Bolton Wanderers (4-5-1)
JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 7 Hardly troubled on his comeback
ANTHONY BARNESS ... 8
Undaunted by his early booking
GUDNI BERGSSON ... 8
Pure quality, a tower of strength
MIKE WHITLOW ... 8
The constant smile said it all
SIMON CHARLTON ... 8
Hardly put a foot wrong
RICARDO GARDNER ... 7
His pace had the Foxes on the run
PER FRANDSEN ... 9
Premier class from start to finish
PAUL WARHURST ... 8
A thoroughbred performance
KEVIN NOLAN ... 9
Everybody's talking about him
BO HANSEN ... 8
As busy and energetic as ever
MICHAEL RICKETTS ... 8 His goal was absolutely awesome Subs: Henrik Pedersen (6) for Gardner 66 minutes, Nicky Southall for Warhurst 71 minutes, Ian Marshall for Bergsson 76 minutes. Not used: Dean Holdsworth, Steve Banks.
Leicester City (4-4-2)
TIM FLOWERS ... 5
Shellshocked but denied Nolan a hat-trick
FRANK SINCLAIR ... 7
Taylor exonerated him from blame
MATT ELLIOTT ... 6
His early miss proved crucial
GARY ROWETT ... 6
Undone by Ricketts' power and pace
CALLUM DAVIDSON ... 5
Withdrawn at half-time
ANDY IMPEY ... 6
Posed few problems after an early flourish
DENNIS WISE ... 6
A desperately disappointing debut
ROBBIE SAVAGE ... 6
Overwhelmed by the Bolton midfield
MUZZY IZZET ... 7
Worked harder than most but no joy
ADE AKINBIYI ... 5
Booked out of sheer frustration
DEAN STURRIDGE ... 5
Early pace then nothing to offer
Subs: Lee Marshall (6) for Davidson (h-t), Junior Lewis (5) for Sturridge (h-t), Arnar Gunnlaugsson (6) for Akinbiyi (h-t). Not used: Trevor Benjamin, Simon Royce.
Leicester City 0 Wanderers 5 Referee: Rob Styles.
Attendance: 19,987.
Goals: Nolan 14 minutes and 40 minutes, Ricketts 32 minutes, Frandsen 45 minutes and 82 minutes.
Shots/headers on target: Leicester 1, Wanderers 7.
Corners: Leicester 3, Wanderers 6.
Fouls committed: Leicester 20, Wanderers 18.
Offsides: Leicester 2, Wanderers 1.
Bookings: Leicester - Akinbiyi 45 minutes (dissent), Sinclair 53 minutes (foul on Ricketts); Wanderers - Warhurst 27 minutes (foul on Izzet), Barness 30 (foul on Davidson), Impey 62 minutes (foul on Hansen).
Man of the Match
PER FRANDSEN
HIS determination set up the first goal then his Premiership quality shone through.
Moan of the Match
WHAT is there to moan about? It doesn't get any better than this.
Magic Moment
SEEING the name "Bolton Wanderers" on top of the Premiership table.
ACTION SHOTS
3 minutes: Wanderers' escape as Elliott heads narrowly wide from close range.
7 minutes: Sturridge threatens but Bergsson blocks his shot.
GOAL!
14 minutes: Frandsen gets the better of Savage to hook in a cross for Nolan to place a looping header out of Flowers' reach.
19 minutes: Bergsson goes close with a header from Hansen's cross.
GOAL! 32 minutes: Ricketts beats Rowett in a tussle to collect and control Gardner's pass before firing a stunning right-footer across Flowers into the top corner. 34 minutes: Izzet tricks his way into the box and crosses for Elliott who volleys off target. GOAL! 40 minutes: A beautifully executed set-piece sees Bergsson head Frandsen's free kick into space for Nolan to sweep the ball home from 12 yards. 43 minutes: Gardner puts Ricketts through but this time he lobs the ball over.
GOAL! 45 minutes: Flowers denies Nolan his hat-trick but the resulting corner leads to Wanderers' fourth with Frandsen drilling in a free kick from the edge of the box. Half-time: Leicester 0 Wanderers 4 59 minutes: Warhurst creates the opening but Nolan hesitates, missing a shooting chance, before teeing up Gardner, who shoots over. 64 minutes: Izzet gives the shellshocked home fans something to applaud with an overhead kick that sails narrowly wide. 70 minutes: Lewis heads over from Izzet's free kick.
GOAL! 82 minutes: Rowett's foul on Hansen gives Frandsen the chance to curl a free kick round Flowers. Full-time: Leicester 0 Wanderers 5
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