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Kevin Davies signs new Bolton Wanderers deal, but 12 leave Reebok

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:18:31 -0000

Bolton striker Kevin Davies has signed a new one-year contract at the club but Wanderers' relegation from the Barclays Premier League is being felt with 12 players on their way out.

Owen Coyle vows to return Bolton to top flight

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:47:03 -0000

Owen Coyle will be told to lead Bolton back into the Premier League.

Stoke City 2 Bolton Wanderers 2 - Bolton relegated

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:45:45 -0000

Bolton's 11-year stay in the Premier League came to an end at the Britannia Stadium after they could only manage a draw with Stoke.

Bolton Wanderers skipper Kevin Davies wants Manchester City to put one over Mark Hughes’ QPR

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:28:23 -0000

Skipper Kevin Davies admits Bolton need a favour from neighbours City to help save their Premier League status.

Video: Taste for travel can guide Bolton to safety - Owen Coyle

Tue, 08 May 2012 08:59:35 -0000

Bolton boss Owen Coyle is convinced his side can win at Stoke next Sunday and bank on other results to secure their Premier League survival - and has told Trotters fans they have a vital part to play, writes Paul Pycroft.

Nigel Reo-Coker says a survival instinct will see Bolton through

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:41:44 -0000

Only a win at Stoke on the final day of the season will be good enough to keep Bolton in the Premier League.

Bolton Wanderers 2 West Bromwich Albion 2

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:44:25 -0000

Defiant Bolton boss Owen Coyle is convinced his side still hold their Barclays Premier League future in their own hands despite blowing a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with West Brom at the Reebok Stadium.

Video: Time for Bolton Wanderers to 'stand up and be counted'

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:22:39 -0000

Bolton boss Owen Coyle is convinced his players have the quality to beat relegation - but needs them to show it now.

Bolton 1 Tottenham 4

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:42:44 -0000

Miracle man Fabrice Muamba couldn’t inspire his team mates to a victory Bolton so badly need now in their remaining two games of the season.

Fabrice Muamba makes first return to the Reebok

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:02:03 -0000

Bolton's battle against relegation will be given an emotional boost tonight when Fabrice Muamba returns to the Reebok for the first time since his cardiac arrest.

Bolton eye home comforts for Spurs clash

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:10:19 -0000

Bolton manager Owen Coyle feels his recent encounters with Tottenham in the north-west show why his team should go into Wednesday's Barclays Premier League clash with the Londoners at the Reebok Stadium full of confidence that they can claim a vital victory.

Sunderland 2 Bolton Wanderers 2

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:16:20 -0000

Kevin Davies scored twice as Bolton Wanderers came from behind again to snatch a vital point towards Premier League safety.

Video: Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle calls for more of the same

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:40:04 -0000

Bolton boss Owen Coyle has praised his troops for putting their bodies on the line in the club's time of need.

Aston Villa 1 Bolton 2

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:14:32 -0000

Delighted Owen Coyle saluted his Bolton battlers after last night’s priceless comeback win at Villa Park.

Tim Ream up for survival special at Bolton Wanderers

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:07:52 -0000

Relegation may be an alien concept to Bolton's American star Tim Ream. But the former New York Red Bulls defender is up for the battle every bit as his new Wanderers team mates.

Bolton Wanderers 1 Swansea City 1: Premier League match report

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:15:35 -0000

Chris Eagles missed a great late chance to secure a priceless victory for Bolton Wanderers whose plight worsened despite this point.

Bolton boss Owen Coyle: Fabrice Muamba comeback would not surprise me

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:06:55 -0000

Fabrice Muamba may not be dancing down the street just yet but it would not surprise Bolton boss Owen Coyle to see the midfielder back on a football pitch reasonably soon.

Fabrice Muamba could be back playing in six months, says heart expert

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:06:37 -0000

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba could be back playing football within six months, according to a leading heart expert.

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba leaves London hospital

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:13:06 -0000

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba has been discharged from hospital. The club and Barts Health NHS Trust announced the 24-year-old had left The London Chest Hospital.

Fabrice Muamba poised to come home to boost his pals

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:30:00 -0000

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba won’t take part in any meaningful training sessions this season despite being on the verge of a return to the north west, writes Trevor Baxter.

Bolton face a relegation dogfight – but that’s nothing new for the fans

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:24:07 -0000

Bolton Wanderers may be back in the relegation mire but the game is far from up for Owen Coyle and his side.

Newcastle United 2 Bolton Wanderers 0

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:12:47 -0000

Bolton Wanderers relegation fears continued after Hatem Ben Arfa produced a moment of genius to maintain Newcastle's unlikely bid for Champions League qualification.

Bolton Wanderers' Nigel Reo-Coker blames lethargy for defeat

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:37:12 -0000

Nigel Reo-Coker blamed ‘lethargy’ for a result that places greater pressure on today’s daunting trip to Champions League chasing Newcastle.

Bolton Wanderers 0 Fulham 3

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:02:20 -0000

Owen Coyle's manager of the month award for March counted for nothing in Bolton's Wanderers' first game of April.

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba up and about, reveals award-winning Owen Coyle

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:27:50 -0000

Bolton boss Owen Coyle feels his Barclays Premier League manager of the month award reflects the achievement of the club as a whole over a testing few weeks.

US midfielder Stuart Holden back with Bolton Wanderers

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:31:54 -0000

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Stuart Holden has re-joined the club after three months rehabilitation in America following knee surgery.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Bolton Wanderers 3

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:10:17 -0000

Super sub Kevin Davies sealed Bolton Wanderers’s victory in this five-goal comeback thriller at Molineux.

Fabrice Muamba smiles again in Twitter picture posted from his hospital bed

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:37:26 -0000

Smiling for the camera, this is Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba – less than two weeks after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch.

A picture posted on his Twitter account by fiancee Shauna shows the midfielder, whose heart stopped beating for two hours, grinning at the side of his hospital bed.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers: Premier League video preview

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:02:32 -0000

Bolton manager Owen Coyle is likely to freshen up his side for the Barclays Premier League match against Wolves at Molineux.

Adam Bogdan hopes to save his best for the league

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:26:25 -0000

Bolton will hope Adam Bogdan has kept a save or two in his locker when he returns to Premier League action at Wolves on Saturday, writes trevor baxter.

Tottenham 3 Bolton 1

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:05:30 -0000

Adam Bogdan’s heroics, Kevin Davies’ customary goal against Spurs and a desire to hasten Fabrice Muamba’s recovery couldn’t take Bolton back to Wembley last night.

Owen Coyle praying that Fabrice Muamba can make return

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:32:04 -0000

Bolton boss Owen Coyle hasn’t given up hope that Fabrice Muamba will be able to resume his football career.

Double goalscorer David Wheater delighted to play second fiddle to the day’s stand-out hero, Fabrice Muamba

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:23:07 -0000

He didn’t pick a pass, score a hat-trick or make a goal-line clearance, but there was only one man of the match at the Reebok Stadium.

Bolton Wanderers 2 Blackburn Rovers 1

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:01:34 -0000

"Do it for Fab" was the pre-match call to arms from Bolton Wanderers stars and supporters.

Keeping focus will be tough, says Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:28:18 -0000

Bolton manager Owen Coyle has admitted his players are going to find it difficult to keep their minds on the game when they take on Blackburn on Saturday.

Manchester City's Roberto Mancini calls for stricter medical checks on players in the wake of Bolton's Fabrice Muamba’s heart attack

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:52:00 -0000

Roberto Mancini believes medicals carried out on Manchester City players are not thorough enough – and in the wake of the Fabrice Muamba heart attack that has stunned the world game, he wants the club to press for more rigorous screening.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle: My focus is still on Fabrice Muamba

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:45:23 -0000

Bolton manager Owen Coyle believes it is still too early to focus on his side’s relegation battle despite the encouraging progress being made by Fabrice Muamba.

Kevin Davies: Football takes a back seat while Fabrice Muamba is still fighting

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:28:37 -0000

Bolton skipper Kevin Davies believes it’s too soon to contemplate a return to playing football with stricken team-mate Fabrice Muamba still fighting for life.

Kevin Davies: Football is irrelevant at the moment

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:07:41 -0000

Bolton skipper Kevin Davies believes questions about the club's continued participation in the FA Cup are irrelevant whilst Fabrice Muamba remains critically ill in hospital.

Bolton Wanderers star Fabrice Muamba fighting for life after collapsing on pitch during FA Cup tie at Tottenham Hotspur

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:18:09 -0000

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba is critically ill in hospital after suddenly collapsing on the pitch during the FA Cup quarter-final at Totttenham Hotspur.

Amid worrying scenes, six paramedics raced across the pitch and appeared to try to resuscitate the England Under-21 international.

Bolton Wanderers sign former Rangers man Greg Wylde

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:21:03 -0000

Bolton Wanderers have moved quickly to sign winger Gregg Wylde on a three-year contract following his voluntary departure from Rangers last week.

Tottenham Hotspur v Bolton Wanderers: FA Cup Preview

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:55:08 -0000

Kevin Davies is desperate to play a role in Bolton’s bid for Premier League survival and FA Cup redemption, writes Trevor Baxter.

Sam Ricketts calls for video replays after a gift of the gaffe

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:49:35 -0000

Bolton defender Sam Ricketts wants goalline technology brought in as soon as possible – even though it could well have cost the Trotters a crucial three points.

Bolton Wanderers 2 Queens Park Rangers 1

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:52:30 -0000

Ivan Klasnic scored his first Premier League goal since December 10 to give Bolton a controversial win over fellow strugglers QPR at the Reebok Stadium.

Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle unsure over Gregg Wylde situation

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:37:48 -0000

Bolton boss Owen Coyle has admitted he is uncertain whether he would be allowed to sign out-of-contract winger Gregg Wylde even if he wanted to.

Manchester City 2 Bolton Wanderers 0

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:40:27 -0000

Mario Balotelli took centre stage as Manchester City saw off Bolton to move five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League tonight.

Manchester City v Bolton Wanderers: Premier League video preview

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:30:28 -0000

Manchester City are close to full strength for their Premier League clash with Bolton Wanderers.

Sam Ricketts taunts Manchester City with a Premier prediction

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:34:27 -0000

Bolton star Sam Ricketts has tweaked the tiger’s tail ahead of tomorrow’s clash by telling City: “You won’t win the title.”

Future is bright for Bolton, says Owen Coyle

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:10:35 -0000

Bolton manager Owen Coyle is convinced his side has the quality to escape relegation from the Premier League.

Bridge of sighs for Bolton boss Owen Coyle

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:13:57 -0000

Never mind the pressure on Andre Villas-Boas, life at the bottom is proving just as problematic for Owen Coyle.

Chelsea 3 Bolton 0

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:11:51 -0000

Gary Cahill plunged his former team mates deeper into the relegation mire as Chelsea emphatically ended their five game run without a win.

Fabrice Muamba’s blast after Lions are tamed

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:42:54 -0000

Fabrice Muamba blasted Millwall fans a ‘disgrace’ in a Twitter war of words after Bolton’s FA Cup clash at the New Den.

FA Cup: Millwall 0 Bolton 2

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:03:37 -0000

Ryo Miyaichi lit up a grey and soggy South London afternoon with a stunning goal on his full debut as Bolton reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for a second successive year.