Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Arsenal: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 29 March 2008
Result
Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Arsenal
Premier League · Saturday 29 March 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Arsenal: match report
Bolton Wanderers lost to Arsenal 2-3 in the Premier League on Saturday 29 March 2008. The half-time score was 2-0.
Matthew Taylor opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Bolton Wanderers's goals came from Matthew Taylor (14') and Matthew Taylor (43'). Arsenal scored through William Gallas (63'), Robin van Persie (68', penalty) and an own goal by Jlloyd Samuel (90').
Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards; Arsenal received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 18th on 26 points from 31 and Arsenal 2nd on 69 points from 31. Bolton Wanderers went on to finish that season 16th with 37 points, and Arsenal 2nd with 85.
Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 4-5-1 and Arsenal in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Bolton Wanderers wins, 4 draws and 3 for Arsenal.
Going into the match Bolton Wanderers's last five read D-L-L-L-L and Arsenal's L-D-D-D-D.
Key events
- 14'Goal · Matthew Taylor
- 31'Red card · Abou Diaby
- 43'Goal · Matthew Taylor
- 44'Yellow card · Cesc Fàbregas
- 45'Yellow card · Kevin Davies
- 45'Yellow card · Kolo Touré
- 54'Yellow card · El-Hadji Diouf
- 63'Goal · William Gallas
- 68'Penalty goal · Robin van Persie
- 90'Own goal · Jlloyd Samuel
Head-to-head
Team news
Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-5-1)
Ali Al-Habsi, Gretar Steinsson, Andrew O'Brien, Jlloyd Samuel, Iván Campo, Danny Guthrie, Gavin McCann, El-Hadji Diouf, Kevin Davies, Matthew Taylor, Gary Cahill
Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)
Almunia, Kolo Touré, Philippe Senderos, William Gallas, Gaël Clichy, Abou Diaby, Cesc Fàbregas, Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini, Robin van Persie, Nicklas Bendtner