Liverpool 2-0 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 30 January 2010

Result

Liverpool 2-0 Bolton Wanderers

Premier League · Saturday 30 January 2010, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Liverpool 2-0 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Liverpool defeated Bolton Wanderers 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 30 January 2010. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Dirk Kuyt (37') and an own goal by Kevin Davies (70'). Bolton Wanderers did not score.

Discipline: Liverpool received 1 yellow card; Bolton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 5th on 38 points from 23 and Bolton Wanderers 15th on 21 points from 21. Liverpool went on to finish that season 7th with 63 points, and Bolton Wanderers 14th with 39.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bolton Wanderers in a 4-3-2-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Liverpool wins, 1 draw and 1 for Bolton Wanderers.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Mark DaviesBolton Wanderers
  • 31'Yellow card · J. MascheranoLiverpool
  • 37'Goal · Dirk KuytLiverpool · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Lee Chung-YongBolton Wanderers
  • 70'Own goal · Kevin DaviesLiverpool · 2-0
  • 87'Yellow card · Zat KnightBolton Wanderers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 8, draws 1, Bolton Wanderers 1.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-2-3-1)

Pepe Reina, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Javier Mascherano, Emiliano Insúa, Jamie Carragher, Alberto Aquilani, Albert Riera, Dirk Kuyt, David N'Gog, Steven Gerrard, Martin Škrtel

Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-3-2-1)

Jussi Jaaskelainen, Zat Knight, Gretar Steinsson, Fabrice Muamba, Mark Davies, Tamir Cohen, Chung-yong Lee, Gary Cahill, Matthew Taylor, Kevin Davies, Samuel Ricketts