Bolton v Portsmouth

Last updated : 23 April 2010 By BBC Sport

Portsmouth will once again be without influential on-loan midfielder Jamie O'Hara, who has a back injury.

But Aruna Dindane will be available after his parent club Lens waived their right to an additional payment from Portsmouth for the striker.

Bolton

Injured: Davis & McCann (both ankle), Holden (leg)

Portsmouth

Injured: Belhadj (hamstring), Ben Haim (groin), Hreidarsson (Achilles), O'Hara (back), Webber (knee)

MATCH PREVIEW

Victory for Bolton will ensure Premier League football once again next season so Wanderers fans will be hoping already-relegated Portsmouth have one eye on next month's FA Cup final.

Anyone who can take a team to a cup final like Avram Grant is doing something right. He is doing a terrific job.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle

Distraction or not, the repercussions of Pompey's FA Cup run has been in the south coast club's thoughts this week after the Football Association confirmed on Thursday that they will not be playing in Europe next season as a result of their going into administration.

Also revealed this week was the bigger than anticipated extent of Portsmouth's debts, with their long list of creditors including a Scout Association and a well-known pie manufacturer.

And after a season of unparalleled misfortune on and off the pitch, Pompey fans will already be prepared for a diet of Championship football from next August.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Bolton snatched three points thanks to Gary Cahill's 89th-minute winner when the sides met earlier this season.

• In-form Matt Taylor has scored four goals in the last six Premier League encounters between these sides - twice in Portsmouth colours and twice for Bolton.

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Bolton

• Bolton have lost four of their last five league games and are aiming to avoid a third consecutive home defeat.

• A home form table would see Bolton in the bottom three.

• The Trotters have failed to score in 15 of their 35 league games in 2009/10. Only Wolves have drawn more blanks.

Portsmouth

• Portsmouth have won only two of 17 league games since Christmas.

• Pompey have not won any of their last five league games (L3 D2) and have scored just one goal in those games. They have managed a division-low eight away goals in the league all season.

• Pompey have been bottom of the table since August.

• Richard Hughes could make his 150th appearance for Portsmouth.

• Steve Finnan celebrates his 34th birthday on the day of the game.

LEADING GOALSCORERS

Bolton

M Taylor: 8 goals (8 league); Cahill & K Davies: 7 goals (5 league)

Portsmouth

Piquionne: 11 goals (5 league); Dindane: 7 goals (5 league)

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Howard Webb

Assistant referees: Darren Cann & Mike Mullarkey

Fourth official: Dean Whitestone

LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS

Bolton (W2-1 v Stoke, a): Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Lee (Weiss 71), Ricketts (Klasnic 46), Muamba (Mark Davies 82), Wilshere, Taylor, Kevin Davies.

Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Samuel, Elmander, Cohen.

Portsmouth (L1-2 v Aston Villa, h): James, Vanden Borre, Mokoena, Wilson, Sowah, Diop (Ritchie 88), Yebda, Brown, Boateng (Ward 80), Kanu (Smith 65), Utaka.

Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Pack, Ciftci.

MOST RECENT MEETING

Portsmouth 2-3 Bolton (12 September 2009)

Portsmouth scorers: Kaboul 25, Boateng 63

Bolton scorers: Cohen 13, Taylor 41 (pen), Cahill 89

Source: BBC Sport

Source: BBC Sport