Bolton boss Owen Coyle admitted low confidence is hampering his side after the 2-0 defeat at Fulham.

Clint Dempsey and Bryan Ruiz scored the goals in a 66-second spell in the first half as Fulham saw off the Premier League's bottom side.

"We created a number of chances, but sometimes when confidence is low a player can snatch at those," he said. "The players hit the target, but to be fair David Stockdale dealt with them comfortably.

"We could have worked him harder and we never capitalised on those goalscoring positions. There's no doubt that we have to go to Blackburn on Tuesday and play Newcastle and Wolves after Christmas and take points.

"If we do that it will give us a foothold back into those five or six teams."

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