Fulham v Bolton Wanderers betting preview

- 27 Apr 2011

Bolton boss Owen Coyle has warned his side they will come up against one of the more dangerous forward lines in the Barclays Premier League when they take on Fulham at Craven Cottage tonight, with the Trotters a 10/3 shot with Victor Chandler to keep a clean sheet

The previous two meetings between the sides this season have produced only one goal, with Ivan Klasnic netting the winner for the Trotters in an FA Cup fifth-round meeting in February.

That match saw the return of Bobby Zamora after five months out with a broken leg, while Andy Johnson and Moussa Dembele are also back at peak fitness after lengthy spells on the sidelines.

Cottagers manager Mark Hughes found himself under pressure earlier this season following a run of only two wins in 18 games, but since then they have won five out of seven home matches, with their only defeat coming against Bolton in the cup.

Coyle said: “Mark Hughes is an outstanding manager and he always has been. I think they started with a lot of draws and then they had a little dip, as can happen to any team, but from that point on they’ve really picked themselves up and they’ve been going from strength to strength.

“They’ve had big injuries to key players. Bobby Zamora is a top player and to get him back with the strength in depth they have in that area – Clint Dempsey, Moussa Dembele, Andy Johnson – they’re strikers that could play for anybody in the Premier League.”

Tonight’s clash will be another chance for Bolton to show they have fully recovered from the shock of their FA Cup mauling by Stoke at Wembley.

They responded in the best possible way by beating Arsenal 2-1 on Sunday and Coyle is hoping for more of the same at Craven Cottage.

The Scot said: “I didn’t worry with this group of players. What happened, as hurtful as it was, was a freak. We’ve played 41 games and there haven’t been many of those where we haven’t reached a certain standard.

“We had to try to bounce back quickly. We managed to do that on Sunday and now we move on to a very tough game at.”

Bolton are 4/1 to make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League. Fulham are priced at 4/5 to make the most of home advantage and the draw at 13/5.








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