Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Arsenal 2002/03

[Applause] different reasons same needs staying in the Premiership would mean as much to Bolton as winning it would mean to Arsenal it's the same wanders who drew a Blackburn on Monday to move within a point of the traditional safety Target of 40 JJ aot's winner against West Ham here last weekend was the most valuable goal of the season so far what priz Saul Campbell's lost to Arsenal though this is his last game of the season it's David first for a fortnite he returns as Captain seagar and wil tour keep out Keon and bur Camp Arsenal won here at the reort with three games of last season's title campaign to play they move Five Points clear at the top that day they have not held number one spot for three weeks now but they can Edge ahead again today enrik Pon for a Bolton team who are on the up sh KF caught out they have won four of their last five home games the one exception courtesy of a late Manchester United equalizer here a couple of months [Applause] ago Ian Campo dispossessed by paror [Applause] [Applause] a lovely user of the ball Bernard meny crossed in towards ptis Campbell got up in front of him jilberto's header as far as Ian Campo it was a foul by [Applause] paror have Franson as a candidate M Cota is the favorite it was deflected it is a corner kick it was a scorcher from JJ aota and it just clipp the Arsenal wall on the way through bolon haven't beaten Arsenal since 1995 in their buron park days John McGinley was the match winner that [Applause] day Toto to Cole or ring brought down by lavil and a yellow card for [Music] [Applause] Flo just interrupting Arsenal's progress with that trip after a sharp change of Direction by tier hell is on the way pz floated in towards S Campbell just brushed his eyebrows and he knows that that was an opportunity tires coming off B just wouldn't catch up with pz now he's got it hry Perez with the return pass beautifully crafted move hry stretching out now and here's wil it's taken less than two minutes for Arsenal to make a second half breakr Silvan wior who goal just down the road clinched the championship a year ago has given Arsenal the advantage he got their second here last year too but look at the way that pz and hry fashion this the tightest of corridors down that left hand side hre's Pace took him clear and wi tour's opportunism which had been missing from his play until last Saturday's goal at Middlesboro has returned at just the right time I bet he doesn't wear his tire again all season now they're very superstitious managers have to stay in that inside pocket able to F youngberg who's gone down in some discomfort [Applause] reber's right ankle Jing by a reaction it's tender Co had tried a little step over and stepped on youngberg ankle was unpleasant In fairness I don't think the slow motion is doing a coacher any favors there I don't think there was any great malice about it I hope not going to have a look Gary lein give me one minute to perform some Miracles boss Fredick youngberg is going to Soldier [Music] on gner step through the challenges of paror and a limping youngberg Campo to angotti head from Franson oh it's a good save by Seaman it's a smart recovery by David Seaman who was two three Paces off his line a Branson's looping header threat to embarrass him there good reaction well it' be 40 in September he's definitely staying on at ask as the goalkeeping coach to help with the transition to uh find his permanent successor there's life left in the old feet yet very quickly [Applause] then Cole not going out of play frh has got it now he hasn't on re pz two lovely lovely goal from Romeo pz stroke Beyond UCS Carin and twice in the opening 10 minutes of this second half Arsenal have struck and they are heading back to the top the sheer class of Robert Pi stood out there although per Franson well wish now he' just knock the ball out of play but fed by tier HRI pz just opened his body and Coes the ball beyond the ascal into the corner of the net he was the calmest man in the stadium at that moment class pure class Fredick youngberg has not recovered from there blow that he took to his ankle and it'si will take his [Applause] place was buffeted by SE Sean grabs [Applause] it I think the uh penalty appeals were confined to the Grand [Applause] stands H that was a foul seagull the man who is um the subject of the appeals is down and hurt and one thing Arsenal can't afford to lose at the moment is a central Defender but it doesn't look good for Pascal seore it looks muscular and if it is a pull that is not going to go away and that's what he says it's not going to go away in the next week that Mar has missed a month through injury himself [Music] recently they've got their Assurance back that thing that some call arrogance whatever it is it's good for Arsenal but they have now got Lauren down nursing an injury caught by Gardner it looks like a victory but at what cost well Lauren just can't put any weight on that and as things stand right now three of the Arsenal back four in the starting lineup today may not be available for the next game Lauren and seagull through injury Campell through suspension [Music] [Applause] herez be with a little bit of time Andre is stretching his legs for the corner from l [Applause] swung in by OTA swung Away by luik hit by Franson hit the post it's come out forev 21 bolon is still in this yish the third Frenchman to score in the match but there is one very unhappy Frenchman because Bolton wanders are back in business against the NAA League at [Applause] Arsenal it wasn't the best of clearances Franson Shaw hit a post one or two standing in offside positions when fransen Shaw I don't know that shf was amongst them but it was he who had the final s with a very de finish lifted over the diving Seaman 21 [Applause] short Henrik Pon suan kept it up got his angles right just about a manag to block out the line at the near post not doing her any good at all Cranson OTA still time for a little roll of the board under the foot Andre Hit The Shins of [Music] Gilberto pz isn't going to [Applause] panic hry maybe not the time for that or that hry has been yellow carded [Applause] already shf takes oh goal I think 22 bolon the level burgon was in there Sala was in there they can worry about the details later Bolton Wanderers have come from two down shf swinging free kick Martin Kieran is my guess I think it came off the head of the Arsenal number five as he tried to deny Sala he got up between he and bergon and the ball squirted Off K and Beyond Seaman an Arsenal who looked home and dry 20 minutes ago and now fighting for a [Applause] [Music] [Applause] point a late challenge there on Co by lail Cole did react there's a card coming out here the is already seen yellow and now he's going to see red floro La sent off [Music] [Applause] it was [Applause] wild Jo Kio got to it POA though oh lifted over par it from AER it's extravagant in the end but it's extravagant enlights the supporters of bolon [Applause] wers the twinkling toes of JJ aota and then a Russia Blood to the [Applause] Head got pass two could get past Kio but it's come last off Martin Kio and it is a corner to Bolton wanders trying to look C the Stag of the game here now surely the last minute to stop his time with he might as well get the board in the penalty area aot has got his own way of doing that but he did fit the ball out of play the variety show that is JJ [Applause] oota it's come for van bronos it's cut out by Gardner on the edge of the penalty area paror jilberto lifted in towards Perez there is a flag raised and Bolton have a free kick next weekend it's Manchester United who plays Saturday and Arsenal Sunday I think he's on side this staggered kickoffs lending a drama of its own to the finishing strike in this Championship race Bolton get to 40 points and probable safety but Arsenal failed to get the points to take them back to the top the bare bones of the story don't tell the half of it about Arsenal had it won and then nearly lost it they picked up injuries along the way but the race goes on at the top at the bottom Bolton w will feel that they have enough of a lead now at the end of a breathless day at the rebot it's 22 any complaints complaints what do you mean by complaints no we wanted to win the three points and we have only one point so uh we are not happy we are disappointed because we were two nil up and with 15 minutes to go and the experience we had in the S side of course it's very disappointed disappointing to concede uh two goals on set piece you went on record before the game asking for Equitable refereeing against the big teams this is clearly an issue with you well it's a massive issue if you're sending a player off that's trying to play a ball on the halfway line and he's only committed his second foul I don't know how you can do it it's just an impossibility so if he's got any ball and he's got any nerve and he's honest with himself he'll get the video he'll look at how many fails P's committed he look at how many fails hre's committed you look at how many fails front lille's committed and ringers up and say he shouldn't be sent off because if we need him for Middlesboro and we don't have him it's his fault not our players do you feel that undue pressure was put on the referee in the buildup to the game yes in what and he has shown that he doesn't deal well with it in the end it looked like they were cruising again and they were going to see the game out uh quite comfortably and uh what we did was once we got the first goal we showed that any and everybody no matter how good they are can suffer from from the nervous tension that comes around at this stage of the season I think what we saw with Arsenal was a lot of nervous tension set into the team and a lot of panic and we in the end capitalize on that which are the most serious injuries Lauren and lber I think seagull seag has a c problem I don't know how it will be but we have a still good center backs at the club and find a good defense for next week