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
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.
Key events
- 24'Goal · Albert Riera
- 44'Yellow card · Kevin Nolan
- 46'Yellow card · Gretar Rafn Steinsson
- 52'Goal · Robbie Keane
- 57'Goal · Robbie Keane
- 57'Yellow card · Daniel Agger
- 81'Yellow card · Gavin McCann
Head-to-head
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