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| Newcastle 1-2 Bolton | Newcastle 1-2 Bolton |
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| Bolton moved up to third place in the Premiership table, thanks to a quickfire brace from El-Hadji Diouf. | Bolton moved up to third place in the Premiership table, thanks to a quickfire brace from El-Hadji Diouf. |
| A dominant Newcastle side had taken the lead when Shola Ameobi hit home a penalty after Abdoulaye Faye was judged to have handled Obafemi Martin's cross. | A dominant Newcastle side had taken the lead when Shola Ameobi hit home a penalty after Abdoulaye Faye was judged to have handled Obafemi Martin's cross. |
| But Diouf turned the game on its head when he scored two goals in two minutes, first turning in Nicolas Anelka's cross and then heading home. | But Diouf turned the game on its head when he scored two goals in two minutes, first turning in Nicolas Anelka's cross and then heading home. |
| Martins saw a drive deflected but Newcastle could not find the equaliser. | Martins saw a drive deflected but Newcastle could not find the equaliser. |
| Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder will wonder what his team have to do to hold on to a lead, as, just as they did against Fulham and Everton, his side failed to close out the match. | Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder will wonder what his team have to do to hold on to a lead, as, just as they did against Fulham and Everton, his side failed to close out the match. |
| The home side had taken the game to Bolton, with the front pairing of Ameobi and Martins muscling out Bolton's defence in a high-tempo start. | The home side had taken the game to Bolton, with the front pairing of Ameobi and Martins muscling out Bolton's defence in a high-tempo start. |
| Emre and Peter Ramage showed great vision, sending looping balls into the box for the waiting strikers but neither managed to conjure a clean shot on goal. | Emre and Peter Ramage showed great vision, sending looping balls into the box for the waiting strikers but neither managed to conjure a clean shot on goal. |
| A rampant Newcastle were given the chance to breach Bolton's defences when Faye was judged to have clipped Martin's cross to Ameobi with his arm. | A rampant Newcastle were given the chance to breach Bolton's defences when Faye was judged to have clipped Martin's cross to Ameobi with his arm. |
| Although it looked like an accidental handball, the referee waved to the spot and, after jiggling his feet, Ameobi coolly slotted the ball into the right-hand corner of the net as Jussi Jaaskelainen went to ground in the opposite direction. | Although it looked like an accidental handball, the referee waved to the spot and, after jiggling his feet, Ameobi coolly slotted the ball into the right-hand corner of the net as Jussi Jaaskelainen went to ground in the opposite direction. |
| Anelka, still searching for his first Premiership goal for Bolton, was left to plough a lone furrow up front for the visitors. | Anelka, still searching for his first Premiership goal for Bolton, was left to plough a lone furrow up front for the visitors. |
| Bolton's best chance was smothered by some quick-thinking from Newcastle keeper Steve Harper. | Bolton's best chance was smothered by some quick-thinking from Newcastle keeper Steve Harper. |
| After blocking a mis-hit from his captain Scott Parker, Harper palmed away Kevin Davies' effort and then stretched to punch the ball away from Anelka's feet. | After blocking a mis-hit from his captain Scott Parker, Harper palmed away Kevin Davies' effort and then stretched to punch the ball away from Anelka's feet. |
| Minutes later at the other end, Magpies defender Rampage failed to keep his head, rashly hitting the ball high and wide when presented with a golden chance from six yards out. | Minutes later at the other end, Magpies defender Rampage failed to keep his head, rashly hitting the ball high and wide when presented with a golden chance from six yards out. |
| Immediately after the restart, Bolton found themselves on the back foot when Martins forced Jaaskelainen to edge his strike to safety. | Immediately after the restart, Bolton found themselves on the back foot when Martins forced Jaaskelainen to edge his strike to safety. |
| However, when Bolton began to apply some sustained pressure of their own, Newcastle's fragile defence leaked two goals in two minutes. | However, when Bolton began to apply some sustained pressure of their own, Newcastle's fragile defence leaked two goals in two minutes. |
| Stephen Carr allowed Faye's high ball to find Anelka and the Frenchman crossed to Diouf, who rolled the ball home to equalise from six yards. | Stephen Carr allowed Faye's high ball to find Anelka and the Frenchman crossed to Diouf, who rolled the ball home to equalise from six yards. |
| Bolton pumped Ivan Campo's long free-kick into the box and an unmarked Diouf picked up Davies' knock-on to head home for Wanderers' second. | |
| Newcastle offered little in return and although Martins came close with a long-range drive, they could not unlock the Bolton defence again. |