Match Report
Manchester United, 2nd with 89 points, sat 53 points above Bolton Wanderers (18th, 36). The last five rounds placed Bolton Wanderers 10th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Manchester United 2.34 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Bolton Wanderers 1.21 and 2.03, with the league averaging 1.4.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 9 for Manchester United, 1 for Bolton Wanderers and 3 drawn, at 3.38 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 77% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Old Trafford in Manchester, with room for 74,879 spectators. On the scoreboard, Manchester United led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Manchester United: Danny Welbeck (74'), Paul Scholes (45'), Michael Carrick (83')