PLAYER ratings from Wanderers' clash with Birmingham City.

JAASKELAINEN: Great save from Izzet but no chance with his equaliser 6

HUNT: Did okay on a disappointing day for the back four 6

JAIDI: Goal made amends for defensive frailities that could have been expensive 6

N'GOTTY: Senior hand in back four, and needs to be more assertive at times 6

GARDNER: Forgettable performance left boss Allardyce perplexed 4

NOLAN: Given tough role of filling in for injured Okocha, but gave100 per cent 7

CAMPO: Took Okocha's free-kick role and tested Taylor with a 25-yard screamer 6

SPEED: Superb first-half, suffered a bit after break as his colleagues faltered 8

DIOUF: Pace worried Brum and tackled back well, but needs a goal 6

DAVIES: Had his moments in great aerial battle - another who needs a goal 6

PEDERSEN: Great goal wrongly chalked off. Shame because it cost two points 6

Substitutes

STELIOS (for Diouf 66): Getting his act together again after injury 6

FERDINAND (for Davies 79): Came on at a bad time with Bolton off the boil 5

Not used: Poole, Cesar, Hierro.

Match facts

GOALS. Bolton: Jaidi (16). Birmingham: Izzet (50).

BOOKINGS. Bolton: N'Gotty (57), Jaidi (75). Birmingham: Savage (27).

REFEREE: R Styles (Hampshire): Let down by assistant over Pedersen goal 6 ATTENDANCE: 23,692.

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