bit-by-bit and sooner or later they will begin to build pressure so Bolton need to take one of these chances soon, before Pompey can build momentum.
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Yellow Card
Steinsson ensures Hreidarsson can't start a counter-attack as he chops him down and collects a yellow card.
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Could Bolton still be made to rue these missed opportunites? They have wasted countless openings again in this second period and could be vulnerable to a sting in the tail.
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Another chance goes begging for the Trotters! A long ball is nodded down expertly by Davies for Nolan but he goes for it with the wrong foot and skews his effort well wide.
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Substitution
Lassana Diarra is reportedly bound for Real Madrid in the January window but he returns from injury for Portsmouth here in place of Richard Hughes.
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Great clearance from Kranjcar! Taylor curls a corner into the box and Davies risest highest but Kranjcar is on the post to hack the ball off the line and Pompey survive.
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Now Bolton survive a goalmouth scramble as O'Brien blocks Defoe's goalbound effort on the line and from the resultant corner Hreidarsson heads narrowly wide.
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David James makes one of his trademark howlers, but Elmander somehow fails to capitalise as the England keeper dribbles a clearance to the Swede who rushes his attempt and squirms it wide. Big let off for James and Pompey.
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Defoe barely touched the ball before the break but he gets onto it now and drives at the back four and fires past the post - but that was a sign of danger for Bolton.
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Portsmouth still look sluggish at the start of this second half, just as they did before, and Bolton are again dominating proceedings with Taylor wreaking havoc.
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...but this time he blazes it high and wide of the goal and Portsmouth survive without any alarm for once.
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Taylor has a chance to make it 3-1 already with a free-kick from a dangerous position...
Second half
The second period is underway - will the game be as entertaining after the interval?
Half time
Half Time: BOLTON 2-1 PORTSMOUTH. The hosts could not have wished for a better start but Pompey have come back into the game slightly since Crouch got one back against the run of play.
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Taylor curls a free-kick into the box and Steinsson rises at the far post to bullet a header against the post but it rebounds out and away from danger - will they live to regret these chances?
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Yellow Card
Defoe is the first player to go into the referee's notebook.
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Should be all square! A diagonal ball in is chested down by Crouch for the onrushing Hreidarsson but he fails to control it quickly enough and Gary Cahill gets a block in.
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Gavin McCann doesn't get many goals but he tries his luck here with a fizzing effort from long range that skids past the post.
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Portsmouth are still trying to steal a foothold in this game as Bolton continue to pressurise regularly but Adams' men are still seeing themselves overrun in the wide areas.
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Superb save from James and a horrible waste from Bolton! Gardner beats the offside trap but is too casual as he allows James to block with his legs but the ball drops for Taylor, who again is too casual and Hreidarsson is able to get back and block.
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End-to-end stuff at the Reebok as Bolton create an opening for Elmander who leans back and fires over when he really should have hit the target from just inside the box.
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Both sides are as hopeless as each other under the high balls and Portsmouth chuck one up to Crouch and it eventually falls for Defoe who sees his shot turned away superbly by Jaaskelainen.
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The game is suddenly a lot more even as Bolton lose a bif of belief in themselves and you get the feeling that there are more goals to come in this one, but who will score them?
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Could Bolton live to regret not putting Portsmouth out of sight when they had the chance? The goal has given the South Coast club a lifeline and they are starting to look like themselves for the first time.
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Goal
BOLTON 2-1 PORTSMOUTH. A bolt from the blue! WIth their first attack of the game Portsmouth strike back as Kranjcar bends it in with the outside of his foot and CROUCH has the simple task of heading into the corner.
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Sorry Portsmouth fans but it's all Bolton still. The men from Fratton Park are stuck in their own half still and Bolton are flying at them again.
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Matt Taylor is heavily involved in everything that the Trotters are doing and again it is the former Pompey man that evades two challenges and bends a curling shot a fraction beyond the far post.
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Portsmouth are all over the place and simply don't seem to know what they are doing. Tony Adams needs to sort them out before this gets beyond salvage.
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It is like watching Brazil at the moment! Steinsson escapes down the right again and bends a superb cross to the far post where Gardner arrives and screams a right foot volley just past the post.
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It is still a Bolton onslaught as Portsmouth continue to be on the back foot and only a superb stop from David James stops Johan Elmander getting in on the act from close range.
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Matthew Taylor's opening goal was timed at just 48 seconds - not a bad start against your former club is it.
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Is it game over already? Portsmouth have simply not started yet and Taylor should have a second as Steinsson flashes it across goal and somehow the former Pompey man fails to make contact.
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Goal
BOLTON 2-0 PORTSMOUTH. The hosts are in dreamland! Pompey fail to clear another long ball and this time Ricardo GARDNER strides onto it and smashes his shot past James to make it 2-0 to Bolton.
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Goal
BOLTON 1-0 PORTSMOUTH. Unbelievable start! The ball is launched forward and Davies knocks it down for TAYLOR who brings it under control before rifling a shot into the top corner.
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Kickoff
Martin Atkinson is in charge of this one where both sides are looking to kick-start their festive periods.
Portsmouth were outplayed by Newcastle last time out so they come to Lancashire with a point to prove but it has not been a good start to Tony Adams' reign - although they are still in the European hunt.
Awaiting Kickoff
Bolton had been in the middle of a very good run of form but have slipped to defeats in each of their last two games so they will be out to stop the rot.
Awaiting Kickoff
Welcome to the Reebok Stadium where Portsmouth are the visitors to in-form Bolton Wanderers.
Bolton Wanderers
Portsmouth
Full time
Full Time: BOLTON 2-1 PORTSMOUTH. Bolton collect the three points they thoroughly deserve having dominated the entire game while Portsmouth really never looked like battling their way back into the match.
So close! Hreidarsson flicks on and Defoe loops the ball over Jaaskelainen only to see the ball drop agonisingly wide of the far post. Bolton get away with it!
We are into injury time now and still Portsmouth fail to carry a threat and Bolton look set to collect all the points.
At the moment it looks as though Bolton are going to get away with wasting all their chances as Portsmouth continue to carry little to no threat.
Bolton have been unbelieavably on top and if Elmander and Davies had been as clinical as they can be then we could be looking at a cricket score here.
Substitution
Bolton are making a change as Fabrica Muamba replaces Ricardo Gardner.
Despite the attacking change from Tony Adams' the game is still being played in the Portsmouth half and Bolton waste another chance as Davies heads straight at James from close range after another Steinsson cross.
Taylor cuts in off the right hand side and unleashes a rocket of a shot with his left foot that skips up off the knee of Distin, leaving James stranded, and flies onto the roof of the net - skimming the top fo the bar on the way.
Substitution
David Nugent is on in place of Papa Bouba Diop for Portsmouth - a rare appearance for the striker.
Another chance goes begging! Gardner unselfishly lays it on a plate for Elmander but he can only hit James - however it rebounds back for Gardner again only for the Jamaican to chip into the side netting.
Portsmouth are edging themselves forward bit-by-bit and sooner or later they will begin to build pressure so Bolton need to take one of these chances soon, before Pompey can build momentum.
Yellow Card
Steinsson ensures Hreidarsson can't start a counter-attack as he chops him down and collects a yellow card.
Could Bolton still be made to rue these missed opportunites? They have wasted countless openings again in this second period and could be vulnerable to a sting in the tail.
Another chance goes begging for the Trotters! A long ball is nodded down expertly by Davies for Nolan but he goes for it with the wrong foot and skews his effort well wide.
Substitution
Lassana Diarra is reportedly bound for Real Madrid in the January window but he returns from injury for Portsmouth here in place of Richard Hughes.
Great clearance from Kranjcar! Taylor curls a corner into the box and Davies risest highest but Kranjcar is on the post to hack the ball off the line and Pompey survive.
Now Bolton survive a goalmouth scramble as O'Brien blocks Defoe's goalbound effort on the line and from the resultant corner Hreidarsson heads narrowly wide.
David James makes one of his trademark howlers, but Elmander somehow fails to capitalise as the England keeper dribbles a clearance to the Swede who rushes his attempt and squirms it wide. Big let off for James and Pompey.
Defoe barely touched the ball before the break but he gets onto it now and drives at the back four and fires past the post - but that was a sign of danger for Bolton.
Portsmouth still look sluggish at the start of this second half, just as they did before, and Bolton are again dominating proceedings with Taylor wreaking havoc.
...but this time he blazes it high and wide of the goal and Portsmouth survive without any alarm for once.
Taylor has a chance to make it 3-1 already with a free-kick from a dangerous position...
Second half
The second period is underway - will the game be as entertaining after the interval?
Half time
Half Time: BOLTON 2-1 PORTSMOUTH. The hosts could not have wished for a better start but Pompey have come back into the game slightly since Crouch got one back against the run of play.
Taylor curls a free-kick into the box and Steinsson rises at the far post to bullet a header against the post but it rebounds out and away from danger - will they live to regret these chances?
Yellow Card
Defoe is the first player to go into the referee's notebook.
Should be all square! A diagonal ball in is chested down by Crouch for the onrushing Hreidarsson but he fails to control it quickly enough and Gary Cahill gets a block in.
Gavin McCann doesn't get many goals but he tries his luck here with a fizzing effort from long range that skids past the post.
Portsmouth are still trying to steal a foothold in this game as Bolton continue to pressurise regularly but Adams' men are still seeing themselves overrun in the wide areas.
Superb save from James and a horrible waste from Bolton! Gardner beats the offside trap but is too casual as he allows James to block with his legs but the ball drops for Taylor, who again is too casual and Hreidarsson is able to get back and block.
End-to-end stuff at the Reebok as Bolton create an opening for Elmander who leans back and fires over when he really should have hit the target from just inside the box.
Both sides are as hopeless as each other under the high balls and Portsmouth chuck one up to Crouch and it eventually falls for Defoe who sees his shot turned away superbly by Jaaskelainen.
The game is suddenly a lot more even as Bolton lose a bif of belief in themselves and you get the feeling that there are more goals to come in this one, but who will score them?
Could Bolton live to regret not putting Portsmouth out of sight when they had the chance? The goal has given the South Coast club a lifeline and they are starting to look like themselves for the first time.
Goal
BOLTON 2-1 PORTSMOUTH. A bolt from the blue! WIth their first attack of the game Portsmouth strike back as Kranjcar bends it in with the outside of his foot and CROUCH has the simple task of heading into the corner.
Sorry Portsmouth fans but it's all Bolton still. The men from Fratton Park are stuck in their own half still and Bolton are flying at them again.
Matt Taylor is heavily involved in everything that the Trotters are doing and again it is the former Pompey man that evades two challenges and bends a curling shot a fraction beyond the far post.
Portsmouth are all over the place and simply don't seem to know what they are doing. Tony Adams needs to sort them out before this gets beyond salvage.
It is like watching Brazil at the moment! Steinsson escapes down the right again and bends a superb cross to the far post where Gardner arrives and screams a right foot volley just past the post.
It is still a Bolton onslaught as Portsmouth continue to be on the back foot and only a superb stop from David James stops Johan Elmander getting in on the act from close range.
Matthew Taylor's opening goal was timed at just 48 seconds - not a bad start against your former club is it.
Is it game over already? Portsmouth have simply not started yet and Taylor should have a second as Steinsson flashes it across goal and somehow the former Pompey man fails to make contact.
Goal
BOLTON 2-0 PORTSMOUTH. The hosts are in dreamland! Pompey fail to clear another long ball and this time Ricardo GARDNER strides onto it and smashes his shot past James to make it 2-0 to Bolton.
Goal
BOLTON 1-0 PORTSMOUTH. Unbelievable start! The ball is launched forward and Davies knocks it down for TAYLOR who brings it under control before rifling a shot into the top corner.
Kickoff
Martin Atkinson is in charge of this one where both sides are looking to kick-start their festive periods.
Awaiting Kickoff
Portsmouth: James, Pamarot, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Diop, Davis, Hughes, Kranjcar, Defoe, Crouch
Awaiting Kickoff
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Davies, Nolan, McCann, Taylor, Gardner, Elmander
Awaiting Kickoff
Portsmouth were outplayed by Newcastle last time out so they come to Lancashire with a point to prove but it has not been a good start to Tony Adams' reign - although they are still in the European hunt.
Awaiting Kickoff
Bolton had been in the middle of a very good run of form but have slipped to defeats in each of their last two games so they will be out to stop the rot.
Awaiting Kickoff
Welcome to the Reebok Stadium where Portsmouth are the visitors to in-form Bolton Wanderers.