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| Bolton 4-0 West Ham | Bolton 4-0 West Ham |
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| Bolton piled the pressure on troubled West Ham with a comprehensive victory. | Bolton piled the pressure on troubled West Ham with a comprehensive victory. |
| Kevin Davies opened the scoring with a close-range volley after El-Hadji Diouf had knocked the ball across the box. | Kevin Davies opened the scoring with a close-range volley after El-Hadji Diouf had knocked the ball across the box. |
| Davies poked home his second from a corner after the break before Diouf bewitched two defenders and drove in precisely to make it three. | Davies poked home his second from a corner after the break before Diouf bewitched two defenders and drove in precisely to make it three. |
| Nicolas Anelka completed the rout when he dinked the ball over Robert Green after collecting Gary Speed's pass, before Ivan Campo hit the post late on. | Nicolas Anelka completed the rout when he dinked the ball over Robert Green after collecting Gary Speed's pass, before Ivan Campo hit the post late on. |
| href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm">Interview: Bolton's Gary Speed onClick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6165805'); return false;" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm">Interview: West Ham manager Alan Pardew | |
| It was a fitting moment for Speed, who was typically impressive in his record-breaking 500th Premiership appearance. | It was a fitting moment for Speed, who was typically impressive in his record-breaking 500th Premiership appearance. |
| But it was a damning verdict on a West Ham side desperately short of ideas. | But it was a damning verdict on a West Ham side desperately short of ideas. |
| 606: DEBATE My cat could do a better job than Pardew at the moment SA 606: Have your say | 606: DEBATE My cat could do a better job than Pardew at the moment SA 606: Have your say |
| The closest they came to breaking their goal drought was a second-half Marlon Harewood shot. | The closest they came to breaking their goal drought was a second-half Marlon Harewood shot. |
| Neither side went into the game on a good run, with Bolton having managed just one win in seven league games and West Ham had lost four of their last five. | Neither side went into the game on a good run, with Bolton having managed just one win in seven league games and West Ham had lost four of their last five. |
| So it was unsurprising that there was hesitation in most of the play and a lack of confidence all round. | So it was unsurprising that there was hesitation in most of the play and a lack of confidence all round. |
| It was Bolton who shook off their shackles more easily and particularly in the shape of Anelka, they began to threaten. | It was Bolton who shook off their shackles more easily and particularly in the shape of Anelka, they began to threaten. |
| And when the Frenchman picked up the ball and embarked on a solo run, he could sense there was something on. | And when the Frenchman picked up the ball and embarked on a solo run, he could sense there was something on. |
| His deep cross found Speed, who the ball was nodded back across goal and Diouf was on hand to hook the ball towards Davies, who lashed in a volley. | His deep cross found Speed, who the ball was nodded back across goal and Diouf was on hand to hook the ball towards Davies, who lashed in a volley. |
| Bolton then settled into an easy rhythm with Campo dictating the play in midfield, where there seemed an absence of West Ham players. | Bolton then settled into an easy rhythm with Campo dictating the play in midfield, where there seemed an absence of West Ham players. |
| The visitors also lacked a presence up front and managed only one first-half effort on goal - a feeble shot from Carlos Tevez on 44 minutes, which barely had the pace to reach the keeper. | The visitors also lacked a presence up front and managed only one first-half effort on goal - a feeble shot from Carlos Tevez on 44 minutes, which barely had the pace to reach the keeper. |
| Before that, West Ham could have found themselves further behind when they failed to properly mark Diouf, but the striker headed down and wide. | Before that, West Ham could have found themselves further behind when they failed to properly mark Diouf, but the striker headed down and wide. |
| After the break, the teams quickly assumed their roles once more. | After the break, the teams quickly assumed their roles once more. |
| And Bolton doubled their lead on 52 minutes when Campo headed the ball on and Davies reacted fastest to divert the ball home. | And Bolton doubled their lead on 52 minutes when Campo headed the ball on and Davies reacted fastest to divert the ball home. |
| In a rare Hammers' offensive, Harewood fashioned a chance to reduce the deficit but his finish did not match his smart turn and he drove the ball across the face of goal. | In a rare Hammers' offensive, Harewood fashioned a chance to reduce the deficit but his finish did not match his smart turn and he drove the ball across the face of goal. |
| West Ham were then fortunate as Diouf suffered a lapse of concentration when well placed in the area, losing control of the ball when he seemed set to score. | West Ham were then fortunate as Diouf suffered a lapse of concentration when well placed in the area, losing control of the ball when he seemed set to score. |
| But Diouf showed his ability on 77 minutes, when he danced his way past two defenders before prodding the ball into the corner. | But Diouf showed his ability on 77 minutes, when he danced his way past two defenders before prodding the ball into the corner. |
| And a minute later, Speed's excellent pass released Anelka, who showed tremendous pace and poise to take the ball in his stride and finish expertly. | And a minute later, Speed's excellent pass released Anelka, who showed tremendous pace and poise to take the ball in his stride and finish expertly. |
| It was almost five for Bolton when Campo worked an opening but he saw his shot crash back off the foot of the post. | It was almost five for Bolton when Campo worked an opening but he saw his shot crash back off the foot of the post. |
| Bolton manager Sam Allardyce:"I'm absolutely delighted because we'd lost two games and we've found goals difficult to come by. Â | Bolton manager Sam Allardyce:"I'm absolutely delighted because we'd lost two games and we've found goals difficult to come by. Â |
| "To get four today, with the front three all scoring, was terrific. It wasn't as easy as it looked, West Ham put up a good fight. Â | "To get four today, with the front three all scoring, was terrific. It wasn't as easy as it looked, West Ham put up a good fight. Â |
| "Our finishing was high quality and it's a big victory. Hopefully it gives us the confidence to go on a run." | "Our finishing was high quality and it's a big victory. Hopefully it gives us the confidence to go on a run." |
| West Ham boss Alan Pardew:"Bolton were very very good, unfortunately we were the opposite. We were very stretched at the back. | West Ham boss Alan Pardew:"Bolton were very very good, unfortunately we were the opposite. We were very stretched at the back. |
| "We battled hard and tried to play - sometimes we overplayed. But, having said that, this was a fair result. | "We battled hard and tried to play - sometimes we overplayed. But, having said that, this was a fair result. |
| "We are going to need some strong characters to bounce back after this result - we are in a tight spot. As a team we were not good enough today." | "We are going to need some strong characters to bounce back after this result - we are in a tight spot. As a team we were not good enough today." |
| Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Faye, Meite, Pedersen, Campo, Davies (Vaz Te 82), Nolan, Speed (Gardner 88), Diouf (Tal 79), Anelka. Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Giannakopoulos. | Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Faye, Meite, Pedersen, Campo, Davies (Vaz Te 82), Nolan, Speed (Gardner 88), Diouf (Tal 79), Anelka. Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Giannakopoulos. |
| Booked: Diouf, Campo. | Booked: Diouf, Campo. |
| Goals: Davies 17, 52, Diouf 77, Anelka 78. | Goals: Davies 17, 52, Diouf 77, Anelka 78. |
| West Ham: Green, Spector (Pantsil 61), McCartney, Dailly, Collins, Konchesky, Mullins, Reo-Coker, Etherington, Harewood, Tevez (Sheringham 61). Subs Not Used: Carroll, Zamora, Benayoun. | West Ham: Green, Spector (Pantsil 61), McCartney, Dailly, Collins, Konchesky, Mullins, Reo-Coker, Etherington, Harewood, Tevez (Sheringham 61). Subs Not Used: Carroll, Zamora, Benayoun. |
| Booked: Reo-Coker, Etherington. | Booked: Reo-Coker, Etherington. |
| Att: 22,283 | Att: 22,283 |
| Ref: H Webb (S Yorkshire). | Ref: H Webb (S Yorkshire). |