Bolton v Chelsea: Premier League prediction
Published 12:08 05/12/08 By By Mirror.co.uk
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The New Football Pools Pundits' Predictions:
John Barnes: Away win
Tony Cascarino: Away win
Graham Poll: Away win
Bolton team news
Bolton manager Gary Megson has an almost full strength squad available for the visit of Barclays Premier League rivals Chelsea. Midfielder Matt Taylor has shrugged off a slight thigh strain picked up during last weekend's 4-1 win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Trotters assistant boss Chris Evans said: "We have got a clean bill of health. Matt Taylor is back training so we should have a full squad to pick from."
Provisional squad: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, A O'Brien, Samuel, Nolan, Riga, McCann, Muamba, Gardner, Taylor, Davies, Elmander, Al Habsi, Shittu, Smolarek, Basham, Cohen, Fojut.
Chelsea team news
Chelsea hope to have midfielder Joe Cole fit to face Bolton tomorrow but striker Didier Drogba is still out through suspension. Cole missed last Sunday's defeat by Arsenal in the Barclays Premier League after sustaining an ankle knock against Bordeaux in the Champions League. Ricardo Carvalho (knee), Franco Di Santo (hamstring) and Juliano Belletti (ankle), along with long-term injury victim Michael Essien (knee), remain sidelined.
Provisional squad: Cech, Cudicini, Hilario, Bosingwa, Ferreira, Alex, Terry, Ivanovic, Bridge, A Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Mikel, J Cole, Deco, Kalou, Malouda, Anelka, Stoch.
Opta match facts
Chelsea have won their last 10 league away games - a Premier League record. If they win this match they will break the top flight record held by Tottenham
The Blues have conceded only one goal and kept nine clean sheets in that run.
Arsenal were the last team to stop Chelsea scoring on the road and also the last team to defeat the Blues - 17 games ago. Since then Chelsea have taken 47 from a possible 51 points.
Bolton have won only one and lost three of their last six Premier League games at the Reebok.
Salomon Kalou has scored in his last two Premier League outings against Bolton.
Frank Lampard has scored six times in the Premier League against Bolton - his joint-highest tally against any opponent.
Chelsea have won their last five away trips to Bolton and are unbeaten in the last seven.
No team has won more often away at Bolton in the Premier league (five times) than the Blues.
Both Frank Lampard and Nicolas Anelka have had 25 shots on target in the Premiership this season - more than any other player.
89% of Bolton's goals in the Premiership so far this season have been scored from inside the box, more than any other side.
Wanderers have conceded the most goals from crosses this season (11) and Chelsea have scored the most in this way (12).
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