Sat 7th Nov - Villa Park
Megson: Looking for points
Gary Megson admits Bolton Wanderers need to quickly start picking up points to stop the pressure from mounting.
Bolton have not won since the opening day of the season and are outside the relegation zone only on goal difference after six games.
Megson takes his team to West Ham United on Sunday and he is keen to pick up a positive result.
"We have got to get points on the board, otherwise it will start to tighten up here again - for myself, for everyone concerned - and that would make life hard for the players," Megson told the Bolton News.
The Trotters' squad has been boosted by the return to fitness of Matt Taylor, who had been out for five weeks with a broken toe.
Taylor was an unused substitute in last week's defeat at Manchester United and is aware he faces a fight to get back into the team.
"That's what football is all about," Taylor told the club's official website with regards to the competition. "I want to play and I'm sure that's the case for everybody who's in the team.
"It's not up to me to pick the team, it's up to the manager, so whatever he chooses to do is his prerogative.
"It was nice to be on the bench on Saturday. Obviously it was disappointing not to get on, but I feel fine and now I've got to try and force myself back into the team."

Aston Villa 5-1 Bolton - Nicholas
Aston Villa 5-1 Bolton - O'Neill
Bolton 0-4 Chelsea - Ancelotti
Bolton 0-4 Chelsea - Megson
Bolton 0-5 Chelsea - Thompson
Chelsea 4-0 Bolton - Ancelotti
Chelsea 4-0 Bolton - Megson
Bolton 3-2 Everton - Moyes
| 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 |
Sunderland fan Lucinda Gittins was strutting her stuff in the Soccer AM studios this week.
The most red cards, Darren Fletcher's impact, oldest scorers and more great stats from Martin Tyler...
Pictures from all the weekend's action as Fulham stun Liverpool and Chelsea hold their lead at the top.
Aston Villa put in a ruthless display in front of goal to destroy Bolton 5-1 at Villa Park.
Bolton Wanderers manager Gary Megson slammed his team's performance as they went down 5-1 at Aston Villa.
Bolton striker Kevin Davies has slammed Premier League defenders for going down too easily.
Aston Villa and Tottenham made their Champions League aspirations clear as Arsenal also won but Man City were held by Burnley.
Aston Villa will be looking to make home comforts count when Bolton come to town on Saturday.