Wanderers (4-3-3)

JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 7

Undone by two set-plays

ANTHONY BARNESS ... 7

Saw off Kilbane first half

GUDNI BERGSSON ... 8

Stood up to the mighty Quinn

MIKE WHITLOW ... 7

The goals tarnished a gutsy display

SIMON CHARLTON ... 6

Kilbane was a handful second half

JERMAINE JOHNSON ... 8

An impressive home debut

PAUL WARHURST ... 7

Played well in the spoiling role

KEVIN NOLAN ... 5

Withdrawn after a lacklustre first 45

RICARDO GARDNER ... 7

Lively and productive

DEAN HOLDSWORTH ... 8

Tireless, intelligent and effective

ROD WALLACE ... 6

One chance first half on his full debut

Subs: Per Frandsen for Nolan (h-t), Michael Ricketts for Wallace (60 mins), Bo Hansen for Johnson (83 mins). Not used: Bruno N'Gotty, Steve Banks.

Sunderland (4-4-2)

THOMAS SORENSEN ... 9

Key saves, including the penalty

DARREN WILLIAMS ... 6

Hurt in a Frandsen challenge

JODY CRADDOCK ... 7

His header made the game safe

STANISLAV VARGA ... 6

Survived a slip in a sloppy first half

MICHAEL GRAY ... 7

Conceded the penalty but no red card

GAVIN McCANN ... 6

Early booking put him under pressure

JULIO ARCA ... 8

Two special deliveries, two goals

STEFAN SCHWARZ ... 6

No significant impact on the game

KEVIN KILBANE ... 7

A good second half on the right

KEVIN PHILLIPS ... 7

A century of league goals

NIALL QUINN ... 7

Never a man to be taken lightly

Subs: George McCartney, Lilian Laslandes, David Bellion, Paul Thirlwell, Jurgen Macho.

Referee: David Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill).

Attendance: 24,520.

Goals: Phillips 77 mins, Craddock 83 mins.

Shots/headers on target: Wanderers 6, Sunderland 6.

Corners: Wanderers 7, Sunderland 4.

Offsides: Wanderers 8, Sunderland 11.

Fouls committed: Wanderers 10, Sunderland 13.

Bookings: Wanderers - Frandsen 49 mins (foul on Williams); Sunderland - McCann 28 mins (foul on Warhurst).

Man of the Match

THOMAS SORENSEN

THE big Dane, whose four-match absence had proved costly for Sunderland, was alive and equal to everything Wanderers threw at him, including the penalty from his countryman, Frandsen.

Moan of the Match

DEAN Holdsworth wanted to take the penalty and let Sam Allardyce know it with his gesture after Sorensen had saved Frandsen's spot kick.

Magic Moment

FOR a minute or so, while Sunderland protested, Wanderers were on the threshold of victory - Gardner having coaxed Gray into conceding the penalty.

KICK BY KICK

9 mins: Quinn plays a one-two with Schwarz, Phillips can't turn his rushed volley on target.

19 mins: Warhurst tries to catch out Sorensen with a clever free kick but the Dane has it covered.

25 mins: Varga slips and lets in Wallace but his cut-back runs behind Holdsworth and a good chance is wasted.

30 mins: Johnson lets fly from 30 yards; the shot is going wide but Sorensen goes full length, just to be sure.

32 mins: Holdsworth cuts in from the right and curls a fierce left footer narrowly wide.

34 mins: Phillips' blushes are saved by the offside flag as he hits Kilbane's cross against the outside of the post from point blank range.

45 mins: Jaaskelainen gets his fingertips to Quinn's header and Holdsworth clears Varga's header off the line from McCann's corner.

Half time: Wanderers 0, Sunderland 0.

53 mins: Bolton fans appeal for a penalty when Craddock muscles Wallace off Holdsworth's high cross.

58 mins: Holdsworth puts Gardner in, Gray is beaten but Craddock is back to clear.

62 mins: Johnson leaves McCann floundering and forces Sorensen to make another fine stop.

65 mins: Elleray says "penalty" as Gray pulls Gardner's shirt but Frandsen's spot-kick is well saved by Sorensen.

68 mins: Sunderland have their tails up and Quinn is dangerously close with a diving header from Kilbane's cross.

73 mins: Sorensen wins the second "duel of the Danes" going full-length to save Frandsen's scorching 30-yarder, smothering it at the second attempt.

75 mins: The menacing Kilbane cuts in from the right and fires just inches too high.

GOAL!

77 mins: Kilbane gets a flick on Arca's corner and Phillips forces the ball past Jaaskelainen at close range.

81 mins: Holdsworth despairs as his header from Ricketts' cross flies wide.

GOAL!

83 mins: Craddock darts into the box, unmarked, to get a glancing header on Arca's free kick.

90 mins: Sorensen shows his class again, getting down smartly to prevent Gardner's shot squeezing in at the foot of the post.

Full-time: Wanderers 0, Sunderland 2.