It was a victory that was far more conclusive than the scoreline suggests against an over-run Everton side, as Bolton made it ten points out of the last twelve and claimed their fourth clean sheet in a row.
Manager Sam Allardyce demanded a victory to give Bolton a mid-table cushion before a difficult schedule of December fixtures, but this display suggested that Bolton can take on anyone.
They took the lead after 25 minutes when a long throw in by skipper Jay-Jay Okocha from the left was headed across goal by Everton’s Alan Stubbs.
Easy finish
It fell to Ivan Campo who headed it back into the six-yard box and when keeper Nigel Martyn could only get minimal weight on his attempted punch clearance, Per Frandsen headed the ball home from ten yards.
Bolton’s second, which really knocked the stuffing out of Everton, came 38 seconds into the second half with the mercurial Youri Djorkaeff playing the key role.
Djorkaeff, on as a substitute following his calf injury spell, hit an acrobatic shot from the edge of the box which was turned in by Kevin Nolan.
From then on it was all Bolton with Djorkaeff revelling in his return and giving the Everton defence a nightmare.
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Having just watched a tape of Real Madrid vs. Marseille, I was expecting a lot less when I saw this game... but some of the skills and passing on display would not have looked out of place in the champions league. Bolton were sheer class, Campo, Okocha and Djorkaef tormented Everton with tricks and skills. For a neutral like me, it was a great game.