Bolton Wanderers 1 Aston Villa 1:Bolton may have a new man in charge in Gary Megson but the same old problems remain. They have forgotten how to win league games and lost their ability to hold on to a lead. Megson's side made the breakthrough through Nicolas Anelka. But Martin O'Neill saw his side secure a point through substitute Luke Moore.
Worryingly for Bolton, the fans are staying away. The crowd of 18,413 was their lowest ever in the Premier League. With only one victory in 11 games these are desperate times but at least they have a player in Anelka who can change the game in an instant. The France striker delivered a marvellous free-kick from the edge of the area in the 21st minute, and though Stuart Taylor got a hand to the ball he could not prevent it going into the net.
Anelka almost added a second in the 27th minute when El-Hadji Diouf played the ball into his path. Anelka tried to curl his effort beyond Taylor but it went narrowly wide of the post.
Villa drew level in the 56th minute when Moore chested the ball in at the near post after Agbonlahor had played it in. It was an instinctive effort, Moore getting just ahead of Joey O'Brien to equalise.
Bolton should have regained the lead in the 84th minute following a scuffed clearance from Gareth Barry. Ricardo Gardner latched onto it and his effort was spilled by Taylor. Diouf, however, only succeeded in clearing the bar with his effort.
