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Bolton can move out of the relegation zone with victory over West Ham at Upton Park. New manager Gary Megson is still searching for his first win as Trotters boss, despite a couple of impressive displays against Aston Villa and Manchester City. Without a win in their previous seven Premier League games, Bolton will be hoping to turn their fortunes around in London. But they could be in for a long afternoon, with leading goalscorer Nicolas Anelka suffering from a hamstring injury and expected to miss out. Andy and Joey O'Brien both picked up injuries in the midweek defeat to City and are both doubts for the trip. Ricardo Vaz Te and Blerim Dzemaili are still long-term injury casualties, but Heidar Helguson, Jlloyd Samuel and Christian Wilhelmsson will be pushing for a place after recovering from their injuries. Kevin Davies, who missed the Carling Cup tie on Wednesday is expected to return, possibly at the expense of Stelios. The hosts also have injury problems of their own, with 12 players currently ruled out. Some of the injured stars include big names such as Fredrik Ljungberg, Craig Bellamy, Anton Ferdinand, Mark Noble, Scott Parker and Dean Ashton, leaving manager Alan Curbishley with big selection problems. Carlton Cole scored the winner against Coventry on Tuesday night and will almost certainly lead the line against Bolton's troubled defence. Squads: West Ham United: from: Green, Wright, Neill, Gabbidon, Upson, McCartney, Solano, Spector, Bowyer, Pantsil, Boa Morte, Etherington, Cole, Camara, Kyle, Mullins, Noble, Collison, Tomkins. Bolton Wanderers: from: Jaaskelainen, Walker, Al Habsi, J O'Brien, Meite, Michalik, Samuel, A O'Brien, Cid, Gardner, Campo, Teymourian, Nolan, Speed, McCann, Alonso, Giannakopoulos, Braaten, Guthrie, Diouf, Davies. Referee: Peter Walton boltonboi69.com's prediction: 1-1 |
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