West Ham 1 : Bolton 2
03/06/2010 06:55:51 PM
drilled another into the side netting and then squandered his best chance of the half from six yards out.
Elmander lost Tomkins in the box and was picked out by Davies' right-wing cross but, under no pressure, he sent his shot over the bar.
West Ham brought on Kieron Dyer early in the second half after Faubert strained a muscle and he almost made an immediate impact, latching onto Cole's knock-down but shooting over the bar.
Fabrice Muamba was booked for a foul on Parker to offer Diamanti a third chance from the edge of the box, but his free-kick hit the wall and bounced clear.
Bolton were reduced to 10 men just after the hour mark after Cohen collected two bookings inside nine minutes, the second for a mindless trip on the industrious Parker.
Diamanti finally created a breakthrough for West Ham, curling a neat shot past Jaaskelainen to give some credence to the rather bizarre decision to make him man of the match.
In a frantic finish, Davies hit the bar after a counter-attack from Knight before Junior Stanislas rattled the woodwork.