Bolton Wanderers vs Manchester City preview
Posted on | October 31, 2008 | No Comments
Game : Bolton Wanderers (19) vs Manchester City (8)
Competition : English Premier League
Date : 2 November, 2008
Time : 4pm GMT
Venue : Reebok Stadium ( Home side – Bolton Wanderers)
Gary Megson’s Bolton Wanderers welcome Mark Hughes’ inconsistent Manchester City side to the Reebok Stadium on Sunday afternoon in a North-West Derby that the former desperately need to win. Bolton are just above Spurs in the league table, and after beating Stoke in their opening league game in August, have just won one of their next nine league games.
Manager Gary Megson has admitted that his side will have to fight for survival. Bolton look desperately short of ideas, and are very, very low on confidence. Fans are already saying that Megson needs to go, and unless the club come up with some better performances, Megson may be shown the door. Bolton will welcome Gavin McCann back from suspension for this game. In their last four home games, Bolton have only scored once. With a midfield devoid of pace and creativity, the likes of Johan Elmander and Kevin Davies upfront have not managed to get hold of the ball as many times as they would have liked to. On Wednesday, Bolton lost 0-1 to Everton, with Belgian Marouane Fellaini scoring a late winner for the Toffees.
Manchester City have been inconsistent this season. They lost to Middlesbrough 2-0 in the midweek fixture, with goals being scored by Afonso Alves and Gary O’Neil. Vincent Kompany collected his fifth yellow card against ‘Boro, but will be available for this clash as he will serve the ban later. City will also welcome Argentine Pablo Zabaleta back, with the rightback missing the last three games due to suspension. Daniel Sturridge’s ankle is giving him problems, and Jo is also a doubt with tonsilitis. But the likes of Robinho, Stephen Ireland and Shaun Wright Philips are all fit, and as it has already been proved this season, they can give the opposition defence real trouble.
City to win this 2-0, with goals from SWP and Robinho. While Bolton boast of an impressive record against City in the recent past ( They’ve lost only one of their last seven league meetings against City), I think City do have the quality to beat the Trotters on Sunday. The corresponding fixture last season ended 0-0.
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