Bolton 2-2 Preston

No Buckley 

It will be interesting to see how the young lad Williams does.

Dropped Vela and Murphy from a team that won 2 away games out of 2 and losing 2-0 after 20 minutes.This one is on the silly tinkering

The two players most wanted to see dropped, the third being Grounds.

2-2 fuck me

Boggersbelief wrote:fuck me

No thanks

Report: Preston North End 2-2 Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers drew 2-2 against Preston North End this afternoon, with goals coming from Sammy Ameobi and Pawel Olkowski at dee

PRE-MATCH

Manager Phil Parkinson made four changes from his starting line-up against Sheffield United, bringing in Andy Taylor and Gary O’Neil in place of Jonathan Grounds and Luke Murphy.

Additionally, Yanic Wildschut and Joe Williams came in for Will Buckley and Josh Vela.

FIRST HALF

First chance of the game went Preston’s way with six minutes gone, as Graham Burke found a pocket of space on the edge of the Wanderers’ area, but his effort was poor and trickled wide.

Preston took the lead soon after, with an intercepted Yanic Wildschut pass finding the feet of North End’s Brandon Barker, who slotted in his striking partner Callum Robinson.

The forward rounded Ben Alnwick before calmly slotting the ball home.

The deficit doubled on 16 minutes with Paul Gallagher finding Irishman Alan Browne, who hit an impressive half volley from the edge of the area, leaving Alnwick no chance as it sailed into the top corner.

Gallagher had a speculative effort from distance just after the 20-minute mark, but his half volley attempt flew way over Alnwick’s crossbar.

Sammy Ameobi came close minutes after, with a run down the left-hand side to the byline ending in a low driven effort which had to be dealt with by Declan Rudd.

Chances came for Bolton, when a corner to the Whites found the head of skipper David Wheater, but he was unable to beat Rudd as he gathered the ball at the second attempt.

Lilywhites responded with a chance of their own, with combination play between Burke and Browne resulting in an effort on goal from Burke, whose driven strike whistled past the post.

Bolton soon had a response through winger Ameobi, who picked up the ball with space to run into.

After sprinting infield, he unleashed a thunderbolt from 30 yards that deflected into the back of the Preston goal.

Wanderers had the bit between their teeth from then on in the first half, with an equaliser coming through an unlikely source in Pawel Olkowski.

The Polish right back latched onto a loose ball just inside the Preston penalty area and unleashed a mighty effort on goal which hit the underside of the bar and beat Declan Rudd’s outstretched arm.

SECOND HALF

After an exciting first period, the game took until the 67thminute for a chance to come.

That came in the form of Jason Lowe, who reacted fastest to a Gary O’Neil corner and fired goalwards but his strike was blocked well by Preston.

Ameobi came close soon after, as the ball fell to him in the area, but he couldn’t direct his shot towards Rudd’s goal.

Preston began to ramp up the pressure, as a driven ball across the box found its way towards Robinson who only had Alnwick to beat, but he couldn’t get past the goalkeeper as he palmed the ball away from danger.

The Lilywhites kept on coming as Barkhuizen rolled the ball into Robinson had tested Alnwick, as he was forced into a diving save to clear the threat.

Deep into added time and both sides had their chances, with Robinson once again trying to find the winner for Preston, but his effort was to no avail as referee Andy Davies ended proceedings.

FULL TIME

Wanderers XI: Alnwick, Taylor (Grounds 75), Lowe, Beevers, Ameobi, Olkowski, O’Neil, Williams, Magennis, Wildschut (Noone 60), Wheater (C)

Unused substitutes: Matthews, Vela, Oztumer, Donaldson, Hobbs

Attendance: 16,331 (4,144 visitors)

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Wow, not a single comment about the game. What the fuck is wrong with you?

Overall we were pretty good yesterday. Preston had a lot of the ball but didn't do much with it after their initial two goal burst. I always felt if anyone was going to win it, it would be us.

The midfield was as good as I've seen it under Parkinson. There were spells when we actually dominated in that area. Williams was excellent, as were O'Neil and Lowe.

The only down side was Wildschut who was rubbish, Noone was much better when he came on. Noone & Ameobi looked very dangerous at times.

Very good result in the end. I sat in the Preston end with a few Knob Enders, they all said Bolton had improved dramatically since they dicked us at the Macron.

Norwich fans said Wildschut makes a great sub but is pants whenever he starts and that was borne out yesterday. Wiliams was great if a bit feisty. Taylor wasn't so good but still looked better than Grounds. Magennis ran his socks off despite getting bugger all service - which may be an issue for Doidge when he gets into the team. Overall the team looked balanced after the first 20 minutes.

And that's the thing that annoys me. Parky banged on about the importance of getting off to a solid start and emphasised the point about Preston starting quickly and being prepared for it. I seriously think that if we hadn't been so sloppy at the start we had enough to win the game. But it is a noticeable tactic of Parky's to try to contain teams at the beginning of each half and then make a huge effort to get forward towards the end of the half - fine providing we don't concede in the first bit and yesterday we did. Twice. 

Can't complain about the result on balance.

Smells like team spirit: Wanderers fight for point at Preston

AN imperfect point, perhaps, but this result at Deepdale was more than meets the eye.
   
Phil Parkinson will analyse chunks of Wanderers’ performance at Preston and know his team will have to improve considerably if they are to stand any chance of maintaining this excellent start to the season.
Equally, he will look at the way his players rallied to fight back from two down, bossing one of the Championship’s hardest-working midfields, and allow himself a little smile at how long 12 months can feel in football.

Before Sammy Ameobi and Pawel Olkowski hauled Bolton back on level terms, the party atmosphere had been silenced among the 4,000-plus travelling support as first Callum Robinson and then Alan Browne administered two lethal blows, leaving the Whites on their haunches.
The reaction from behind Ben Alnwick’s goal to going two down was invaluable. Given the poor performance a weekend earlier against Sheffield United, it would have been entirely understandable for supporters to sulk. Save for a few seconds of silence to allow the information to process, the noise was entirely positive, even drowning out the celebrations of the home support.
As if there wasn’t enough to digest on the field in an absorbing contest, the relentless backing from the away fans made for fascinating viewing, and sums up a changing mood within the club.
Take Wildschut, for example. The Dutchman had played a terrible square pass along his own back four which allowed Brandon Barker to slip Robinson through for the opening goal. The winger dropped immediately to his knees in disappointment and the incident clearly affected him – yet there was never a moment he was singled out. Like a figurative arm around the shoulder, fans chanted his name in an effort to restore his confidence, right up to the moment he was replaced by Craig Noone in the second half.

His example was not an isolated one. At 35 years old, Gary O’Neil is the last man you’d expect to sprint 60 yards to charge down a goalkeeper’s kick in the 92nd minute. The former West Ham and Middlesbrough man set the tone in midfield and Bolton’s supporters responded in kind.

Every David Wheater slide challenge or Mark Beevers header was cheered with cup final glee, and that kind of connection – especially away from home – will be worth its weight in gold for Parkinson’s side this season.
A year ago, Bolton went into the international break bottom of the Championship, beaten 4-0 at Hull City. Parkinson had described the desperate defeat at his lowest moment at the club – although by the end of a tough campaign, it would have some company.
Fast forward to September 2018 and after a summer of canny squad-building the outlook is nowhere near as bleak. Just a look at the bench – Clayton Donaldson, Josh Vela, Jack Hobbs, Erhun Oztumer – suggests the manager stands a much better chance this time around. And a thoroughly deserved one at that.
Parkinson is a realist, however, and he will demand better than he saw in the opening 20 minutes when Preston threatened to run away with the game.
Robinson’s opener was well-taken but Browne’s second – a volley on the turn from the edge of the box – was a work of art. Questions may be asked of whether Wanderers had retreated too deep, or whether they should have contested the bouncing ball on the edge of the box, but the finish was top-drawer.
One of the catalysts in the fight-back was Joe Williams, the on-loan Everton man making his first appearance in a Bolton shirt. The 20-year-old made 34 league appearances for Barnsley last season and had been Parkinson’s number one midfield target over the summer.

Williams snapped into challenges and showed a calmness on the ball way beyond his years. And with knowledgeable types like Jason Lowe and O’Neil around him, the youngster might be one to watch this term.
Ameobi’s goal seven minutes before the break was just what the doctor ordered. Wanderers had already stabilised but a frantic scramble in the Preston box after Browne had put his keeper Declan Rudd in trouble by ducking out of a header had set the nerves jangling among the home supporters. Moments later, the winger’s powerful swerving shot from 30 yards seemed to catch Rudd off-guard, and nestled into the bottom corner with the keeper left diving the wrong way.
The fight-back was on. No-one expected a second goal to arrive so soon, however, and certainly not from the right boot of full-back Olkowski.

The Polish defender has been a revelation since joining from FC Koln in the summer and was compared to a Rolls Royce by his captain, David Wheater. Picking up on a loose ball following Josh Magennis’s run on the edge of the box, his right-footed finish was more traction engine as the ball smashed off the bar and over the line.
Wanderers looked the more likely to win the game from there. Ben Alnwick made a couple of important saves – one to deny Robinson came at a crucial stage of the game. But otherwise the game’s tempo was dictated in a thoroughly professional manner by O’Neil and Co.

Jason Lowe had a goal-bound volley blocked and Magennis was denied by some fine last-ditch defending by Ben Davies.
There were moments of skulduggery which harked back to Sam Allardyce’s golden era when a foul needed to be made, or a few seconds of time needed to be wasted. All in the best possible taste, of course.

And the frustrations boiled over after the final whistle as Ben Pearson was sent off for an alleged head-butt on Williams, who was also shown a yellow card.

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Wanderers may be a touch disappointed they didn’t find a winner having put so much in to get back into the match, and to dominate after the break. In the bigger picture, however, a point to go into the international break in seventh place was ample reward.

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That should be in the News section. This is the forum bit.

On the one hand we're down to 8th
On the other, we're just 3 points off the top.
And Rovers got battered - happy days!

From what I saw yesterday we have enough to stay mid-table, but we have to make sure we beat the likes of QPR, Ipswich etc.

Natasha Whittam wrote:From what I saw yesterday we have enough to stay mid-table, but we have to make sure we beat the likes of QPR, Ipswich etc.

Wise words from The Penthouse on a dull Sunday afternoon.

My pants fell down on chatbox yesterday. Luckily no one could see.


Getting excited about a goal is a big mistake if you've not tied your pants properly.

Chatbox was very informative yesterday. Particularly about taxi's.

boltonbonce wrote:My pants fell down on chatbox yesterday. Luckily no one could see.


Getting excited about a goal is a big mistake if you've not tied your pants properly.

Chatbox was very informative yesterday. Particularly about taxi's.

I’m surprised the reason wasn’t due to all these fake taxis!

I wanna be the driver

Sounds like a Bumchum reunion. Was Norpig there?

Natasha Whittam wrote:Sounds like a Bumchum reunion. Was Norpig there?

Yes. Seems he's an expert on these taxi's.