• Date: Sat 25 August 2007
  • Venue: Reebok Stadium
  • Ref: Clattenburg, M
  • Attendance: 20,023
Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers

Speed (32)

Anelka (55)

Braaten (90)

3 - 0

Bolton Wanderers vs Reading

Team Lineups

Bolton Wanderers

Jussi Jaaskelainen
Jlloyd Samuel
Gerald Cid
Abdoulaye Meite
Nicky Hunt
Gavin McCann
Kevin Nolan
Mikel Alonso (Daniel Braaten, 75)
Gary Speed
El Hadji Diouf
Nicolas Anelka

Reading

Marcus Hahnemann
Ivar Ingimarsson
Andre Bikey
Scott Golbourne (Bobby Convey, 63)
Ulises de la Cruz (John Halls, 83)
Stephen Hunt
Brynjar Gunnarsson
James Harper
Emerse Fae (Leroy Lita, 73)
Kevin Doyle
Shane Long


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

It's finished 3-0, Bolton get their first win and it was fully deserved. Goals from Speed, Anelka and Braaten doing the damage.

90
Goal
 

Braaten turns home Anelka's cross to make it 3-0

87

Anelka blasts the ball wide as he looks for his second

85

Diouf's free-kick is headed goalwards by Anelka but Hahnemann saves well

83
Substitution
 

De la Cruz is replaced by John Halls for the visitors

81

Nolan lashes a volley just wide but the points appear safe for Bolton already

79

Cid clears well after Reading force a corner

78
Yellow Card
 

Abdoulaye Meite fouls Long and he is booked

76
Substitution
 

Alonso is replaced by Daniel Braaten as Bolton make a change now

75

Coppell has introduced Lita as he looks to find something to get his side back into the game but time is running out

73
Substitution
 

Emerse Fae is replaced by Leroy Lita as Reading make a second change

72

Diouf's shot is deflected for a corner from which Gerald Cid's header is off target

70
Yellow Card
 

Nicky Hunt is the first player to be booked

66

Bobby Convey's free-kick from the right is gathered by Jaaskelainen

65

Mikel Alonso's shot from distance is claimed well by Hahnemann

63
Substitution
 

Golbourne is replaced by Bobby Convey as Steve Coppell makes his first change of the afternoon

61

Hunt clears from Diouf's corner as Bolton look for a third goal

58

Anelka has been very good for Bolton and the Trotters look like earning their first win of the season

56

Diouf's excellent through ball had set Anelka clear for the goal but Bikey did well to get back only to inadvertantly touch the ball past his own keeper

55
Goal
 

Anelka makes it 2-0 from close-range after Bikey had pushed the ball beyond his own keeper, Hahnemann

52

Bikey has been one of Reading's better players as he gets in the way of a Diouf effort

50

Bolton are in charge at the start of the second half but will be keen to imcrease their lead

48

Another Diouf corner is cleared

Second half
 

The second half gets underway with Bolton holding a slender lead

Half time
 

Speed's header deservedly gives Bolton the lead at the break

44

Harper defends well this time, clearing Diouf's corner

42

Scott Golbourne does well to block another Anelka shot

39

Hunt's free-kick is claimed well by Jussi Jaaskelainen

37

James Harper's corner is cleared by the Bolton defence

35

Bolton deserve their lead so far with the pressure on Sammy Lee to find his side's first win of the season

33

Kevin Nolan fires a shot just wide as the Trotters look for a quick second

32
Goal
 

Speed puts Bolton in front with a superb header from Diouf's corner

30

Shane Long wastes a great chance for Reading

28

Stephen Hunt's corner is cleared as Reading rely on the counter-attack

26

Andre Bikey blocks Diouf's effort as the home side continue to dictate

25

Anelka forces Marcus Hahnemann into a fine save

23

Brynjar Gunnarsson fires an effort wide from the edge of the area

21

Reading have yet to muster a decent attempt and it's Bolton who look like opening the scoring at the minute

19

Bolton work a short corner but it comes to nothing

16

Bolton are on the front foot at the moment

13

Diouf's pull back for Speed sees the Welshman fire the ball over

11

Doyle fouls Speed but escapes a booking

9

Anelka has a shot blocked as Bolton raise the tempo

7

Diouf's pass to Gavin McCann sets him clear but Ulises de la Cruz's tackle is excellent and denies him the opening

5

Anelka appears to be up front on his own as Bolton have started nervously at home

4

Gerald Cid's tackle denies Kevin Doyle as Reading settle slightly better

2

Gary Speed is caught offside early on

Kickoff
 

The action gets underway at The Reebok

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Reading defender Nicky Shorey is replaced by Scott Golbourne while unsettled Bolton pair Nicolas Anelka and El Hadji Diouf both start