Sat 7th Nov - Villa Park
By Lewis Rutledge Last updated: 16th June 2008
Muamba: Bolton move
Bolton have completed the signing of midfielder Fabrice Muamba from Birmingham.
Alex McLeish had been hoping to keep Muamba at St Andrews following Birmingham's relegation from the Premier League.
However, the England Under-21 international has now moved to make sure that he stays in the top flight after impressing Bolton boss Gary Megson last season.
Wigan had also been linked with Muamba but Bolton have struck a deal with Blues worth over £5million.
Muamba arrives at the Reebok Stadium on a four-year deal and Megson is delighted to have secured his services.
"Fabrice is a tough-tackling central midfielder who has a good grounding with the Arsenal youth setup," Megson told Bolton's official website.
"He's played in the Premier League with Birmingham City and he'll be a tremendous asset to Bolton Wanderers over the coming years."
Muamba began his playing career at Arsenal before switching to Birmingham, initially on loan, in 2006.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Bolton vs Blackburn |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Bolton |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs Bolton |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Man City |
| Tuesday 15th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Bolton vs West Ham |
| Monday 21st December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Wigan vs Bolton |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Burnley vs Bolton |
| Tuesday 29th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Bolton vs Hull |
| Saturday 9th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Bolton |
| Sunday 17th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Bolton vs Arsenal |
| Tuesday 26th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Bolton vs Burnley |
| Saturday 30th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Liverpool vs Bolton |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Fulham |
| Wednesday 10th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Man City vs Bolton |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 5 - 1 Bolton | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 0 - 4 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 28th October | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Chelsea 4 - 0 Bolton | |
| Sunday 25th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 3 - 2 Everton | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 1 Bolton | |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 2 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 1 - 2 Bolton | |
| Tuesday 22nd September | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Bolton 3 - 1 West Ham | |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 1 - 1 Stoke | |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 3 Bolton | |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 2 - 3 Liverpool | |
| Tuesday 25th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Tranmere 0 - 1 Bolton | |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 0 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Sunday 9th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Chorley 2 - 3 Bolton | |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Bolton 0 - 0 Hibernian | |
| Tuesday 4th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Hearts 1 - 1 Bolton | |
| Friday 31st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Eindhoven 2 - 2 Bolton | |
| Tuesday 28th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| FC Den Bosch 1 - 2 Bolton | |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Borussia M'gladbach 1 - 1 Bolton | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Everton | 10 | 12 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 11 | 10 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 10 |
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