Postmatch Report – Home to Fulham
Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 Fulham
Ground: Reebok Stadium | Attendance: 23,104 | Referee: Phil Dowd
- [22] Helguson – Fulham
- [45] Helguson (og) – Bolton
- [68] Nolan – Bolton
After midweek deep disappointment after being knocked out of The UEFA Cup Bolton Wanderers needed to restore confidence and morale and Sammy Lee’s post match comment, “this isn’t the end of the journey, this is the start,” showed signs of optimism that were eventually displayed on to the pitch this afternoon.
Strangely Fulham had to make a change before the game had even started having lost Antti Niemi to an injury picked up during his warm-up – he was replaced Warner.
It looked to be going wrong for The Wanderers as Fulham striker Helguson managed a powerful volleyed shot that hit the crossbar in the 2nd minute after a great chipped pass from Radzinski. The visitors continued to unsettle The Trotters and eventually, perhaps inevitably, went ahead halfway through the first half with Heidar Helguson heading Simon Elliot’s free-kick.


Sammy Lee flew out of Manchester Airport to the south of France yesterday with the squad. Sam Allardyce is hoping to recover from a chest infection sufficiently to travel today [Thursday].

