EVERTON V BOLTON PREVIEW

A LOOK AHEAD TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE GAME AT GOODISON PARK TOMORROW AGAINST BOLTON WANDERERS.......

NEXT UP FOR THE BLUES IS THE EVER BATTLING YARD DOGS THAT ARE BOLTON WANDERERS,WE KNOW IT WONT BE AN EASY GAME AGAINST THE PREMIER LEAGUE STRUGGLERS,SAYING THAT,THEY HAVE SHOWN SOME FORM OF LATE WITH OWEN COYLE TAKING CHARGE AND I DONT SEE THEM GOING DOWN.

IN KEVIN DAVIES,THEY HAVE GOT IN MY OPINION,ONE OF THE BEST ENGLISH TARGET MEN IN THE GAME,PLUS HIS SCORING RECORD IS QUITE GOOD AGAINST US,SO HE IS SOMETHING TO BE WARY ABOUT.

OUR FORM AT HOME RECENTLY HAS BEEN EXCELLENT,WITH 6 WINS ON THE BOUNCE IN THE LEAGUE,AND I CAN SEE THE BLUES MAKING THAT 7 OUT OF 7,BUT IT WONT BE EASY,MOYES ALMOST HAS THE LUXURY OF A FULL SQUAD APART FROM LONG TERM MAROUANE FELLIANI,SO HE HAS A BIT OF A DILEMMA NAMING THE SIDE TOMORROW,I COULDNT REALLY TELL YOU WHAT THE STARTING 11 COULD BE,AND I THINK DAVID MOYES WILL LEAVE IT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO NAME HIS SIDE.

TEAM NEWS:

Leon Osman and Louis Saha are in the Everton squad to face Bolton on Saturday.

The pair missed last weekend's 2-2 draw with Birmingham but Blues boss David Moyes reported that they have both trained this week.

Saha has been out since suffering a hamstring problem in the 3-0 defeat at Sporting Lisbon three weeks ago, while Osman tweaked his groin in the 5-1 hammering of Hull a fortnight ago.

Moyes is without Landon Donovan, the American having returned to LA Galaxy, but otherwise the boss has no new injury concerns.

The Everton manager told his pre-match press conference: "Leon Osman is back in training and Louis Saha is back in training. In the main we have most of the players back in and around the squad - with the exception of Marouane Fellaini."

Donovan's departure hasn't fazed Moyes, with the boss insisting he has plenty of options in midfield.

Dan Gosling has proved effective this term while Diniyar Bilyaletdinov is now coming to terms with the hectic year of football he has endured after switching to Mersesyside at the end of the Russian season.

"We have players ready to play," he continued. "The likes of Dan Gosling is an option and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov looks much fresher now. He had all the season in Russia and then he had to play through their close season when he came here.

"I have seen him looking fresher so hopefully those boys can fill their places when need be. I think he has settled in quite well and scored a few goals but there is more to come from him."

Everton: Howard, Nash, Neville, Baines, Distin, Yobo, Jagielka, Heitinga, Hibbert, Osman, Arteta, Pienaar, Gosling, Bilyaletdinov, Cahill, Anichebe, Saha, Yakubu, Rodwell.

HEAD TO HEAD:

This is our 67th visit from Bolton in the league and our 134th league meeting in total, our full record is:

Last season’s fixture at Goodison was won 3-0 in February 2009 with two goals from Jo on debut and a penalty from Mikel Arteta. 

The match at the Reebok this season ended in a 3-2 win for the home side, with Louis Saha and Marouane Fellaini netting for the Toffees.

The Blues have won five and drawn one of the last seven meetings between the sides.

Everton’s Premier League record against Bolton is as follows:

David Moyes has won nine and lost five of his 16 encounters against Bolton since joining the Everton in 2002.

At Preston, Moyes was defeated in all three matches against Bolton - all in the 2000-01 season, including the First Division play-off final in Cardiff.

Curiously this is the third time that Owen Coyle has taken charge of a side against Everton in the Premier League this season – with Burnley he won one and lost one game.

The goals

There have been 12 hat-tricks in matches between the sides – five for Everton and seven for Bolton. The most recent was scored by Duncan Ferguson in December 1997 at Goodison Park.

The most recent Bolton hat-trick was netted by Jackie Roberts as far back as October 1938.

Goals by current Everton players against Bolton:

Yakubu scored on his Everton debut against Bolton in September 2007.

The players

The last player sent off in this fixture was Bruno N’Gotty of Bolton on the final day of the 2004/05 campaign at the Reebok - Duncan Ferguson at Goodison in April 2002 was the last Everton player dismissed.

There have been a total of seven players sent-off in games between the two clubs.

Phil Neville requires one more appearance to reach 200 for the Toffees in all competitions.

Any other Business

If Everton win it will be seven successive home league wins for the first time since April 1990.