Friday, May 13, 2011

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14.05. (Sat) 13:45 Blackpool - Bolton Wanderers



DID YOU KNOW?

* Blackpool’s Nigel Eardley and Bolton’s Matthew Taylor have both been booked four times and are one yellow card away from an automatic ban.

* The Tangerines' run of nine games without a win is the worst in the Premier League, and their last victory came against Tottenham in February.

* The Seasiders have the worst home form in the Premier League, winning just four games at Bloomfield Road this season.

* Bolton have the second worst away record and have won only two games, drawing five and losing 11 on their travels this season. only Wolves have been worse (W2-D3-L13).

* Bolton have conceded 50 goals in the Premier League this season, more than any other club in the top half of the table.

* Thee Trotters have failed to score on 10 occasions in the league this season, while Blackpool have failed to score eight times.

* The two club captains, Charlie Adam and Kevin Davies, are both the most booked players for each team, and are also the second highest scorers for their respective clubs.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Blackpool (4-3-3)
Gilks, Crainey, Eardley, Evatt, Baptiste, Southern, Vaughan, Adam, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, DJ Campbell, Kornilenko.

Blackpool have no fresh concerns and manager Ian Holloway is expected to play a similar attacking line-up that earned a hard fought draw with Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

Bolton Wanderers (4-4-2)
Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Lee, Elmander, Muamba, Taylor, Davies, Sturridge.

Bolton are likely to name the same team which suffered defeat to Sunderland last week, and manager Owen Coyle has no selection worries ahead of the trip to Bloomfield Road.

Prediction
After finally slipping into the relegation zone, the pressure is on Blackpool more than ever to get a result against Bolton. The Seasiders are without a win in their last nine matches, whilst their home form is the worst in the Premier League.
The match has the potential to go either way. The home side will have the motivation to get a win, but they have not shown anything recently to suggest that they can end their winless streak to move out of the bottom three.

Blackpool 1-2 Bolton