Gardner: Relieved to score
Ricardo Gardner admits he was relieved to finally end his Premier League goal drought in Bolton Wanderers' 2-0 win over Manchester City.
The Jamaican midfielder had not scored in the league for almost six years before opening the scoring in Sunday's success.
Gardner turned home Greitar Steinsson's cross to give Bolton the lead and then whipped in the ball which Richard Dunne put into his own net to seal the points.
The long-serving Gardner is now hoping that his next Premier League strike for the Trotters is not another six years in the making.
"That goal has been a long time coming and it felt great," said Gardner in The Sun.
"It was a relief to see it finish up in the net because when I blasted it against the underside of the bar it could easily have come back out.
"It was a great way for me to repay the way Bolton have stood behind me.
"Now I just hope I don't have to wait too long for my next goal."

Stoke 1-2 Tottenham - Pulis
Stoke 1-2 Tottenham - Redknapp
Stoke 1-2 Tottenham - Gudjohnsen
Everton 2-0 Bolton - Coyle
Everton 2-0 Bolton - Moyes
Portsmouth 3-2 Hull - Grant
Portsmouth 3-2 Hull - Dowie
Sunderland 3-1 Birmingham - McLeish
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 21st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Man Utd vs Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Man City |
| 16:00 | Blackburn vs Chelsea |
| Tuesday 23rd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | West Ham vs Wolverhampton |
| Wednesday 24th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Aston Villa vs Sunderland |
| 19:45 | Man City vs Everton |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs Chelsea |
| 20:00 | Blackburn vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 27th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Aston Villa |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs Everton |
| 17:30 | Bolton vs Man Utd |
| Sunday 28th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | Burnley vs Blackburn |
| 16:00 | Liverpool vs Sunderland |
| Monday 29th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Man City vs Wigan |
| Friday 2nd April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Wigan |
| Saturday 3rd April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Man Utd vs Chelsea |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 20th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 2 - 2 Wolverhampton | |
| Stoke 1 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Everton 2 - 0 Bolton | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Burnley | |
| Arsenal 2 - 0 West Ham | |
| Portsmouth 3 - 2 Hull | |
| Sunderland 3 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Tuesday 16th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| Monday 15th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 4 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 3 - 0 Fulham | |
| Sunderland 1 - 1 Man City | |
| Saturday 13th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 3 - 1 Blackburn | |
| Bolton 4 - 0 Wigan | |
| Birmingham 2 - 2 Everton | |
| Stoke 0 - 0 Aston Villa | |
| Chelsea 4 - 1 West Ham | |
| Burnley 1 - 2 Wolverhampton | |
| Hull 1 - 2 Arsenal | |
| Wednesday 10th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Burnley 1 - 1 Stoke | |
| Tuesday 9th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 4 - 0 Bolton | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | 67 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 30 | 66 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 29 | 64 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 55 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 30 | 51 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 28 | 50 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 29 | 50 |
| 8 | Everton | 30 | 45 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 30 | 44 |
| 10 | Fulham | 29 | 38 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 30 | 36 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 30 | 34 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 34 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 32 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 31 | 31 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 28 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 30 | 27 |
| 18 | Burnley | 31 | 24 |
| 19 | Hull City | 30 | 24 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 30 | 13 |
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