Bolton never recovered and fell further behind early in the second half when Bent ran through to finish well.
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2.
Malouda found Kalou in the box and although the cross struck Bolton defender Knight it fell perfectly for the Frenchman, who had only to hammer into a largely unguarded net.
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3.
The alarms rang in the 18th minute when both Jose Enrique and Coloccini failed to clear under pressure from Lee in the left-corner before the ball fell to Bolton old-boy Nolan who handled in his attempt to ease the pressure.