Bolton Wanderers

1-3

Arsenal

Meite 90

 

Adebayor 13, 120
Ljungberg 108


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Fourth Round Replay
Wednesday 14 February 2007
The Reebok Stadium
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14 February 2007
Bolton Wanderers 1-3aet Arsenal

In a classic Cup tie that swung back and forth, Arsenal showed their class to see off a determined Bolton Wanderers.

Ten-time winners Arsenal are through to the Fifth Round of this season's FA Cup after an extra-time victory over Premiership rivals Bolton Wanderers in a Fourth Round Replay at the Reebok Stadium.

The two sides were inseparable in their 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium two and a half weeks ago, and this was the case again after the first 90 minutes on this occasion.

Visitors Arsenal were looking for their first victory over Bolton in nearly two years and got off to a flying start.

They were ahead after just 13 minutes when Emmanuel Adebayor scored his ninth goal of the season with a deflected shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Bolton had a great chance to level the scores two minutes before half-time when Stelios Giannakopoulos hit the bar from inside the box, but Arsenal rode their luck.

And they went on to have two more great chances within normal time to make the tie safe.

On 63 minutes, Julio Baptista was brought down in the area by Tal Ben Haim for a penalty which captain Gilberto Silva struck over the bar.

And with just four minutes remaining, Adebayor went clean through after dispossessing Ivan Campo only to hit the post after going round goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen.

Arsenal were left to rue that miss when Bolton defender Abdoulaye Meite scored his first goal in English football in the dying seconds to take the tie into extra-time.

The home side nearly completed their comeback on 97 minutes when Kevin Nolan hit the post with a volley from an El-Hadji Diouf cross.
But it was left to Arsenal substitute Freddie Ljungberg to score the decisive goal in the 108th minute on his return from injury after a great run from Jeremie Aliadiere.

In an action-packed final minute, Baptista missed another penalty for Arsene Wenger’s side before Adebayor scored his second of the night to make sure of Arsenal’s place in the next round at home to Blackburn.