{"id":356635,"date":"2011-04-01T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T09:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/01\/birmingham-city-bolton-wanderers-preview-trotters-aim-to-extend-unbeaten-record-against-blues-to-six-games\/"},"modified":"2011-04-01T09:23:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T09:23:00","slug":"birmingham-city-bolton-wanderers-preview-trotters-aim-to-extend-unbeaten-record-against-blues-to-six-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/01\/birmingham-city-bolton-wanderers-preview-trotters-aim-to-extend-unbeaten-record-against-blues-to-six-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham City &#8211; Bolton Wanderers Preview: Trotters aim to extend unbeaten record against Blues to six games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Alex Fisher<\/h3>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"58.564698075647\">\n<div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Owen Coyle, Bolton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/c4b7135d125688_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Owen Coyle, Bolton<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"13.801840056617\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitbag.com\/stores\/kitbag\/football.aspx?portal=OGQCV6S9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/96f76d66kitbagsmall.png.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>Shop for the latest footy kit<\/a><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody readability=\"5\">\n<tr readability=\"15\">\n<td width=\"90%\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Birmingham City<\/strong>: Foster; Carr, Johnson, Jiranek, Ridgewell; Bentley, Gardner, Ferguson, Mutch, Beausejour; Jerome.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/0fe12d1e109188.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>The statistics are not on <strong>Birmingham<\/strong>\u2019s side for this clash, as they have  on won 39 out of the 119 clashes with Bolton &#8211; with the Trotters winning  48 matches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Alex McLeish\u2019s side have not won in the  Premier League for four matches and have picked up only one point  from a possible 12, which has seen them plummet down the standings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>They currently sit second bottom in the league, one point above Wigan  Athletic but only one point from safety. However, three points could lift  them as high as 14th place if other results go there way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Blues&#8217;  record at St Andrews this season has been good, and they have only lost four  out of the 15 games at home. The defeats were against Everton, Arsenal, Newcastle United and West  Bromwich Albion.\u00a0 The hosts have also conceded only 18 goals in their backyard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Injuries in midfield  means McLeish is without Lee Bowyer, Alexsander Hleb, James  McFadden and Keith Fahey whilst defender Scott Dann continues to be  ruled out with a hamstring injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bolton<\/strong> should go into this game in confident mood, as they are unbeaten in five matches against Birmingham.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>They have also been victorious in three of their last five visits to  St Andrews in all competitions, scoring 12 goals and conceding only six.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Trotters are currently in seventh position in the Premier League  table, and a win in this match will close the gap on sixth-placed Liverpool. it would also keep them above the chasing pack of Everton, Sunderland and Stoke &#8211;\u00a0 who are all within three points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>However, Bolton\u2019s away form has not been noteworthy for the right reasons, as they have only won twice on their travels this season. They have not picked up three points on  an away day since mid-November, when they beat Wolves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The visitors will be without midfielder Stuart Holden after he suffered a knee injury  after a strong tackle from Manchester United\u2019s Jonny Evans two weeks  ago. Coyle is also without Mark Davies, Sean Davis, Sam Ricketts  and Zat Knight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/cf86254d126115hp2.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>March 12, 2011: Birmingham City 2-3 Bolton Wanderers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The last time these two sides met was just three weeks ago when a last  minute Chung-Yong Lee strike secured a victory for Bolton in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Trotters took the lead twice, through goals from Johan Elmander and  Kevin Davies. But Cameron Jerome and Kevin Phillips helped draw Birmingham level, before Lee\u2019s last minute header settled matters.<\/p>\n<div><span><em>Follow the Premier League <strong>LIVE<\/strong> on Goal.com:<\/em><\/span><br \/><span><em>Commentaries, Stats, Player Ratings and much more,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span><em>Visit Goal.com <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/live-scores\/fixtures?tab=all\">Live Scores<\/a>!<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/c4b7135d125688_news.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/04\/01\/2420256\/birmingham-city-bolton-wanderers-preview-trotters-aim-to\" title=\"Birmingham City - Bolton Wanderers Preview: Trotters aim to extend unbeaten record against Blues to six games\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Birmingham City &#8211; Bolton Wanderers Preview: Trotters aim to extend unbeaten record against Blues to six games<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Alex Fisher Owen Coyle, Bolton Related Links Teams Players Shop for the latest footy kit Birmingham City : Foster; 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