Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1 West Ham United: Green gifts Bolton victory

Published on Tuesday 15 December 2009 23:36

A MISTAKE from goalkeeper Robert Green helped Bolton climb out of the relegation zone at the expense of West Ham.

Gary Cahill's effort from the edge of the box seemed harmless enough, and Green looked set for an easy catch, but the England goalkeeper let the ball slip and Ivan Klasnic tucked away his fourth goal in four games, giving Bolton a 2-1 lead. Bolton had gone ahead through Lee, only for West Ham to hit back through Alessandro Diamanti. But Klasnic's gift from Green and a third by Cahill sealed three points for Bolton.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Lee, Muamba, Cohen, Taylor (Gardner 76), Kevin Davies, Klasnic (Basham 82). Subs not used: Al Habsi, Samuel, Elmander, Ricketts, Andrew O'Brien. Booked: Kevin Davies, Klasnic, Muamba, Cohen.

West Ham: Green, Faubert, Gabbidon, Tomkins, Ilunga, Dyer (Stanislas 21), Parker, Kovac, Collison (Da Costa 87), Franco, Diamanti. Subs not used: Kurucz, Spector, Nouble, Daprela, Payne. Booked: Franco.

Att: 17,849 Ref: A Marriner (W Midlands).