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Preview: Bolton vs Man City
Preview: Bolton vs Man City
Bolton welcome back Gary Cahill and Kevin Nolan at a crucial time as they host Manchester City today as the Wanderers battle to secure a Premiership spot for next season. Man City will be hoping for a double over the Bolton, after beating them 4-2 earlier in the year.
Teams
Nolan and Cahill are likely to return, but Gavin McCann will probably miss out. Jaaskelainen will miss out.
Benjani looks set to make a return for City, and Martin Petrov returns after his two game ban from a suspension.
Squads
Bolton (from): Al Habsi, Nolan, Davies, Taylor, Diouf, Gardner, Campo, A O'Brien, McCann, Steinsson, Hunt, Samuel, Meite, Cahill, Giannakopoulos, Helguson, J O'Brien, Rasiak, Cohen, Walker.
Man City (from): Hart, Corluka, Onuoha, Dunne, Garrido, Ireland, Fernandes, Johnson, Castillo, Elano, Benjani, Vassell, Caicedo, Sun, Isaksson, Geovanni, Sturridge.
Eriksson: Bolton are desperate to win
"Bolton will do everything to win the game because they really need points desperately.
"It will be a battle, in a fair way of course. They play aggressively. They will not let us play - no time or space - but that is normal.
"They are very difficult to win, these games. I don't expect any open football, unfortunately."
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