Middlesbrough 1-3 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 22 November 2008

Result

Middlesbrough 1-3 Bolton Wanderers

Premier League · Saturday 22 November 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Middlesbrough 1-3 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Middlesbrough were beaten by Bolton Wanderers 1-3 in the Premier League on Saturday 22 November 2008. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Gretar Rafn Steinsson opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Middlesbrough's goal came from Emanuel Pogatetz (76'). Bolton Wanderers scored through Gretar Rafn Steinsson (7'), Matthew Taylor (10') and Johan Elmander (78').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Bolton Wanderers received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 8th on 18 points from 13 and Bolton Wanderers 13th on 14 points from 13. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 32 points, and Bolton Wanderers 13th with 41.

Middlesbrough 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 3 Middlesbrough wins, 5 draws and 2 for Bolton Wanderers.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Gretar Rafn SteinssonBolton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 7'Yellow card · Emanuel PogatetzMiddlesbrough
  • 10'Goal · Matthew TaylorBolton Wanderers · 0-2
  • 22'Yellow card · D. DigardMiddlesbrough
  • 52'Yellow card · Fabrice MuambaBolton Wanderers
  • 63'Yellow card · Gary CahillBolton Wanderers
  • 67'Yellow card · Jlloyd SamuelBolton Wanderers
  • 70'Yellow card · Kevin NolanBolton Wanderers
  • 76'Goal · Emanuel PogatetzMiddlesbrough · 1-2
  • 78'Goal · Johan ElmanderBolton Wanderers · 1-3
  • 84'Yellow card · Gavin McCannBolton Wanderers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 3, draws 5, Bolton Wanderers 2.

Team news

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Mark Schwarzer, Emanuel Pogatetz, Luke Young, David Wheater, Stewart Downing, George Boateng, Julio Arca, Fábio Rochemback, Sanli Tuncay, Afonso Alves

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, Kevin Davies