2 - 0
The game begins...
With the middle of the pitch so congested Arsenal needed to get the ball wide. When they did, they created chances. After eight minutes Alex Hleb raced down the left and cut the ball back. Andy O'Brien's attempted clearance bounced off Adebayor and back towards the Bolton defender, who just about scrambled the ball clear.
Hleb tussling with Guthrie...
Emmanuel Adebayor as always...up in the air!!
Two minutes later Adebayor was involved again. The Togolese striker brought down a high clearance and found Eboue in space on the right. He laid the ball back for Bacary Sagna, reunited with his hair extensions, to curl a teasing cross into the box. Adebayor leapt highest but could only glance the ball wide of the far post.
Unlucky fella...
Gallas was next to go close. Fabregas curled a free-kick in from the right, Sagna flicked it on and Abdoulaye Meite could only help the ball towards Gallas 10 yards out. The Arsenal captain, off balance, fired high over the bar. Shortly afterwards Toure's fizzing shot on the turn bounced away for a corner.
Fabregas assisting well in the match...
All in all though, it was a fractious first half. Bolton, not for the first time, tested the referee and the laws of the game with a flurry of tackles which were over-zealous at best and downright dangerous at worst. Danny Guthrie caught Hleb, McCann and Diouf took it in turns to scythe down Sagna and Joey O'Brien went in two-footed on Eduardo. Diouf and McCann both went in the book although the latter did time one tackle perfectly as Adebayor charged into the penalty area.
It was a heated-up game...shows how much passion they have for football
Diouf slide tackling Sagna...which led to him getting a yellow card
The African looked the most likely to break the deadlock and he should have done so three minutes before the break. Eduardo skipped past a tackle on the left and stood up a cross to the back post. Adebayor mistimed his downward header and Jaaskelainen gathered gratefully.
Arsenal had an even better chance just 38 seconds into the second half. Eduardo clipped in another cross from the left and McCann beat Fabregas to the ball but inexplicably laid it into the path of the unmarked Eboue. The Ivorian's shot was high, wide and less than handsome.
Nevertheless, Arsenal had more urgency about them. Clichy broke down the left and squared for Fabregas, who stung Jaaskelainen's hands from 25 yards. Eboue almost connected with Eduardo's cross and Adebayor got a lucky bounce off Andy O'Brien but, having worked his way into a great position, lashed his shot wide.
Eduardo trying his best to try to get on the scoreline...
You wondered how long Wenger would give it before making changes. The answer was an hour. Off went Eboue and Eduardo; on came Rosicky and Walcott. Their extra pace made the difference and Bolton were pushed further and further back.
Alex Hleb working hard...
Jaaskelainen kept out Gallas from point-blank range and made a more simple save from Fabregas' weak effort but the Bolton keeper had no chance when Toure stepped up to take responsibility for a free kick with 68 minutes on the clock. Fabregas tapped the ball to Mathieu Flamini and he set it for the onrushing Toure, who hammered a low shot into the bottom corner. The relief was palpable.
High n' Mighty!!...Kolo Toure
Bolton now had to come out and Arsenal took advantage. Walcott sprinted clear on the counter-attack, jinking past two challenges before crossing low into the box. Unfortunately no one was there to take advantage. Clichy tried his luck from distance but saw his shot fly wide and Adebayor messed up a one-on-one, rounding Jaaskelainen but forcing the ball wide and losing his footing.
Fabulous Fabregas playing a vital role in midfield...
Rosicky had a sighter from 20 yards and missed the target but the Czech international was in the right place at the right time with nine minutes left. Again Walcott was involved, latching onto Hleb's precise through-ball and finding space for a cross. His low delivery was stylishly clipped past Jaaskelainen by Rosicky.
Tomas Rosicky just tucking in the low cross from Theo Walcott...
Game over.
We'll see who has the last laugh aye??...
Steven Gerrard scores...
the celebration...
aha!!...thinking of a gameplan to beat us??...think again..xD
Dirk Kuyt and Tomas Rosicky...
It takes more than 2 to bring him down...
Xabi Alonso challenging Alex Hleb...
Up n' away!!
Stevie G with Tomas Rosicky...
pure genius...
the heartbeats of their teams... 
