Bolton Wanderers vs Chelsea preview
Posted on | December 4, 2008 | No Comments
Game : Bolton Wanderers ( 9th- 20 points) vs Chelsea ( 2nd- 33 points)
Competition : English Premier League
Venue : Reebok Stadium, Lancashire, England
Date : Saturday, December 6, 2008
Kickoff : 15.00 GMT
In form Bolton Wanderers will look to keep up their recent good run when Chelsea visit them at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday. Gary Megson’s side have won four of their last five games, and are brimming with confidence ahead of the tough clash against Chelsea.
After a torrid start to the season, Bolton have started to find their touch, as this analysis of their last five games will tell you.
Bolton Wanderers- Last Five games- all competitions ( Scorers in brackets- most recent first)
Sunderland 1-4 Bolton Wanderers ( Matt Taylor, Gary Cahill, Johan Elmander*2)
Middlesbrough 1-3 Bolton Wanderers ( Gretar Steinsson, Johan Elmander*2)
Bolton 0-2 Liverpool
Hull 0-1 Bolton ( Matt Taylor)
Bolton 2-0 Man City ( Ricardo Gardner)
Bolton Wanderers- last five games at home
Bolton 0-2 Liverpool
Bolton 2-0 Man City ( Ricardo Gardner)
Bolton 0-1 Everton
Bolton 0-0 Blackburn
Bolton 1-3 Arsenal ( Kevin Davies)
Taylor is likely to feature in this game despite limping off against Sunderland.
Chelsea were shocked 2-1 by Arsenal at the Bridge, and conceded their spot at the top of the table to Liverpool. Big Phil’s men need to get back to winning ways soon, and what better than place than the Reebok, where they last lost in October 1997.
The Blues boast of the best away record in the Premiership. They have won seven out of seven, and have scored nineteen and conceded just one.
Chelsea form- last five games ( Most recent first- scorers in brackets)
Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal
Bordeaux 1-1 Chelsea ( Nicolas Anelka)
Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle
West Brom 0-3 Chelsea ( Bosingwa, Anelka*2)
Chelsea 1-1 Burnley- Carling Cup ( Didier Drogba)
Drogba serves the last of his three game coin throwing suspension.
Chelsea- last five games away
Bordeaux 1-1 Chelsea ( Nicolas Anelka)
West Brom 0-3 Chelsea ( Bosingwa, Anelka*2)
Blackburn 0-2 Chelsea ( Nicolas Anelka*2)
Roma 3-1 Chelsea ( John Terry)
Hull 0-3 Chelsea ( Frank Lampard, Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda)
It will be an emotional return for Anelka, who played for Bolton before moving to Chelsea.
Last season corresponding fixture
Bolton 0-1 Chelsea ( Salomon Kalou)
Prediction- Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Chelsea ( Nicolas Anelka)
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