English Premier League - Half Time Report: Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers 0-1
For Liverpool, it was a match that would decide the future of their manager Roy Hodgson. In the previous encounter with the Kop, the former Fulham manager was severely criticized as the Reds fans chanted slogans against him.
So far this season, Liverpool have played 18 matches in the Premier League and have acquired just 22 points as they are placed at the 12th position.
Bolton, on the other hand, continue with their good form. However, they have played a couple of extra matches in the Premier League hence every victory will matter more to them.
In their ranks, Elmander and Davies will have a point to prove in scoring against good teams. At the moment, Bolton have so far participated in 20 fixtures in the Premier League this season and produced 29 points from them.
Liverpool Line-up: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707 and David Ngog
Substitutes: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martin-Kelly-c24395
Bolton Wanderers Line-up: Jussi Jaaskelainen, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Davies-c20716
Substitutes: Robbie Blake, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ádám-Bogdán-c3516
Bolton kicked of the match and were immediately on the attack nonetheless Liverpool also seemed impressive on the counter.
The first real chance to score in the match came to Liverpool in the 18th minute when after a skirmish by Kuyt and short pass to Torres, the coveted Spanish striker gave an intelligent pass to Rodriguez who finished the ball well however a Bolton
defender intervened to save of the line.
In the 21st minute, Steven Gerrard came in for Meireles and that was followed by an impressive strike from Bolton’s Taylor who nearly scored the goal as the ball whizzed past the goal post.
Gerrard’s impact on the field was immediate as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 started to make successful plays and retain the ball for longer periods of time. By the half hour mark, Liverpool succumbed to poor defending yet again as Aurelio headed back the ball that nearly caused
a goal with ball travelling to a Bolton winger.
In the 32nd minute, Kuyt aided with finesse cross from the right wing and Rodriguez provided Reds with an impressive header but his attempt struck over the woodwork.
After the 35th minute, the Men in Red came up with one after another play that lay Bolton defence in array however in the end they always seemed to scrape away from danger.
In the 40th minute, Ngog had an impressive run and after deceiving two defenders he saw a gap and went for the shot. It turned out to be a disappointing strike as it did not have enough power therefore proved to be an easy save for Jaaskelainen.
In the 43rd minute, Aurelio was yellow carded for a foul which resulted in a free kick from the right wing. The cross by Taylor was sublime and Davies proved to be in the perfect position to head and did so lustrously hence drawing first blood.
In the 45th minute, Torres provided inspiration again as clever pass resulted in a good cross. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-c22528 was on the receiving area but the Brazilian was unsuccessful in scoring as his attempt trickled past the post.
This happened to be the last attempt at scoring in the first half as both teams headed back to their locker rooms to be briefed about new tactics for the later part of the match.
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