Premier League preview: Bolton v Everton

Bolton meet Everton at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday needing a win to reinvigorate their European ambitions this season.

Owen Coyle s Wanderers were flying high in sixth spot on New Year s Day, but have secured just four points in their past six English Premier League encounters to sit four points outside the top seven and a Europa League spot.

Everton enter the match coming off a morale-boosting 5-3 win over Blackpool, courtesy of four Louis Saha goals, but will lose Jack Rodwell to a groin injury for a month after the midfielder started in their past three league hit-outs before incurring the injury playing for the England Under-21 side on Tuesday.

Daniel Sturridge can maintain his perfect record at his on-loan club, having scored in both of his appearances for Bolton after being moved to the Reebok from Chelsea in January.

Defender Marouane Fellaini could be a surprise goal-scorer for Everton as the towering Belgian has scored in two out of three occasions against Wanderers, but was red-carded in the sides most recent clash.

It was a striker, however, who denied Bolton the last time these two teams met, when Jermaine Beckford netted a 90th-minute equaliser to cancel out Ivan Klasnic s goal as they shared the spoils 1-1 at Goodison Park in November.

Klasnic scored the winner for Bolton in their most previous home league clash against the Toffees, in a 3-2 triumph in October 2009.

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