Bolton boss Neil Lennon hails comeback at Wolves
Tuesday 2 February 2016 23:12, UK
Bolton boss Neil Lennon hailed his players after they staged a dramatic comeback to earn a well-deserved 2-2 draw in their Sky Bet Championship clash against Wolves.
Wolves looked to be heading to victory after a third-minute strike from debutant Joe Mason and a 77th-minute goal from substitute James Henry.
But bottom-of-the-table Bolton stunned Wolves when Wellington Silva reduced the arrears in the 82nd minute before Stephen Dobbie's free-kick was deflected home off Dean Moxey two minutes from time.
Bolton have cut the deficit between themselves and safety to four points and Lennon said: "It was an outstanding performance. I thought we dominated the game for long periods and I couldn't believe that we went 2-0 down.
"We thoroughly deserved a point out of the game and I got everything that I wanted from the performance.
"It gives us a huge lift going into a big game against Rotherham.
"It was important that we got something from this game in hand and now we have to follow it up with, hopefully, a win at the weekend and, if we play as well as that and find that consistency, we will not be far away.
"They showed a lot of character and fight tonight so I am very, very pleased.
"I have had a few false dawns with this group so I don't want to count my chickens but if we can win at the weekend we are right back in it which is where we want to be. It is a point in the right direction."
Wolves boss Kenny Jackett admitted that the late collapse has left his side facing a massive task to make the play-offs.
"We need a hell of a run and we know that and there are some very good sides ahead of us so we are looking at not a point gained tonight but two dropped," he said.
"We didn't have the ability to push high enough or at the right time to keep the ball.
"Bolton were in the ascendancy for too much of the game and I accept that. Having said that we were ahead early on and then we got a very good second goal.
"Being in that position you are working towards seeing that game through. We got the second goal at a very good time and then we need to manage the game through.
"When you get into that type of position you should be able to see it out. We are disappointed with their first goal as he (Silva) got quite a simple header and that is frustrating.
"Generally we defended our box very well and although Bolton had some possession they didn't have many chances and it looked like our back four was strong enough to see it through."
