Sun 24th May - The City of Manchester Stadium
By Chris Burton Last updated: 30th September 2008
Muamba: Yet to find the target
Bolton's Kevin Nolan believes it is only a matter of time before his midfield partner Fabrice Muamba finds the target.
The summer signing from Birmingham spurned a gilt-edged chance at Old Trafford on Saturday to put the Trotters 1-0 up, ensuring his wait for a first goal for the club goes on.
That game was later overshadowed by the award of a contentious penalty to Manchester United, helping the Red Devils on their way to a 2-0 win.
However, Nolan does not believe the miss will weigh on his young team-mate's mind and has backed the England U21 international to bounce back in style.
"Fabrice worked hard in the game, he was fantastic," Nolan told The Bolton News.
"He will have expected to score that one, but he has just got to keep his head up because those goals will come.
"He's a strong character and a very bright lad. He doesn't need anyone to tell him to keep his head up, but if he does, I'm there.
"At some point this season he'll score a goal out of nothing which will get us points, so it evens itself out in the end," he said.
"He is a top player and he will get more chances. We all miss them, even the best players in the world do. He's got to put it to the back of his mind, then take the next one and celebrate."
Meanwhile, Gretar Steinsson believes the Trotters are on the verge of turning the corner after performing admirably in a couple of tricky fixtures of late.
Gary Megson's side have lost four of their last five Premier League fixtures to slip into trouble at the foot of the table, but positive displays against Arsenal and Manchester United have helped raise confidence within the camp.
"If you take away the 15 minutes of the Arsenal game when we conceded the goals (midway through a 3-1 defeat) and after Manchester United scored their goal on Saturday, you can see how good we are," Steinsson said.
"We can play good counter football and we are physically strong. All we need to do now is stick together. We can start our season again now and see what we can do."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Borussia M'gladbach vs Bolton |
| Tuesday 28th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:00 | FC Den Bosch vs Bolton |
| Friday 31st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:00 | Eindhoven vs Bolton |
| Tuesday 4th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:30 | Hearts vs Bolton |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Hibernian |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Sunderland |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Bolton |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Liverpool |
| Friday 4th September | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:30 | Hearts vs Bolton |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Bolton |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Stoke |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Bolton |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Tottenham |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Saturday 16th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 1 - 1 Hull | |
| Saturday 9th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 0 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 0 - 0 Bolton | |
| Saturday 25th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 1 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 18th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 4 - 3 Bolton | |
| Saturday 4th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 4 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Saturday 21st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 1 - 1 Bolton | |
| Saturday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 1 - 3 Fulham | |
| Wednesday 4th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Stoke 2 - 0 Bolton | |
| Sunday 1st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 1 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 21st February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 2 - 1 West Ham | |
| Saturday 7th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 3 - 0 Bolton | |
| Saturday 31st January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 3 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Wednesday 28th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 2 - 2 Bolton | |
| Saturday 17th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 10th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Saturday 3rd January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Sunderland 2 - 1 Bolton | |
| Sunday 28th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 0 - 1 Wigan | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Burnley | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 |
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