Liverpool 3-0 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Premier League · Friday 26 December 2008

Result

Liverpool 3-0 Bolton Wanderers

Premier League · Friday 26 December 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Liverpool 3-0 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Liverpool won against Bolton Wanderers 3-0 in the Premier League on Friday 26 December 2008. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Albert Riera opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Albert Riera (24'), Robbie Keane (52') and Robbie Keane (57'). Bolton Wanderers did not score.

Discipline: Liverpool received 1 yellow card; Bolton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 2nd on 39 points from 18 and Bolton Wanderers 9th on 23 points from 18. Liverpool went on to finish that season 2nd with 86 points, and Bolton Wanderers 13th with 41.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-4-2 and Bolton Wanderers in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Liverpool wins, 2 draws and 2 for Bolton Wanderers.

Going into the match Liverpool's last five read D-D-W-D-D and Bolton Wanderers's W-L-L-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Goal · Albert RieraLiverpool · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Kevin NolanBolton Wanderers
  • 46'Yellow card · Gretar Rafn SteinssonBolton Wanderers
  • 52'Goal · Robbie KeaneLiverpool · 2-0
  • 57'Goal · Robbie KeaneLiverpool · 3-0
  • 57'Yellow card · Daniel AggerLiverpool
  • 81'Yellow card · Gavin McCannBolton Wanderers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 6, draws 2, Bolton Wanderers 2.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)

Pepe Reina, Daniel Agger, Emiliano Insúa, Jamie Carragher, Albert Riera, Yossi Benayoun, Dirk Kuyt, Sami Hyypia, R. Keane, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso

Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jussi Jaaskelainen, Gretar Steinsson, Andrew O'Brien, Jlloyd Samuel, Fabrice Muamba, Gavin McCann, Johan Elmander, Kevin Nolan, Gary Cahill, Matthew Taylor, Ricardo Gardner