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17:01: FA BARCLAYCARD PREMIERSHIP:

FULL-TIME; BOLTON Wanderers 1 BLACKBURN ROVER 1,

Saturday December 7 2002

ROVERS grabbed a point in dramatic fashion when Craig Short headed an equaliser in the dying seconds of this Lancashire derby.

The visitors looked to be heading for a third defeat in four Premiership games after Jay Jay Okocha had fired Bolton into a first half lead.

But with just seconds left Short then connected with a Dwight Yorke cross to nod home an amazing equaliser to lead the home side shattered.

Graeme Souness handed a surprise Premiership debut to 17-year-old defender Jay McEveley and the Academy youngster got a rude awakening as Wanderers snatched the lead with the game barely 10 minutes old.

Per Frandsen flighted pass into the box was headed down by Henrik Pederson for Okocha to smash home the opener with his left foot from 18 yards.

Pedersen then went close to grabbing a second when he burst clear on the right but Brad Friedel denied him with a point blank save.

After that, Rovers dominated proceedings but they couldn't turn their possession into goals.

Andy Cole missed his kick after David Thompson had drilled a low cross-shot across the face of goal and Gudni Bergsson then deflected another Thompson effort wide of the post.

Aside from Okocha's early strike, Rovers also had to contend with an early injury to David Dunn which saw him replaced by Tugay in the 10th minute.

Both sides had chances in an end-to-end second half.

Okocha fired after some clever foot-work on the edge of the box and Youri Djorkaeff missed his kick with the goal at his mercy.

Then Rovers missed a great chance to equalise when Andy Cole laid the ball into the patch of Yorke but his shot from 10 yards bounced back off the crossbar.

That appeared to be that but Short then had the last laugh to stun nSam Allardyce's men.

15:49: FA BARCLAYCARD PREMIERSHIP:

HALF-TIME: BOLTON WANDERERS 1 BLACKBURN ROVER 0,

Saturday December 7 2002

BOLTON drew first blood in this Lancashire derby when Jay-Jay Okocha fired them into an eighth minute lead at the Reebok.

Per Frandsen flighted pass into the box was headed down by Henrik Pederson for Okocha to smash home the opener with his left foot from 18 yards.

Pedersen then went close to grabbing a second when he burst clear on the right but Brad Friedel denied him with a point blank save.

After that, Rovers dominated proceedings but they couldn't turn their possession into goals.

Andy Cole missed his kick after David Thompson had drilled a low cross-shot across the face of goal and Gudni Bergsson then deflected another Thompson effort wi Aside from Okocha's early strike, Rovers also had to contend with an early injury to David Dunn which saw the young midfielder replaced by Tugay in the 10th minute.

14:56: FA BARCLAYCARD PREMIERSHIP:

BOLTON WANDERERS V BLACKBURN ROVERS, Saturday

December 7 2002

Today's teams....

BOLTON: Jaaskelainen, Barness, Campo, Bergsson, Charlton, Warhurst, Frandsen, Okocha, Gardner, Djorkaeff, Pederson. Subs: Poole, Nolan, Ricketts, Livesey, Tofting

ROVERS: Friedel, Neill, McEveley, Short, Taylor, Flitcroft, Dunn, Thompson, Cole, Yorke, Duff. Subs: Kelly, Ostenstad, Johansson, Todd, Tugay

Referee: N Barry