Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Bolton

Norpig wrote:

Boggersbelief wrote:What a shit team

 what other options do we have boggers?

For a start id have had mcnaughton instead of wheater/dervite. Whichever of those is playing RB.. Also wouldn't have started heskey because, well he is dogshit

surprised Spearing is on the bench, has his move fallen through?

Odelusi should be in the squad. F off lennon

Boggersbelief wrote:

Norpig wrote:

Boggersbelief wrote:What a shit team

 what other options do we have boggers?

For a start id have had mcnaughton instead of wheater/dervite. Whichever of those is playing RB.. Also wouldn't have started heskey because, well he is dogshit

 Dervite played right back before, it would be good to see Vela in midfield though.

Dervite played RB and looked clueless.

Boggersbelief wrote:Dervite played RB and looked clueless.

 have to agree with that boggers, if McNaughton is fit then he should be in if Vela is going into midfield

Norpig wrote:surprised Spearing is on the bench, has his move fallen through?

Ive just fallen through knowing hes on the bench.

scottjames30 wrote:

karlypants wrote:

scottjames30 wrote:We're wearing that Green kit today.

I think we lost last time we wore this as well!

I think we drew, against Blackpool.

Yeah think your right actually.

scottjames30 wrote:

Norpig wrote:surprised Spearing is on the bench, has his move fallen through?

Ive just fallen through knowing hes on the bench.

Didn't realise how threadbare the squad actually is

Boggersbelief wrote:Didn't realise how threadbare the squad actually is

Threadbare refers to Eddie's pockets right now!  We will be lucky to finish above relegation without adding to the squad and without all of our injured players.

is there a chatbox today?

Norpig wrote:is there a chatbox today?

Of course with Radio Nuts!

Report: Sheff Wed 1-2 Bolton

IN BRIEF

Early first half goals from Liam Feeney and Darren Pratley proved decisive in a closely-contested affair against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

Bolton controlled much of the first half and raced into a two-goal lead inside the opening 25 minutes in snowy conditions.

But Wednesday levelled before half time and despite controlling much of the second period were unable to break down a resolute Bolton backline.

TEAM NEWS

Neil Lennon made two changes to the side that had previously played out a 1-1 draw with Leeds United at Macron Stadium.

Craig Davies and David Wheater came into the starting XI in place of Liam Trotter and Eidur Gudjohnsen, who were both on the bench.

Emile Heskey retained his spot upfront.

FIRST HALF

Wanderers couldn’t have asked for a better start in South Yorkshire.

Josh Vela, deployed in a central midfield role, harried a Sheffield Wednesday defender into an error on the edge of his own area. A loose ball then fell the way of Feeney who duly dispatched low into Kieren Westwood’s far corner.

Bolton didn’t let up and inside the opening 15 minutes it was as if they had an extra man on the pitch. Darren Pratley, Neil Danns and Vela snapped into a series early 50-50s, as the hosts struggled to get going.

A bobbly playing surface made for difficult playing conditions, and midway through the first half that significantly worsened midway through the half when a snowstorm whipped around the stadium bowl.

Chances remained few and far between. Vela crashed a shot from the right channel into Glenn Loovens after some neat hold up play from Heskey, whilst Wednesday threatened with a flurry of corner kicks.

Heskey then shanked a shot wide, but moments was on point to provide the assist for Bolton’s second.

The 37-year-old rose well to flick on a clipped ball forward. Pratley reacted quicker than everyone around him, poking the bouncing ball over an onrushing defender and rifling home.

But Wednesday responded on the half hour, and were awarded a penalty kick when Feeney was adjudged to have upended Maguire. He dusted himself down to dispatch from 12 yards into Andrew Lonergan’s far corner.

The remainder of the half passed without any real incident.

Davies did have a brief sight of goal following a swift counter attack, though his eventual shot was tame and easily held by Westwood.

SECOND HALF

The home fashioned the opening opportunity of the second period.

Beanpole striker Atdhe Nuhiu glanced on Maguire’s cross from the right, with Lonergan flying left to save.

Up the other end Westwood then produced a save straight out of the top drawer to deny Davies, who had been sent in the clear after a clever slide rule ball from Vela.

As the game passed the hour mark the hosts began to turn the screw and saw more of the ball, through struggled to really trouble a resolute Bolton rearguard.

Wednesday introduced a couple of substitutes in an attempt to mix up their attacking options, and despite dropping deeper into their own half, Bolton stood strong.

Bolton did force successive corner kicks, with Westwood on hand to first claw away Davies’ header and then tip Pratley’s volley from distance around the post.

In the final ten minutes Wednesday peppered the Bolton area.

Sub Lewis Baker seemed destined to crash home a loose ball inside the box, only for Matt Mills to block at very last moment.

There was still time for Owls sub Hutchinson to collect his second booking for a lunge on Vela.

The ten men then had a late goal disallowed for offside and hit the crossbar, as Bolton held on to collect all three points.

FULL TIME

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Good morning all. Working weekends and doing a double shift can really suck sometimes. Sorry I haven't been around for a few days.

Anyway, a great result given the circumstances and squad we have available right now. However I wasn't able to listen to Radio Nuts and haven't bothered with the "blink and miss it" highlights on The Football League show so will someone tell me how we actually played please?

It's obviously another step in the right direction in terms of points but how well did we perform to get them?

we got off to a flyer and looked good until we gave away a needless penalty, but overall we looked the better team in the first half. Second half they came into it more but we had more chances to extend the lead.

We were hanging on a bit at the end but a well deserved win i think.

Their goal was obviously onside so we got away with one there.

Davies should have put the game to bed before that though.

Great goal by Pratley to be fair, good to see a donkey on two legs.

Bit lucky to get all three points, until we find a striker who can put away the simple chances we'll always be riding our luck.