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Here is Brian Judson's preview of the game
Premier Pl W D L For-Ag Pts
Home 3 2 1 0 6 - 4 7
Away 3 1 2 0 5 - 4 5
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Total(Prem) 6 3 3 0 11 - 8 12
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Football Lge
Home (Div 1) 29 17 5 7 57 - 31 39
Away (Div 1) 29 9 3 17 38 - 52 21
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Total(Div 1) 58 26 8 24 95 - 83 60
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Football Lge
Home (Div 2) 2 2 0 0 3 - 1 4
Away (Div 2) 2 1 0 1 1 - 1 2
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Total(Div 2) 4 3 0 1 4 - 2 6
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Total(Prem) 6 3 3 0 11 - 8 12
Total(Div 1) 58 26 8 24 95 - 83 60
Total(Div 2) 4 3 0 1 4 - 2 6
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Grand Total 68 32 11 25 110 - 93 78
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As you can see we have yet to lose to Bolton Wanderers in the Premiership.
However, we do not have a good record against Bolton as we lost 17 of our
29 matches played in the top flight at Burnden Park and one of our two
matches in Division 2. Conversely, we have much the better record at
Tottenham. Prior to the Premiership, we had only won 10 matches at Bolton
and drawn 3.
Bolton's best days were in the 1920s when they won the FA Cup three times
in nine years. They have never won the Championship in the top flight and
are unlikely to do so in the foreseeable future. Their best days are
probably behind them as they are overshadowed by both of the Manchester
and Merseyside giants. They will do well to scratch an existence in the
Premiership.
They were founder members of the Football League in September 1888 but
have spent most of their time shuttling between the top two Divisions.
Their longest spell in the top flight was from the beginning of season
1935-36 until the end of season 1963-64. They have even suffered the
indignity of having to play Fourth Division football as recently as season
1987-88, when they were third behind Wolves and Cardiff City.
Last season, we beat Bolton Wanderers, 3-2, at Tottenham. Michael Ricketts
fired Bolton ahead in the 8th minute but Poyet and Ferdinand struck back
in the 47th and 48th minutes to equalise and put us ahead. Wallace then
equalised in the 56th minute before Sheringham struck with four minutes to
go to grab the winner. The attendance was 32,971.
In April, the return game was drawn 1-1. A crowd of 25,817 spectators saw
Iversen put Tottenham ahead in the 8th minute. Dean Holdsworth equalised
for the Trotters in the 70th minute. Because of their good start to the
season (they were briefly top of the table), they accrued enough points in
the first half of the season to put relegation issues to rest earlier than
usual. They were not as seriously bothered by the spectre of relegation as
they look like being so this season.
They have been hampered by injuries and look like losing Tofting to the
Danish authorities for 4 months because of an incident in Denmark during
the summer. Sam Allardyce will be coaxing and cajoling his charges in his
wily inimitable way. As a former player, he knows how important it is as
someone who played for Bolton in the 1970s. He has performed a minor
miracle in keeping Bolton in the Premiership but he has a real battle on
his hands this season.
As with all games involving Tottenham, this is a hard match to call. It
will depend on which Spurs side reports for duty. One that fancies a hard
battle or one with a soft centre and no desire to win tackles. But Spurs
should be capable of snatching a point at least, although it may again be
late in coming.
COME ON YOU SPURS!
Cheers, Brian
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